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Mid-upper arm circumference and neck circumference to screen for overweight-obesity in young adults in South India

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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Associations between abdominal obesity indices and diabetic complications: Chinese visceral adiposity index and neck circumference

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2020
Background and aims Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, has been considered a risk factor for diabetic complications. Many abdominal obesity indices have been established, including neck circumference (NC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), lipid accumulation
Heng Wan, Yuying Wang, Qian Xiang, Si-Jie Fang, Yi Chen, Chi Chen, Wen Zhang, Haojie Zhang, F. Xia, Ningjian Wang, Yingli Lu   +10 more
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Is vulnerability to cardiometabolic disease in Indians mediated by abdominal adiposity or higher body adiposity. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Indians may be particularly vulnerable to cardiometabolic disease, potentially due to higher body fat for a given BMI, or a tendency towards depositing abdominal adiposity.
Davey-Smith, George, Gupta, Ruby, Kuper, Hannah, Wells, Jonathan, Krishna, Kankipati Vijay, Davey Smith, George, Krishna, Kankipati Vijay Radha, Kulkarni, Bharati, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Taylor, Amy, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Kinra, Sanjay, Ebrahim, Shah   +12 more
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Estimation of CT-derived abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue depots from anthropometry in Europeans, South Asians and African Caribbeans [PDF]

, 2013
Background South Asians and African Caribbeans experience more cardiometabolic disease than Europeans. Risk factors include visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous abdominal (SAT) adipose tissue, which vary with ethnicity and are difficult to quantify using ...
Willis Joseph, Hughes, AD, Ian F. Godsland (212035), Peter Whincup (20840), Peter Whincup, Tillin, T, Therese Tillin, Joseph Willis, Sophie V. Eastwood (459934), Tillin Therese, Andrew Wright (459935), Nita Forouhi (459938), Nita Forouhi, Andrew Wright, Joseph Willis (459937), Eastwood Sophie V., Nishi Chaturvedi, Wright, A, Forouhi, N, Ian F Godsland, Nishi Chaturvedi (130777), Hughes Alun D., Eastwood, SV, Wright Andrew, Chaturvedi, N, Whincup, P, John Heasman (459936), Whincup Peter, Godsland, IF, Chaturvedi Nishi, Sophie V Eastwood, Alun D Hughes, Heasman John, Heasman, J, John Heasman, Forouhi Nita, Willis, J, Alun D. Hughes (395075), Therese Tillin (130770), Godsland Ian F.   +39 more
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Proposed cut-off points for anthropometric and bioelectrical measures based on overweight and obesity criteria in Spanish institutionalised elderly people.

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, Rosalia Fernandez Vazquez, Javier Martinez Blanco, Ignacio Rosety, Antonio Jesus Diaz, Miguel Angel Rosety, Manuel Rosety-Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Ordonez   +7 more
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Fetal biometry measurements in diabetic pregnant women and neonatal outcomes [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
Objective In this study, we aimed to investigate how fetal head and abdominal circumferences are related to the incidence of neonatal complications in mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-gestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) compared ...
Aram Heo, Jinha Chung, Seula Lee, Hyunjin Cho   +3 more
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE AND INCIDENCE OF HYPOTENSION DURING CESAREAN SECTION UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA

National Journal of Medical Research, 2021
Introduction: The spread of local anaesthetics during spinal anaesthesia is affected by various factors and can be unpredictable especially in parturients undergoing caesarean section.
Hiren B Anadani, Malti J Pandya, Divyang V Shah   +2 more
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Considerations in establishing a post-mortem brain and tissue bank for the study of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a proposed protocol. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Our aim, having previously investigated through a qualitative study involving extensive discussions with experts and patients the issues involved in establishing and maintaining a disease specific brain and tissue bank for myalgic ...
Lacerda, Eliana M, Hall, Alison, Djordje Gveric, Dominic G O’Donovan, O'Donovan, Dominic G, Luis Nacul, Derek Pheby, Goldring, Kirstin, Nacul, Luis, Eliana M Lacerda, Gveric, Djordje, Alison Hall, Erinna Bowman, Bowman, Erinna, Kirstin Goldring, Pheby, Derek   +15 more
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Measurement of Visceral Fat, Abdominal Circumference and Waist-hip Ratio to Predict Health Risk in Males and Females.

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Obesity is a risk factor for a broad range of diseases. This study aimed to estimate association between selected variables (visceral fat, abdominal circumference and waist-hip ratio) and health risk in between male and female.
Qassim Ibrahim, M. Ahsan
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A Toolkit to assess health needs for congenital disorders in low- and middle-income countries: an instrument for public health action. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In 2010 the World Health Assembly called for action to improve the care and prevention of congenital disorders, noting that technical guidance would be required for this task, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Responding to this
Nacul, LC, Darlison, MW, Chowdhury, S, Burton, H, Sagoo, GS, Stewart, A, Alberg, C, Grollman, C, Hall, A, Moorthie, S, Modell, B   +10 more
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