Association of body mass index, sagittal abdominal diameter and waist-hip ratio with cardiometabolic risk factors and adipocytokines in Arab children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Al-Attas Omar S (Author), Al-Daghri Nasser M (Author), Alokail Majed S (Author), Alkharfy Khalid M (Author), Draz Hossam (Author), Yakout Sobhy (Author), Sabico Shaun (Author), Chrousos George (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is a novel anthropometric measure hypothesized to be a surrogate measure of visceral abdominal obesity in adults. This study aims to determine whether SAD is superior to other anthropometric measures...