An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements
Body mass index (BMI) can be considered an application of a power law model to express body weight independently of height. Based on the same power law principle, we previously introduced a body shape index (ABSI) to be independent of BMI and height. Here, we develop a new hip index (HI) whose norma...
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Main Authors: | Nir Y. Krakauer (Author), Jesse C. Krakauer (Author) |
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Hindawi Limited,
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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