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

• Main Authors: Abraham Wall-Medrano (Author), Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez (Author), Rosa P. Hernandez-Torres (Author), Rafael Villalobos-Molina (Author), Diana C. Tapia-Pancardo (Author), J. Rafael Jiménez-Flores (Author), A. René Méndez-Cruz (Author), Miguel Murguía-Romero (Author), Itzell A. Gallardo-Ortíz (Author), René Urquídez-Romero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...