Open AccessComparison of the performance of two measures of central adiposity among apparently healthy Nigerians using the receiver operating characteristic analysis
Author(s) -
Charles O. Okafor,
O.A Fasanmade,
Esther N Ofoegbu,
A.E Ohwovoriole
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.85588
Subject(s) - medicine , nigerians , waist , receiver operating characteristic , body mass index , waist–hip ratio , obesity , blood pressure , population , demography , cardiology , environmental health , sociology , political science , law
To compare the performance of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in predicting the presence of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension and generalized obesity) in an apparently healthy population.