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Waist-to-height ratio, an optimal anthropometric indicator for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease in the Western Chinese male population

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2021
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been entitled as metabolic-dysfunction associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Therefore anthropometric indicators of adiposity may provide a non-invasive predictive and diagnostic tool for this ...
Jinwei Cai, Cuiting Lin, Shuiqing Lai, Yingshan Liu, Min Liang, Yingfen Qin, Xinghuan Liang, Aihua Tan, Yong Gao, Zheng Lu, Chunlei Wu, Shengzhu Huang, Xiaobo Yang, Haiying Zhang, Jian Kuang, Zengnan Mo   +15 more
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Identification of Hepatic Steatosis in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women Based on Phenotypes Combining Triglyceride Levels and Anthropometric Indices: A Cross-Sectional Study

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2021
Peng Ju Liu,1 Hui Ping Lou,2 Yan Ning Zhu3 1Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Academic Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Medical Examination Center ...
Liu PJ, Lou HP, Zhu YN
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Assessing the prevalence of obesity in a Russian adult population by six indices and their associations with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolaemia

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
The anthropometric index that best predicts cardiometabolic risk remains inconclusive. This study therefore assessed the prevalence of obesity using six indices and compared their associations with obesity-related cardiometabolic disorders. We determined
Kamila Kholmatova, Alexandra Krettek, Irina V. Dvoryashina, Sofia Malyutina, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev   +4 more
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Novel and traditional anthropometric indices for identifying metabolic syndrome in non-overweight/obese adults

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2021
Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in non-overweight/obese people is insidiously associated with cardiovascular disease. Novel anthropometric indices can reflect central obesity better than the traditional anthropometric indices.
Lihong Wu, Wenhua Zhu, Qiaohua Qiao, Lijuan Huang, Yiqi Li, Liying Chen   +5 more
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and cardiovascular diseases in prediabetic and diabetic patients in the United States: a cross-sectional study

Critical Public Health
To examine the association between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in prediabetic and diabetic patients in the United States.
Bingyuan Zhang, Xiangkun Wang, Liang Zheng, Feng Lu, Yawei Song   +4 more
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Exploring the Relationship Between Visceral Fat and Coronary Artery Calcification Risk Using Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat (METS-VF)

Life
Background: Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat (METS-VF) is a novel indicator for estimating intra-abdominal fat, yet its connection with coronary artery calcification (CAC) remains uncharted. Our research aims to explore the novel METS-VF indicator’s link
Jiun-Chi Huang, Ya-Chin Huang, Chia-Hsin Lu, Yun-Shiuan Chuang, Hsu-Han Chien, Chia-I Lin, Ming-Fang Chao, Hung-Yi Chuang, Chi-Kung Ho, Chao-Ling Wang, Chia-Yen Dai   +10 more
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Metabolic Deregulations in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Metabolites, 2023
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to endocrine and metabolic complications for women worldwide. The aim of this study was to establish the usefulness of new anthropometric indices and atherogenic indices in the evaluation of metabolic ...
Marzena Jabczyk, Justyna Nowak, Paweł Jagielski, Bartosz Hudzik, Karolina Kulik-Kupka, Aleksander Włodarczyk, Katarzyna Lar, Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzińska   +7 more
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Pattern of Cephalic Index among Medical Students of a Medical College of Eastern Nepal

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2019
Background: Cephalic index (CI) is one of the important anthropometric parameters to determine racial variation.  Studies done in Nepal has made a comparison of cephalic index for castes (Tharu, Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar), races (Mongoloids and Aryans) but
Raju Kumar Chaudhary, Sanjib Kumar Sah, Surya B. Parajuli, Suman Pokhrel, Santosh K. Deo   +4 more
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Investigating the relationship between anthropometric indicators of the mother during pregnancy with the weight, height, and head circumference of the infant at birth: A mother-infant cohort study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: The growth and development of the fetus inside the womb depends on several factors, including the weight gain of the mother during pregnancy.
Leila Asadi, Zahra Mohebbi-Dehnavi, Razieh Sadat Tabatabaei, Ali Dadbinpour, Mahmood Vakili Ghasem Abad   +4 more
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六种人体测量指标在糖尿病鉴别诊断中的比较:一项来自国家健康与营养调查的横断面研究

Journal of Diabetes, 2022
Background Traditional anthropometric measures, including body mass index (BMI), are insufficient for evaluating the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of new anthropometric measures and a combination of anthropometric ...
Xiao‐cong Liu, Ying‐shan Liu, Hai‐xia Guan, Ying‐qing Feng, Jian Kuang   +4 more
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