Open AccessVisceral Obesity-Related Indices in the Identification of Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome Among Different Ethnicities in Xinjiang, China
Author(s) -
Xianghui Zhang,
Yusong Ding,
Yinbao Shao,
Jia He,
Junfeng Ma,
Min Zhang,
Mulatibieke Keerman,
Jiaming Liu,
Huili Si,
Shuxia Guo,
Rulin Ma
Publication year - 2021
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/dmso.s306908
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , obesity , quartile , receiver operating characteristic , odds ratio , waist , body mass index , ethnic group , confounding , demography , confidence interval , sociology , anthropology
Few studies have focused on the predictive ability of visceral obesity-related indices for metabolic syndrome (MetS), especially in different ethnic groups. This study aimed to evaluate the applicability of visceral obesity-related indices for MetS screening among three major ethnic groups living in remote rural areas of Xinjiang.