title: Determining the optimal cutoff points for waist circumference and body mass index for identification of metabolic abnormalities and metabolic syndrome in urban Thai population.
abstract: This study describes the prevalence and optimal waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) cutoff point for metabolic abnormalities and metabolic syndrome (MS) from urban Thai population. The optimal BMI/WC cutoff has been used for identifying and evaluating metabolic abnormalities for screening individuals having risk factor of MS.
authors.affiliation: Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
authors.forename: Apilak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Worachartcheewan
authors.forename: Prabhop
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dansethakul
authors.forename: Chanin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nantasenamat
authors.forename: Phannee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pidetcha
authors.forename: Virapong
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prachayasittikul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology*