Waist Circumference Above 80 cm Predicts Increased Systolic Blood Pressure in Healthy Young Adult Women
| Autor: | Maria Sebastiana Silva, Gilberto Reis Agostinho Silva, Lidia Andreu Guillo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Waist
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. |
| ISSN: | 2359-5647 |
| Popis: | Background: Among anthropometric measures for assessing adiposity-related risk, waist circumference (WC) is simple and fast to perform. Cut-off values for WC proposed by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and the Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP-ATP III) are categorized by gender and are not age-specific. Objective: To analyze the association between WC and cardiometabolic risk factors in adult women. Methods: A total of 164 healthy adult women were grouped by WC according to IDF and [...] |
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