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RELATION OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEXES AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE

open access: yesКардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2018
An epidemics of obesity in the world during recent two decades, has already led to increased prevalence of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, oncological diseases, etc.
S. A. Shalnova   +23 more
doaj   +3 more sources

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN POSTURAL BALANCE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEXES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHILDREN. [PDF]

open access: yesRevista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo, 2017
To analyze the association between postural balance and anthropometric indicators in elementary school students.This cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study included children enrolled in the first year of elementary school, of both sexes, in the age group of 6 to 7 years.
Lara, Simone   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

TyG-BMI as a superior predictor of MAFLD and pre-MAFLD in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology
Background Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), a highly prevalent global liver disorder, requires early diagnosis and treatment to delay progression, yet lacks simple diagnostic tools.
Xinru Huang   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Redefining Obesity in the Indonesian Population: The Critical Role of Waist-to-Height Ratio in Screening for Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Discussion: WHtR outperformed BMI, WC, and WHR in detecting DM and HTN in the Indonesian population. Additionally, lower cutoffs for overall (BMI) and abdominal obesity (WC) should be considered to enhance the sensitivity of anthropometric indexes in ...
Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Anthropometric indexes of obesity and hypertension in elderly from Cuba and Barbados [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of nutrition, health and aging, 2011
To investigate the association between various anthropometric indexes of obesity with arterial hypertension in elderly from Barbados (Bridgetown) and Cuba (Havana).Cross-sectional data were extracted from the Survey on Health, Aging and Well being in Latin America and the Caribbean (SABE).In Bridgetown and Havana, respectively, 1508 and 1905 subjects (
Barbosa, A. Rodrigues   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEX FOR PECTUS EXCAVATUM [PDF]

open access: yesClinics, 2007
Pectus excavatum (PEX) is a depression of the sternum in relation to the costal cartilages. Clinical and objective measures for classifying the defect are rare and difficult to apply. The present study aimed to create an anthropometric index (AI) for PEX as a method for diagnosis and for preoperative and postoperative assessment by comparing it to the ...
Rebeis, Eduardo Baldassari   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

An Intersectional Analysis of the Composite Index of Anthropometric Failures in India [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Abstract Background: Nutritional inequality in India has been estimated typically using stunting, wasting and underweight separately which hide the overall magnitude and severity of undernutrition. We used the Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) that combines all three forms of anthropometric failures to assess the severity of ...
Sabu K Ulahannan   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Association between noninvasive fibrosis markers and cardio-vascular organ damage among adults with hepatic steatosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Evidence suggests that advanced fibrosis, as determined by the noninvasive NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS), is a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in individuals with ultrasonography-diagnosed NAFLD. Whether the severity of histology (i.e., fibrosis stage)
Fiorentino, Tv   +5 more
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Anthropometric predictors for cardiovascular risk in Indigenous women in Mexico: an inexpensive alternative in rural clinical practice

open access: yesRural and Remote Health, 2021
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in Mexico. Although the use of anthropometric indicators facilitates the diagnosis of cardiovascular risk (CVR), their use is limited in rural communities with limited ...
María del Guzmán Márquez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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