Title: The optimum cut-off points of waist circumference for identifying metabolic syndrome in Kazak adults
Abstract: The optimum cut-off point of waist circumference for identifying metabolic syndrome(MS)in Kazak was investigated.Based on Internationul Diabetes Eederation.2052 Kazak adults were analysed.At the cut-off point of waist circumference(≥199 cm for men,≥88 cm for women),the rates of false positive and negative for identifying MS were reduced to a minimum.The two cut-off points were possibly appropriate for identifying MS in Kazak.
Key words:
Kazak; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-25
Language: en
Type: article
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