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    Abdominal adiposity values associated with established body mass indexes in white, black and hispanic Americans. A study from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    PURPOSE: To determine whether white, black and hispanic young (17–39 y) and middle-aged (40–59 y) adults, and elderly (60–90 y) Americans have the same values of abdominal adiposity (estimated from waist circu...

    IS Okosun, SH Tedders, S Choi, GEA Dever in International Journal of Obesity (2000)

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    Impact of birth weight on ethnic variations in subcutaneous and central adiposity in American children aged 5–11 years. A study from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    OBJECTIVE: To determine the types of subcutaneous adiposity represented by different measurements of skinfold thickness that are associated with birth weight in white (n=759), Black (n=916) and Hispanic (n=813) A...

    IS Okosun, Y Liao, CN Rotimi, GEA Dever, RS Cooper in International Journal of Obesity (2000)

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    Predictive value of abdominal obesity cut-off points for hypertension in Blacks from West African and Caribbean island nations

    BACKGROUND: Waist circumferences (WC) ≥94 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women (action level I) and ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women (action level II) have been suggested as limits for health promotion purposes...

    IS Okosun, CN Rotimi, TE Forrester, H Fraser… in International Journal of Obesity (2000)

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    Association of waist circumference with ApoB to ApoAI ratio in black and white Americans

    BACKGROUND: Although numerous studies have demonstrated obesity as an aspect of the insulin resistance syndrome in cardiovascular disease (CVD), the mechanism is not clear. Central adiposity, acting through ma...

    IS Okosun, TE Prewitt, Y Liao, RS Cooper in International Journal of Obesity (1999)