Editorial: Waist-to-height ratio is a simple tool for assessing central obesity and consequent health risk

被引:4
作者
Louie, Jimmy Chun Yu [1 ]
Wall-Medrano, Abraham [2 ]
机构
[1] Swinburne Univ Technol, Sch Hlth Sci, Dept Nursing & Allied Hlth, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[2] Univ Autonoma Ciudad Juarez, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
来源
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION | 2023年 / 10卷
关键词
anthropometry; central obesity; adiposity; waist-to-height ratio; preventive health; SCREENING TOOL; BODY-FAT; CIRCUMFERENCE; INDEXES; BMI;
D O I
10.3389/fnut.2023.1277610
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
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100403 ;
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