Open AccessDiagnostic performance of waist-to-height ratio in identifying cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome among adult Saudis
Author(s) -
Rasmieh Alzeidan,
Amel Fayed,
Fatemeh Rabiee,
Ahmad Hersi,
Hala Elmorshedy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saudi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1658-3175
pISSN - 0379-5284
DOI - 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24915
Subject(s) - medicine , waist to height ratio , metabolic syndrome , dyslipidemia , odds ratio , waist , anthropometry , receiver operating characteristic , obesity , diabetes mellitus , confounding , body mass index , endocrinology
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of waist to height ratio (WHtR) to screen for cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Saudis.
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