Derivation and validation of a waist circumference optimal cutoff for diagnosing metabolic syndrome in a South African mixed ancestry population

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¹ Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: matshat@cput.ac.za.

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T E Matsha et al. Int J Cardiol. 2013.

. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2954-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.150. Epub 2013 May 11.

¹ Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: matshat@cput.ac.za.

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Keywords: Africa; Cardiovascular diseases; Optimal cut-off; Waist circumference.

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Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity.
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