title: A proposal for the cutoff point of waist circumference for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in the Japanese population.
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuya
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asayama
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011153:Population