Sensibility and specificity analysis for waist to height ratio, body mass index and waist circumference as a screening criterion for metabolic syndrome in an adult North East Portuguese population

Teixeira, José Eduardo; Bragada, José A.; Bragada, João P.; Coelho, Joana C.M.M.; Pinto, Isabel; Reis, Luís P.; Saldanha, Laissa de Sousa; Duarte, Carlos Manuel Teixeira; Magalhães, Pedro

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Teixeira, José Eduardo

Saldanha, Laissa de Sousa

Duarte, Carlos Manuel Teixeira

Magalhães, Pedro

Resumo(s)

Obesity is a central component of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and a major public health concern. A harmonizing MetS definition was developed to aggregate the different criteria used by the umbrella organizations, however there is still controversy over the most sensitive and specific parameter to characterize each MetS component

Palavras-chave

Obesity

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10198/28398

Citação

Teixeira, José Eduardo; Bragada, José A.; Bragada, João; Coelho, Joana; Pinto, Isabel; Reis, Luís; Saldanha, Laissa; Duarte, Carlos; Magalhães, Pedro (2022). Sensibility and specificity analysis for waist-to-height ratio, body mass index and waist circumference as a screening criterion for metabolic syndrome in an adult North-East Portuguese population. In European Congress on Obesity. Maastricht

Editora

European Association for the Study of Obesity

Coleções

ESE - Posters em Encontros Científicos Internacionais

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