Comparison between anthropometric measurements and indices to evaluate general and abdominal obesity, Colombia ENSIN 2015

Conclusions. Abdominal obesity regardless of the indicator used, is about 3 times higher than general obesity by BMI and waist-height index identifies more people, especially men, with abdominal obesity compared to waist circumference.PMID:38207153 | PMC:PMC10911818 | DOI:10.7705/biomedica.7011

Source: Biomedica : Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - January 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ana Yibby Forero Torres Luis Carlos Forero Source Type: research