Article
Fat-to-muscle Ratio: A New Anthropometric Indicator for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in the Han and Bouyei Populations from Guizhou Province, China.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Apr 2018
Xu Ke, Zhu Hui Juan, Chen Shi, Chen Lu, Wang Xin, Zhang Li Yuan, Pan Li, Wang Li, Feng Kui, Wang Ke, Dong Fen, Wang Ding Ming, Yu Yang Wen, Pan Hui, Shan Guang Liang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and possible factors influencing metabolic syndrome in people from Guizhou Province and to explore the predictive value of the fat-to-muscle ratio in diagnosing metabolic syndrome. METHODS: A multistage stratified sampling method was used in this cross-sectional study of 20-80 years old Han and Bouyei populations from Guizhou Province, southwestern China, from...
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