An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements

Body mass index (BMI) can be considered an application of a power law model to express body weight independently of height. Based on the same power law principle, we previously introduced a body shape index (ABSI) to be independent of BMI and height. Here, we develop a new hip index (HI) whose norma...

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Main Authors: Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8094275
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