ea0011p284 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006
Bouguerra R
, Smida H
, Ben Salem L
, El Ati J
, Gaigi S
, Ben Rayana Ch
, Ben Slama C
, Zouari B
Aims: Waist circumference is a convenient measure of abdominal adipose tissue,it correlates closely with BMI and is strongly linked to obesity- related risk factors. The sex specific waist circumference currently proposed for European male is 94 centimetres and for females is 80 cm. Thus, there is a need to develop sex specific waist circumference cut-offs points appropriate for different population (W.H.O).The aims are to determine the appropriate waist...