Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 12 , Pages 1213-1224 , December 1999

Varying Sensitivity of Waist Action Levels to Identify Subjects with Overweight or Obesity in 19 Populations of The WHO MONICA Project

  • Anu Molarius

      Affiliations

    • MONICA Data Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    • The Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr. A. Molarius, Centre for Public Health Research, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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  • Jacob C. Seidell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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  • Susana Sans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Social Security, Institute of Health Studies, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Jaakko Tuomilehto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Kari Kuulasmaa

      Affiliations

    • MONICA Data Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
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  • for the WHO MONICA Project

      Affiliations

,Accepted 17 April 1999.

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PII: S0895-4356(99)00114-6

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 12 , Pages 1213-1224 , December 1999

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