title: BMI may be better than waist circumference for defining metabolic syndrome in Japanese women.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Toshinari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides