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Combined Influence of Waist and Hip Circumference on Risk of Death in a Large Cohort of European and Australian Adults [PDF]
Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020 Background Waist circumference and hip circumference are both strongly associated with risk of death; however, their joint association has rarely been investigated.
Ulla Toft +2 more
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The Association of Metabolic Syndrome Components with Anthropometric Measurements [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 2021 Aim: This study aims to research the association of metabolic syndrome components with anthropometric measurements like arm circumference, neck circumference, hip circumference, waist- hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio, which are applied rarely ...
Cagla Ozdemir +2 more
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Serum endothelin-1 level positively correlates with waist and hip circumferences in stable coronary artery disease patients [PDF]
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Central obesity is associated with increased level and activity of endothelin-1. The waist and hip circumferences are simple indicators of central obesity.
Anggoro Budi Hartopo +3 more
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Formosan Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background: Despite advancements in surgical techniques and improved postoperative care, the mortality rates in the first year after hip fracture surgery remain high.
Yu-Tsung Lin +4 more
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Neck circumference measurement as a screening tool for obesity in children – A cross sectional study
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021 Background: Conventional anthropometric measurements for obesity in children offer several limitations which the newer methods propose to overcome. Objective: To determine whether neck circumference can be used as a screening tool to identify obesity in ...
Umayorubhagom Ashok +2 more
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Anthropometric measures and blood pressure of Greenlandic preschool children
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 The study aims to describe anthropometric data of Greenlandic preschool children, blood pressure (BP) measures and effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy in a follow-up of the ACCEPT birth cohort.
Magnus Kok Grouleff +6 more
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The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index
Annals of Human Biology, 2020 The waist-hip ratio, namely waist circumference (WC) divided by hip circumference (HC), has been referred to in thousands of articles, generally as a correlate and predictor either of health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, or of ...
Richard Francis Burton
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Objective We believe that there is a causal relationship between waist circumference and knee osteoarthritis. To confirm the hypothesis, we have conducted this study.
Yang Sun +3 more
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Alternative adjustment of scrotal circumference for growth traits in Nellore cattle
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2020 The objective of this study was to estimate adjustment factors of scrotal circumference for growth traits in Nellore cattle. Measurement at post-yearling of scrotal circumference from 100,107 Nellore was adjusted for six traits: age (A), body weight (BW),
Bárbara Mazetti Nascimento +4 more
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Application of alternative anthropometric measurements to predict metabolic syndrome
Clinics, 2014 OBJECTIVE: The association between rarely used anthropometric measurements (e.g., mid-upper arm, forearm, and calf circumference) and metabolic syndrome has not been proven.
Gul Sagun +5 more
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