Anthropometric indices for predicting cardiovascular risk factors: Ellisras longitudinal study.
Ramakgahlela Betty SebatiKotsedi MonyekiHan Cornelis Geraad KemperMachoene Derrick SekgalaPeter MphekgwanaPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2019)
The central obesity indices, WC and WHtR, are better predictors of dyslipedemia and hypercholesterolemia, whereas BMI was a better predictor of hypertension among young adults living in rural South Africa between the ages of 18 and 29 years.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular risk factors
- south africa
- metabolic syndrome
- young adults
- weight gain
- cardiovascular disease
- hiv positive
- blood pressure
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- body composition
- high fat diet induced
- cardiovascular events
- physical activity
- men who have sex with men
- childhood cancer