Determining the best method for evaluating obesity and the risk for non-communicable diseases in women of childbearing age by measuring the body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, A Body Shape Index, and hip index
Nawoda Hewage, Udaya Wijesekara, Rasika Perera
Topics & Concepts
Body mass indexWaistWaist-to-height ratioMedicineAnthropometryOverweightObesityWaist–hip ratioInternal medicineEndocrinologyInsulin resistanceHomeostatic model assessmentObstetricsDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsObesity, Physical Activity, DietGestational Diabetes Research and Management