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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Obesity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8094275 |
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