Performance of waist circumference and proposed cutoff levels for defining overweight and obesity in Nigerians
Christian I Okafor1, Taiwo H Raimi2, Ibrahim D Gezawa3, Anas A Sabir4, Ofem Enang5, Fabian Puepet6, Olufemi A Fasanmade7, Esther N Ofoegbu1, Olatunde Odusan8
1 Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus/University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria 2 Department of Medicine, Ekiti State University/Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria 3 Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria 4 Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria 5 Department of Medicine, University of Calabar/University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross-River State, Nigeria 6 Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria 7 Department of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria 8 Department of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Christian I Okafor Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 01129, Ituku.Ozalla, Enugu Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.194275
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