Open AccessAge-specific waist circumference cutoff-points for abdominal obesity diagnosis: a personalized strategy for a large Venezuelan population
Author(s) -
Valmore Bermúdez,
Juan Salazar,
María Sofía Martínez,
Luis Carlos Olivar,
Manuel Nava,
Milagros Rojas,
Ángel Ortega,
Roberto Áñez,
Alexandra Toledo,
Joselyn Rojas,
Maricarmen Chacín,
Johel E. Rodríguez,
Luis D’Marco,
Clímaco Cano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-021-00735-0
Subject(s) - waist , circumference , abdominal obesity , medicine , obesity , demography , metabolic syndrome , cutoff , population , cut point , abdominal fat , gerontology , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , sociology
Evidence shows that the ageing process is a determining factor in fat distribution, composition, and functionality. The goal of this research was to determine cut-off points for waist circumference according to age in the adult population from Maracaibo city, Venezuela.