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From: Associations of body shapes with insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk in middle-aged and elderly Chinese

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The distribution of body shapes in sex-specific groups. The individuals were divided into high- and low-level groups according to the medians of WHR, WTR, and WNR, respectively. Based on the 3 derived ratios, WHR, WTR, and WNR, we defined 8 distinct body shapes. The corresponding median value for WHR is 0.87 in women and 0.91 in men, for WTR is 1.66 in women and 1.74 in men, and for WNR is 2.48 in women and 2.34 in men. Abbreviation: WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WTR, waist-to-thigh ratio; WNR, waist-to-neck ratio

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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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