title: Central obesity is a more sensitive predictor of cardiovascular disease than body mass index in the Chinese population.
authors.forename: Tsung O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio / Q000379:methods