Appropriateness of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio cutoffs for different ethnic groups
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Summary
The evidence is insufficient for specific cutoffs for African-American, Hispanic and Middle Eastern populations but some studies indicate current cutoff for Europeans may be appropriate, whereas there is insufficient evidence for the other ethnic groups.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 203
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W19672278
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Keywords
Political science, Economics, Public economics, Computer science
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