Comparisons of conventional and novel anthropometric obesity indices to predict metabolic syndrome among vegetarians in Malaysia

Our study aimed to compare the ability of anthropometric obesity indices to predict MetS and to determine the sex-specific optimal cut-off values for MetS among Malaysian vegetarians. Body weight, height, waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), fasting venous blood sample were collected from...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Author: Ching Y.K.; Chin Y.S.; Appukutty M.; Gan W.Y.; Chan Y.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2020
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096892344&doi=10.1038%2fs41598-020-78035-5&partnerID=40&md5=7fb28c84d42b59c8c2b8b8e066ba2ae0