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- Title
BMI is strongly associated with hypertension, and waist circumference is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, in northern Chinese adults.
- Authors
Feng, Ren-Nan; Zhao, Chen; Wang, Cheng; Niu, Yu-Cun; Li, Kang; Guo, Fu-Chuan; Li, Song-Tao; Sun, Chang-Hao; Li, Ying
- Abstract
Obesity is closely associated with chronic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and dyslipidemia. We analyzed the optimal obesity index cut-off values for metabolic syndrome (MetS), and identified the obesity index that is more closely associated with these chronic diseases, in a population of northern Chinese.
- Publication
Journal of epidemiology, 2012, Vol 22, Issue 4, p317
- ISSN
1349-9092
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2188/jea.je20110120