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- Title
Waist circumference cut-off points for identification of abdominal obesity among the tunisian adult population.
- Authors
Bouguerra, R; Alberti, H; Smida, H; Salem, L B; Rayana, C B; El Atti, J; Achour, A; Gaigi, S; Slama, C B; Zouari, B; Alberti, K G M M
- Abstract
Waist circumference (WC) is a convenient measure of abdominal adipose tissue. It itself is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes-risk factor and is strongly linked to other CVD risk factors. There are, however, ethnic differences in the relationship of WC to the other risk factors. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal cut-off points of WC and body mass index (BMI) at which cardiovascular risk factors can be identified with maximum sensitivity and specificity in a representative sample of the Tunisian adult population and to investigate any correlation between WC and BMI.
- Publication
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2007, Vol 9, Issue 6, p859
- ISSN
1462-8902
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00667.x