| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2576923 | International Congress Series | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We evaluated the effectiveness of various anthropometric indices in identifying metabolic risk among Japanese men and women (a total of approximately 17,000 persons from three observation periods), and found that waist-to-height ratio was better than other anthropometric indices as a predictor of metabolic risk.
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Authors
Shiun Dong Hsieh, Takashi Muto, Hideyo Yoshinaga, Hiroshi Tsuji, Sadao Arimoto, Megumi Miyagawa, Yoshio Hoshihara, Shigeko Hara,