Association between anthropometric indicators of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors among adults in Shanghai, China.
Yue ZhangYi'an GuNa WangQi ZhaoNawi NgRuiping WangXiaoyan ZhouYonggen JiangWeibing WangGenming ZhaoPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
WHtR had the best performance for discriminating hypertension and diabetes and potentially be served as a standard screening tool in public health. The associations between three anthropometric indices and CVD risk factors differed by sex and decreased with age. These findings indicated a need to develop age- and gender-specific difference and make effective strategies for primary prevention of CVDs.