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Abdominal obesity in India: analysis of the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–2021) dataResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2023
Summary: Background: The ever-growing trend of abdominal obesity worldwide has garnered global attention over the past three decades. In India, BMI has conventionally been used to measure obesity.
Monika Chaudhary, Priyanshu Sharma
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Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2020
Background : The prevalence of obesity has rapidly increased in countries across the world in recent decades. The 2019 Obesity Fact Sheet released by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity addressed the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity ...
Ga Eun Nam, Yang-Hyun Kim, Kyungdo Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Eun-Jung Rhee, Seong-Su Lee, Dae Jung Kim, Kwan-Woo Lee, Won-Young Lee, the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity   +9 more
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Impact of Discrepancies in General and Abdominal Obesity on Major Adverse Cardiac Events

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Body mass index and waist circumference (WC) are commonly used metrics that reflect general obesity and abdominal obesity. However, the impact of general and abdominal obesity discrepancies on the risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE ...
Daein Choi, Seulggie Choi, Joung Sik Son, Sang Woo Oh, Sang Min Park   +4 more
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How to best assess abdominal obesity [PDF]

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 2018
Abdominal obesity, especially the increase of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is closely associated with increased mortality related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and fatty liver disease. This review provides an overview of the recent advances for abdominal obesity measurement.Compared to simple waist circumference, emerging three-dimensional (3D)
Hongjuan, Fang, Elizabeth, Berg, Xiaoguang, Cheng, Wei, Shen   +3 more
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Association between Abdominal Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults with Normal Body Mass Index: Based on the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2019
Background : Abdominal obesity predisposes individuals to cardiovascular disease, but the data in adults with normal body mass index (BMI) are relatively rare.
Hye Yun Kim, Jae Kyung Kim, Gook Gyeon Shin, Jin Ah Han, Jin Wook Kim   +4 more
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Combination of exercise and GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment reduces severity of metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity, and inflammation: a randomized controlled trial

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2023
Background Identifying and reducing cardiometabolic risks driven by obesity remains a healthcare challenge. The metabolic syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity and inflammation and is predictive of long-term risk of developing type 2 diabetes and
R. M. Sandsdal, C. Juhl, S. Jensen, J. Lundgren, C. Janus, M. B. Blond, M. Rosenkilde, Adrian F. Bogh, L. Gliemann, J. Jensen, C. Antoniades, B. Stallknecht, J. Holst, S. Madsbad, S. Torekov   +14 more
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Sedentary behavior, physical inactivity, abdominal obesity and obesity in adults and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2022
BACKGROUND Sedentary behavior and physical inactivity may increase the risk of obesity. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate: i) the prevalence/incidence of sedentary behavior and physical inactivity, ii) the association of ...
É. A. Silveira, C. Mendonça, F. Delpino, Guilherme Vinícius Elias Souza, Lorena Pereira de Souza Rosa, C. de Oliveira, M. Noll   +6 more
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Association between abdominal obesity indices and risk of cardiovascular events in Chinese populations with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2022
Background Waist circumference (WC), visceral adiposity index (VAI), lipid accumulation product (LAP), and Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) are considered surrogate indicators of abdominal fat deposition, but the longitudinal association of these ...
Ting-ting Qiao, T. Luo, H. Pei, Bahegu Yimingniyazi, Dilihumaer Aili, Aliya Aimudula, Hui Zhao, Huan-yun Zhang, J. Dai, Duolao Wang   +9 more
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Abdominal obesity, body mass index and the risk of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Age and Ageing, 2021
Obese older people are more likely to be frail than those with a normal body mass index (BMI), but the results of individual studies have been inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the association between obesity and
Linli Yuan, M. Chang, Jing Wang
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Trends in general and abdominal obesity in US adults: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001–2018)

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Aim This study investigates the trend in general obesity and abdominal obesity in US adults from 2001 to 2018. Methods We included 44,184 adults from the nine cycles of the continuous NHANES (2001–2002, 2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2011 ...
Jin-Yu Sun, Wen-Jun Huang, Yang Hua, Q. Qu, Chen Cheng, Heng-Li Liu, X. Kong, Yong-Xiang Ma, Wei Sun   +8 more
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