Age-specific waist circumference cutoff-points for abdominal obesity diagnosis: a personalized strategy for a large Venezuelan population.

Valmore BermudezJuan SalazarMaría Sofía MartínezLuis Carlos OlivarManuel NavaMilagros RojasÁngel OrtegaRoberto AñezAlexandra ToledoJoselyn RojasMaricarmen ChacínJohel E RodríguezLuis D'MarcoClímaco Cano

Published in: Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders (2021)

The use of specific cut-off points according to age groups is proposed to determine abdominal obesity in Maracaibo city due to the underestimation seen in young people and the overestimation observed in older people when using a unique cut-off point.

Keyphrases

body mass index
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
weight gain
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body weight
physical activity