Issue of Waist Circumference for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome Regarding Arterial Stiffness: P...
Issue of Waist Circumference for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome Regarding Arterial Stiffness: Possible Utility of a Body Shape Index in Middle-Aged Nonobese Japanese Urban Residents Receiving Health Screening
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Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG
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English
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Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG
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Introduction: Abdominal obesity as a risk factor for diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MetS) is evaluated using waist circumference (WC), although WC does not necessarily reflect visceral adiposity. This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify whether replacing WC with “A Body Shape Index (ABSI),” an abdominal obesity index, in MetS diagnos...
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Issue of Waist Circumference for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome Regarding Arterial Stiffness: Possible Utility of a Body Shape Index in Middle-Aged Nonobese Japanese Urban Residents Receiving Health Screening
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_81f9641796c244dcb875e7326f8aa026
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_81f9641796c244dcb875e7326f8aa026
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1662-4025
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1662-4033
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10.1159/000520418
