Cardiometabolic risk in young adults from northern Mexico: Revisiting body mass index and waist-circumference as predictors

• Váldodahkkit: Abraham Wall-Medrano (Dahkki), Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez (Dahkki), Rosa P. Hernandez-Torres (Dahkki), Rafael Villalobos-Molina (Dahkki), Diana C. Tapia-Pancardo (Dahkki), J. Rafael Jiménez-Flores (Dahkki), A. René Méndez-Cruz (Dahkki), Miguel Murguía-Romero (Dahkki), Itzell A. Gallardo-Ortíz (Dahkki), René Urquídez-Romero (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background A body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 and a waist circumference (WC) ≥80 cm in women (WCF) or ≥90 cm in men (WCM) are reference cardiometabolic risk markers (CMM) for Mexicans adults. However, their reliability to predict other CMM (index tests) in young Mexicans has not been studied...