Circumference measured at different sites of the trunk and cardiometabolic risk factors.

• Main Authors: Viviane Valentim Alves (Author), Luiz Fernando Paulino Ribeiro (Author), Rosinei Barros (Author), Sandra Rocha Gadelha (Author), Stênio Carvalho Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objectives of this study were to compare waist and abdominal circumference and to analyze their association with cardiometabolic risk factors in employees of a university in Bahia. Fifty-five men and 71 women (36.4 ± 11.2 years) were submitted to anthropometric assessment and measurement of syst...