Is waist circumference more strongly associated with metabolic risk factors in Asians than waist-to-height ratio?

Differential distribution of fats between the different ethnic groups has an impact on metabolic risk of an individual. Measuring metabolic risk of individual using simple anthropometric measurements is essential to replace current invasive methods of obtaining blood samples.

Source: Nutrition - September 19, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Shalini Ponnalagu, Xinyan Bi, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry Source Type: research