Evaluation of waist circumference to predict general obesity and arterial hypertension in women in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Brazil

• Main Authors: Gustavo Velásquez-Meléndez (Author), Gilberto Kac (Author), Joaquim Gonçalves Valente (Author), Roberta Tavares (Author), Cibele Queiroz da Silva (Author), Emerson Silami Garcia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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This study examined the capacity of waist circumference (WC) to identify subjects with overweight (BMI <FONT FACE=Symbol>³</FONT>25) and obesity (BMI <FONT FACE=Symbol>³</FONT>30), in agreement with internationally recommended levels of action. Data were obtained from 791 wom...