Optimised anthropometric indices as predictive screening tools for metabolic syndrome in adults: a cross-sectional study

Objectives We aimed to evaluate the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and two latest optimised indices, waist divided by height 0.5 (WHT.5R) and body mass index (BMI) multiply by the square root of BMI and waist circumference (BMI√WC), and to comprehensively compare the ability of 10 ant...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Jianjun Yang, Yating Wu, Hongyu Li, Xiujuan Tao, Yanna Fan, Qinghan Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e043952.full