Different anthropometric adiposity measures and their association with cardiovascular disease risk factors: a meta-analysis

[1] Ford ES(2005)Risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes associated with the metabolic syndrome: a summary of the evidence Diabetes Care 28 1769-1778

[2] Galassi A(2006)Metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis Am J Med 119 812-819

[3] Reynolds K(1998)Selection of anthropometric indicators for classification of abdominal fatness—a critical review Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 22 719-727

[4] He J(1999)Racial differences in amounts of visceral adipose tissue in young adults: the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study Am J Clin Nutr 69 381-387

[5] Molarius A(2007)Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a meta-analysis Epidemiol Rev 29 115-128

[6] Seidell JC(1994)Waist circumference and abdominal sagittal diameter: best simple anthropometric indexes of abdominal visceral adipose tissue accumulation and related cardiovascular risk in men and women Am J Cardiol 73 460-468

[7] Hill JO(2008)Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population Int J Obes (Lond) 32 959-966

[8] Sidney S(1998)Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 22 1164-1171

[9] Lewis CE(2001)A comparative evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk factors. The Canadian Heart Health Surveys Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25 652-661

[10] Vazquez G(2001)Waist and hip circumferences have independent and opposite effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Quebec Family Study Am J Clin Nutr 74 315-321

[1] Ford ES(2005)Risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes associated with the metabolic syndrome: a summary of the evidence Diabetes Care 28 1769-1778

[2] Galassi A(2006)Metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis Am J Med 119 812-819

[3] Reynolds K(1998)Selection of anthropometric indicators for classification of abdominal fatness—a critical review Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 22 719-727

[4] He J(1999)Racial differences in amounts of visceral adipose tissue in young adults: the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study Am J Clin Nutr 69 381-387

[5] Molarius A(2007)Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a meta-analysis Epidemiol Rev 29 115-128

[6] Seidell JC(1994)Waist circumference and abdominal sagittal diameter: best simple anthropometric indexes of abdominal visceral adipose tissue accumulation and related cardiovascular risk in men and women Am J Cardiol 73 460-468

[7] Hill JO(2008)Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population Int J Obes (Lond) 32 959-966

[8] Sidney S(1998)Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 22 1164-1171

[9] Lewis CE(2001)A comparative evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk factors. The Canadian Heart Health Surveys Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25 652-661

[10] Vazquez G(2001)Waist and hip circumferences have independent and opposite effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Quebec Family Study Am J Clin Nutr 74 315-321