Optimal waist circumference cut-off values for predicting cardiovascular risk factors in a multi-ethnic Malaysian population

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Optimal waist circumference cut-off values for predicting cardiovascular risk factors in a multi-ethnic Malaysian population

Introduction: Previous studies have proposed the lower waist circumference (WC) cutoffs be used for defining abdominal obesity in Asian populations. Objective: To determine the optimal cut-offs of waist circumference (WC) in predicting cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in the multi-ethnic Malaysian p...

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Main Authors:	Cheong, Kee C., Ghazali, Sumarni M., Hock, Lim K., Yusoff, Ahmad F., Selvarajah, Sharmini, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Ying, Chan Y., Lin, Khor G., Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Shahar, Suzana, Mustafa, Amal N.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asian Oceanian Association for the Study of Obesity 2013
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35702/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35702/1/Kee_2013.pdf

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