Determination of optimal cut-off values for waist circumferences used for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome among Batswana adults (ELS 32) | Zendy

Dawn Tladi | Zendy; Lucky Mokgatlhe | Zendy; Sheila Shaibu | Zendy; Theo Nell | Zendy; Rod T. Mitchell | Zendy; Comfort Mokgothu | Zendy; Tebogo Gabonthone | Zendy; O Hubona | Zendy

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Determination of optimal cut-off values for waist circumferences used for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome among Batswana adults (ELS 32)

Author(s) -

Dawn Tladi,

Lucky Mokgatlhe,

Sheila Shaibu,

Theo Nell,

Rod T. Mitchell,

Comfort Mokgothu,

Tebogo Gabonthone,

O Hubona

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1680-0745

pISSN - 1015-9657

DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2020-025

Subject(s) - waist , circumference , metabolic syndrome , medicine , anthropometry , cut off , abdominal obesity , receiver operating characteristic , demography , cutoff , population , obesity , mathematics , environmental health , power (physics) , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , sociology

To date, no definitive waist circumference (WC) cut-off values for abdominal obesity (AO) have been established for sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana. Therefore, the classification of AO among these populations is based on European values. For accurate diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), cut-off values reflective of the population investigated must be used.

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