Implications of Healthy Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in the Old Chinese

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Background:Several standards of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) have been suggested for discriminating healthy and obese individuals.It is still debatable for defining a practical BMI and WC cutoffs in Chinese,especially in the elderly.
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