Waist circumference as a screening tool for weight management: evaluation using receiver operating characteristic curves for Malay subjects

Body Mass Index (BMI) is the most established anthropometric indicator used for assessment of nutritional status. Other anthropometric indicators which are related closely to BMI are waist hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference. In this paper, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were co...

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Main Authors: Moy, Foong Ming, Atiya, A.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2003
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/4535/1/Waist_circumference_as_a_screening_tool_for_weight_management.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/4535/
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