| Title |
Waist-to-Height Ratio and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Individuals at High Cardiovascular Risk
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0043275 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marta Guasch-Ferré, Mònica Bulló, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Dolores Corella, Ramon Estruch, María-Isabel Covas, Fernando Arós, Julia Wärnberg, Miquel Fiol, José Lapetra, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Lluís Serra-Majem, Xavier Pintó, Nancy Babio, Andrés Díaz-López, Jordi Salas-Salvadó |
| Abstract |
Several anthropometric measurements have been associated with cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular risk conditions, such as hypertension or metabolic syndrome. Waist-to-height-ratio has been proposed as a useful tool for assessing abdominal obesity, correcting other measurements for the height of the individual. We compared the ability of several anthropometric measurements to predict the presence of type-2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypertension, atherogenic dyslipidemia or metabolic syndrome. |
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