Article ViewAbstractInternational Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2016,6,2,69-72.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2016.2.4Published:June 2016Type:Review ArticleSite or Size of Waist Circumference, Which one is More important in Metabolic Syndrome?Syed Mohd Razi, Gutch Manish, Gupta Kumar Keshav, Kumar Sukriti, and Abhinav Gupta Syed Mohd Razi, Gutch Manish1, Gupta Kumar Keshav2, Kumar Sukriti1, Abhinav Gupta1 1Dept of Endocrinology, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, UP, INDIA. 2Department of Radiodiagnosis, SGPGI, Lucknow, INDIA. Abstract:Abdominal obesity is one of the pivotal factors in defining the metabolic syndrome. Abdominal obesity is assessed by the various clinical surrogates among which waist circumference is considered to be simple, inexpensive and sensitive tool. But various controversies surround the exact cut offs and the ideal sites of waist circumference measurement, so in this review we discussed these issues. Read more... Keywords:Abdominal obesity, Cardio metabolic risk, Harmonized Definition, Metabolic syndrome, Waist circumferenceView:PDF (135.63 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. ‹ A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Relationship between Caste Membership and Health-Related Risk Factors in India Association Between Body Mass index and Prevalence of Multimorbidity in Low-and Middle-income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study ›
