Prevalence of obesity in primary care using different anthropometric measures - Results of the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

• Main Authors: Jöckel Karl-Heinz (Author), Wasem Jürgen (Author), Schunkert Heribert (Author), Steinhagen-Thiessen Elisabeth (Author), Lösch Christian (Author), Bramlage Peter (Author), Hauner Hans (Author), Moebus Susanne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity is one of the greatest challenges in primary health care. The BMI describes fat mass and waist circumference (WC) fat distribution and total metabolic and cardiovascular risk. It was aim of the present study to assess the pre...