Waist Circumference as Measure of Abdominal Fat Compartments [PDF]
Journal of Obesity, 2013 This study examines intercorrelations among waist circumference (WC), intraperitoneal fat (IPF), and subcutaneous abdominal fat (SAF) in ethnically diverse Dallas Heart Study consisting of 1538 women and 1212 men (50% Black).
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The effect of mix impact aerobic exercise on reducing abdominal circumference and body weight
Sriwijaya Journal of Sport, 2023 Abdominal circumference and body weight are parameters that provide an overview of body mass. To maintain ideal body mass, you can do mix impact exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of mix impact gymnastic exercises on reducing
Risa Dw Nuraini, Said Junaidi
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Effects of dose response and 5 weeks of exercise on abdominal circumference and BMI in obese women
Journal Sport Area, 2023 Being overweight, which results in a large belly circumference, is often overlooked, despite the fact that belly fat accumulation can endanger health.
Siti Baitul Mukarromah +5 more
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The Sex and Race Specific Relationship between Anthropometry and Body Fat Composition Determined from Computed Tomography: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundFew studies have investigated the relationship of anthropometric measurements with computed tomography (CT) body fat composition, and even fewer determined if these relationships differ by sex and race.MethodsCT scans from 1,851 participants in
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Comparison of body size and reproductive hormones in high- and low-yielding Wulong geese
Poultry Science, 2022 : Wulong geese are renowned for their egg-laying and reproductive abilities. This work investigated the potential of using body size traits in the selection and breeding of high-yielding Wulong geese.
Jingjing Liu +8 more
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Heliyon, 2022 Introduction: There are many anthropometric techniques to screen for overweight-obesity like the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR).
Kiran R, Harshitha, Madhavi Bhargava
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Decreasing Abdominal Circumference Is Associated with Improving Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) with Lifestyle Modification in Japanese Men: A Pilot Study [PDF]
, 2011 The link between changes in a subject's metabolic syndrome components and his estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was evaluated in healthy Japanese men. We used data from 120 Japanese men (45.5±8.4 years) with a 1-year follow up. eGFR was defined
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Abdominal Circumference or Waist Circumference?
International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2018 Circumference measures, also called perimetry, are part of the anthropometric evaluation. Important Brazilian guidelines, as well as the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), have considered the abdominal circumference values as a point of reference to classify the risk for cardiovascular disease development.
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The increasing prevalence of obesity among the institutionalised elderly population and its severe consequences on health requires an early and accurate diagnosis that can be easily achieved in any clinical setting.
Jose Ramon Alvero-Cruz +7 more
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Waist-to-Hip Ratio is Related to Body Fat Content and Distribution Regardless of the Waist Circumference Measurement Protocol, in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients [PDF]
, 2016 Central accumulation and distribution of body fat (BF) is an important cardiometabolic risk factor. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), commonly elevated in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients, has been endorsed as a risk related marker of central ...
Cortez-Pinto, Helena +5 more
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