Open AccessAnthropometric cutoff values for detecting metabolic abnormalities in Jordanian adults
Author(s) -
Yousef Khader,
Anwar Batieha,
Hashim Jaddou,
Mohammed ElKhateeb,
Kamel Ajlouni,
Zahi Batieha
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
diabetes metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmsott.s15154
Subject(s) - cutoff , anthropometry , waist , waist to height ratio , body mass index , medicine , demography , youden's j statistic , receiver operating characteristic , waist–hip ratio , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology
To determine cutoff values for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as indicators of metabolic abnormalities in the adult Jordanian population.
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