Optimal cut-off levels to define obesity: body mass index and waist circumference, and their relationship to cardiovascular disease, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and diabetes in Malaysia

Auteur(s) / Author(s)
MOHD ZAHER Zaki Morad ; ZAMBARI Robayaah ; SIEW PHENG Chan ; MURUGA Vadivale ; NG Bernard ; APPANNAH Geeta ; LIM TECK ONN ;
Résumé / Abstract
Many studies in Asia have demonstrated that Asian populations may require lower cut-off levels for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference to define obesity and abdominal obesity respectively, compared to western populations. Optimal cut-off levels for body mass index and waist circumference were determined to assess the relationship between the two anthropometric- and cardiovascular indices."

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