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IS THE WAIST/HEIGHT RATIO A BETTER PARAMETER THAN BMI IN DETERMINING THE CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK PROFILE OF OBESE PEOPLE?

Andressa Bressan MalafaiaPaulo Afonso Nunes NassifRicardo Wallace das Chagas LucasRodrigo Ferreira GarciaJosé Guilherme Agner RibeiroLaura Brandão DE ProençaMaria Eduarda MattosBruno Luiz Ariede
Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2022)
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass improves metabolic syndrome and waist-to-height ratio is superior to BMI in the assessment of the cardiometabolic risk profile.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • roux en y gastric bypass
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • obese patients
  • gastric bypass
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • bariatric surgery
  • skeletal muscle
  • cardiovascular risk factors