Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study
Introduction. Traditionally, the body mass index (BMI) is used to describe anthropometric measurements and to assess weight-related health risks. However, the abdominal circumference (AC) might also be a valuable parameter to estimate this risk. This study aims to describe an association between the BMI and the AC.
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 28-35 (2017) |
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Schlagwörter: | body mass index / abdominal circumference / weight-related diseases / Internal medicine / RC31-1245 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28499139 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0050 |