A new waist-to-height ratio predicts abdominal adiposity in adults.
Abstract
Our aim was to identify the best anthropometric index associated with waist adiposity. The six weight-status indices included body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHTR), and a new waist-by-heightCitation
Res Sports Med. 2018 Jul 25: 1-12Publisher
Taylor & FrancisJournal
Research in Sports MedicinePubMed ID
30044132Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
1543-8627ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/15438627.2018.1502183
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