Central obesity and normal-weight central obesity among adults attending healthcare facilities in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
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Summary
The prevalence of central obesity among the study participants is high, irrespective of the defining criteria, and body mass index should not be used alone for clinical assessment by healthcare workers in the study setting.
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- 2017-12-28
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Computer science
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