Optimal waist circumference threshold for diagnosing metabolic syndrome in African people living with HIV infection.

Optimal waist circumference threshold for diagnosing metabolic syndrome in African people living with HIV infection.

<h4>Background</h4>The applicability of the internationally advocated cut-off points of waist circumference (WC) derived from Caucasians to diagnose metabolic syndrome (MS) in HIV-infected Africans is unknown. This study aimed to determine the optimal WC cutoffs for MS diagnosis in HIV-i...

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Main Authors: Kim A Nguyen, Nasheeta Peer, Anniza de Villiers, Barbara Mukasa, Tandi E Matsha, Edward J Mills, Andre P Kengne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183029&type=printable
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