Sagittal abdominal diameter shows better correlation with cardiovascular risk factors than waist circumference and BMI.

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Published in J Diabetes Metab Disord on July 15, 2013

Authors

Natalia Cavalheri de Souza1, Erick Prado de Oliveira2

Author Affiliations

1: Paulista University (UNIP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
2: School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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