Waist-to-Height Ratio Is Independently Related to Whole and Central Body Fat, Regardless of the Waist Circumference Measurement Protocol, in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients

BACKGROUND: Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has been reported as a preferable risk related body fat (BF) marker, although no standardised waist circumference measurement protocol (WCmp) has been proposed. The present study aimed to investigate whether the use of a different WCmp affects the strength of...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pimenta, NM (author)
Outros Autores: Cortez-Pinto, H (author), Melo, X (author), Silva-Nunes, J (author), Sardinha, LB (author), Santa-Clara, H (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2019
Assuntos:
Absorptiometry, Photon
Adult
Aged
Anthropometry
Body Composition
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Male
Middle Aged
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Risk Factors
Adiposity
Waist Circumference
Waist-Height Ratio
HCC END
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3209
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/3209

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