Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa.
K Ekoru,
GAV Murphy,
EH Young,
H Delisle,
CS Jerome,
F Assah,
B Longo-Mbenza,
JPD Nzambi,
JBK On'Kin,
F Buntix,
MC Muyer,
DL Christensen,
CS Wesseh,
A Sabir,
C Okafor,
ID Gezawa,
F Puepet,
O Enang,
T Raimi,
E Ohwovoriole,
OO Oladapo,
P Bovet,
W Mollentze,
N Unwin,
WK Gray,
R Walker,
K Agoudavi,
S Siziya,
J Chifamba,
M Njelekela,
CM Fourie,
S Kruger,
AE Schutte,
C Walsh,
D Gareta,
A Kamali,
J Seeley,
SA Norris,
NJ Crowther,
D Pillay,
P Kaleebu,
AA Motala,
MS Sandhu
Sep 26, 2018
BACKGROUND: Waist circumference (WC) thresholds derived from western populations continue to be used in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite increasing evidence of ethnic variation in the association between adiposity and...