Association of waist circumference, body mass index and conicity index with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women : cardiovascular topic
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Association of waist circumference, body mass index and conicity index with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women
In menopause, changes in body fat distribution lead to increasing risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the association of adiposity using the conicity index (CI), body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia). The sample of this cross-sectional study was collec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Journal Of Africa
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1995-1892,1680-0745
DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2012-038