Conicity Index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Are Superior Obesity Indices in Predicting 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Among Men and Women.

N, Motamed; N, Motamed; D, Perumal; F, Zamani; H, Ashrafi; M, Haghjoo; FS, Saeedian; M, Maadi; H, Akhavan-Niaki; B, Rabiee; M, Asouri

doi:10.1002/clc.22437

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Conicity Index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Are Superior Obesity Indices in Predicting 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Among Men and Women.

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Motamed N

Perumal D

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Central obesity has been recognized as a main risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events. Three popular central obesity indices are waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio; abdominal volume index and conicity index are 2 recent novel obesity indice...

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