Open AccessMeasurement of Visceral Fat, Abdominal Circumference and Waist-hip Ratio to Predict Health Risk in Males and Females
Author(s) -
Qassim Ibrahim,
Mohammad Ahsan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pakistan journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1812-5735
pISSN - 1028-8880
DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2019.168.173
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , anthropometry , circumference , bioelectrical impedance analysis , abdominal obesity , waist–hip ratio , abdominal fat , risk factor , obesity , demography , obstetrics , physical therapy , body mass index , mathematics , geometry , sociology
Obesity is a risk factor for a broad range of diseases. This study aimed to estimate association between selected variables (visceral fat, abdominal circumference and waist-hip ratio) and health risk in between male and female.
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