A comparative evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk factors. The Canadian Heart Health Surveys

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CJ Dobbelsteyn
MR Joffres
DR MacLean
G Flowerdew
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[1] Faculty of Medicine,Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
[2] Dalhousie University,undefined
来源：
International Journal of Obesity | 2001年 / 25卷
关键词：
body mass index; cardiovascular disease risk factors; obesity; waist circumference; waist-to-hip ratio;
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OBJECTIVE: To comparatively evaluate cut-off points of waist circumference, body mass index and waist to hip ratio with respect to their ability to predict other individual and multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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