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Cut-off values for waist circumference in rural Iraqi adults for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome

Abbas Ali Mansour, A. J. Alhassan, Meelad I H Al-Jazairi

Rural and Remote Health · 2007 · 44 citations · 16 references

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We propose the optimal cutoff point for WC for the diagnosis of MetS in the Iraqi adult rural population as 99 cm in women and 97 cm in men.

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K. G. M. M. Alberti, Paul Zimmet, Jonathan E. Shaw · The Lancet · 2005 · 9.2K citations

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Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry

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