Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa

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Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa. / Ekoru, K.; Murphy, G. A.V.; Young, E. H.; Delisle, H.; Jerome, C. S.; Assah, F.; Longo-Mbenza, B.; Nzambi, J. P.D.; On'Kin, J. B.K.; Buntix, F.; Muyer, M. C.; Christensen, D. L.; Wesseh, C. S.; Sabir, A.; Okafor, C.; Gezawa, I. D.; Puepet, F.; Enang, O.; Raimi, T.; Ohwovoriole, E.; Oladapo, O. O.; Bovet, P.; Mollentze, W.; Unwin, N.; Gray, W. K.; Walker, R.; Agoudavi, K.; Siziya, S.; Chifamba, J.; Njelekela, M.; Fourie, C. M.; Kruger, S.; Schutte, A. E.; Walsh, C.; Gareta, D.; Kamali, A.; Seeley, J.; Norris, S. A.; Crowther, N. J.; Pillay, D.; Kaleebu, P.; Motala, A. A.; Sandhu, M. S.; behalf of the African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR).

I: International Journal of Obesity, Bind 42, Nr. 3, 2018, s. 487-494.

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Ekoru, K, Murphy, GAV, Young, EH, Delisle, H, Jerome, CS, Assah, F, Longo-Mbenza, B, Nzambi, JPD, On'Kin, JBK, Buntix, F, Muyer, MC, Christensen, DL, Wesseh, CS, Sabir, A, Okafor, C, Gezawa, ID, Puepet, F, Enang, O, Raimi, T, Ohwovoriole, E, Oladapo, OO, Bovet, P, Mollentze, W, Unwin, N, Gray, WK, Walker, R, Agoudavi, K, Siziya, S, Chifamba, J, Njelekela, M, Fourie, CM, Kruger, S, Schutte, AE, Walsh, C, Gareta, D, Kamali, A, Seeley, J, Norris, SA, Crowther, NJ, Pillay, D, Kaleebu, P, Motala, AA, Sandhu, MS & behalf of the African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR) 2018, 'Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa', International Journal of Obesity, bind 42, nr. 3, s. 487-494. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.240

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Ekoru, K., Murphy, G. A. V., Young, E. H., Delisle, H., Jerome, C. S., Assah, F., Longo-Mbenza, B., Nzambi, J. P. D., On'Kin, J. B. K., Buntix, F., Muyer, M. C., Christensen, D. L., Wesseh, C. S., Sabir, A., Okafor, C., Gezawa, I. D., Puepet, F., Enang, O., Raimi, T., ... behalf of the African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR) (2018). Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Obesity, 42(3), 487-494. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.240

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Ekoru K, Murphy GAV, Young EH, Delisle H, Jerome CS, Assah F o.a. Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Obesity. 2018;42(3):487-494. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.240

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Ekoru, K. ; Murphy, G. A.V. ; Young, E. H. ; Delisle, H. ; Jerome, C. S. ; Assah, F. ; Longo-Mbenza, B. ; Nzambi, J. P.D. ; On'Kin, J. B.K. ; Buntix, F. ; Muyer, M. C. ; Christensen, D. L. ; Wesseh, C. S. ; Sabir, A. ; Okafor, C. ; Gezawa, I. D. ; Puepet, F. ; Enang, O. ; Raimi, T. ; Ohwovoriole, E. ; Oladapo, O. O. ; Bovet, P. ; Mollentze, W. ; Unwin, N. ; Gray, W. K. ; Walker, R. ; Agoudavi, K. ; Siziya, S. ; Chifamba, J. ; Njelekela, M. ; Fourie, C. M. ; Kruger, S. ; Schutte, A. E. ; Walsh, C. ; Gareta, D. ; Kamali, A. ; Seeley, J. ; Norris, S. A. ; Crowther, N. J. ; Pillay, D. ; Kaleebu, P. ; Motala, A. A. ; Sandhu, M. S. ; behalf of the African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR). / Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa. I: International Journal of Obesity. 2018 ; Bind 42, Nr. 3. s. 487-494.

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abstract = "Background:Waist circumference (WC) thresholds derived from western populations continue to be used in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite increasing evidence of ethnic variation in the association between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease and availability of data from African populations. We aimed to derive a SSA-specific optimal WC cut-point for identifying individuals at increased cardiometabolic risk.Methods:We used individual level cross-sectional data on 24 181 participants aged",
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AU - Murphy, G. A.V.

AU - Young, E. H.

AU - Delisle, H.

AU - Jerome, C. S.

AU - Assah, F.

AU - Longo-Mbenza, B.

AU - Nzambi, J. P.D.

AU - On'Kin, J. B.K.

AU - Buntix, F.

AU - Muyer, M. C.

AU - Christensen, D. L.

AU - Wesseh, C. S.

AU - Sabir, A.

AU - Okafor, C.

AU - Gezawa, I. D.

AU - Puepet, F.

AU - Enang, O.

AU - Raimi, T.

AU - Ohwovoriole, E.

AU - Oladapo, O. O.

AU - Bovet, P.

AU - Mollentze, W.

AU - Unwin, N.

AU - Gray, W. K.

AU - Walker, R.

AU - Agoudavi, K.

AU - Siziya, S.

AU - Chifamba, J.

AU - Njelekela, M.

AU - Fourie, C. M.

AU - Kruger, S.

AU - Schutte, A. E.

AU - Walsh, C.

AU - Gareta, D.

AU - Kamali, A.

AU - Seeley, J.

AU - Norris, S. A.

AU - Crowther, N. J.

AU - Pillay, D.

AU - Kaleebu, P.

AU - Motala, A. A.

AU - Sandhu, M. S.

AU - behalf of the African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR)

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N2 - Background:Waist circumference (WC) thresholds derived from western populations continue to be used in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite increasing evidence of ethnic variation in the association between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease and availability of data from African populations. We aimed to derive a SSA-specific optimal WC cut-point for identifying individuals at increased cardiometabolic risk.Methods:We used individual level cross-sectional data on 24 181 participants aged

AB - Background:Waist circumference (WC) thresholds derived from western populations continue to be used in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite increasing evidence of ethnic variation in the association between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease and availability of data from African populations. We aimed to derive a SSA-specific optimal WC cut-point for identifying individuals at increased cardiometabolic risk.Methods:We used individual level cross-sectional data on 24 181 participants aged

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