Risk Assessment of Dyslipidemias, Hyperglycemia, Hyperuricemia, and Hypertension Utilizing Self-Reported Body Silhouettes

CONCLUSION: Self-reported body silhouette is a useful risk assessment tool for dyslipidemias, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, and hypertension in Mexican adults. Applications of questioners containing this silhouette might be considered a valuable public health instrument due to their low cost, relative simplicity, and absence of specialized equipment, training, or respondent knowledge.PMID:37025979 | PMC:PMC10072955 | DOI:10.1155/2023/4991684

Source: Journal of Obesity - April 7, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Ruben Blachman-Braun Juan O Talavera Marcela P érez-Rodríguez Ivonne Roy-Garc ía Rodolfo Rivas-Ruiz Gerardo Huitr ón-Bravo Jorge Salmer ón Source Type: research