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Waist-related anthropometric measures: Simple and useful predictors of coronary heart disease in women

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2015
Background: Waist circumference (WC) (abdominal girth), a measure of both subcutaneous and visceral fats, is easily measured and also correlated with body frame size. Waist circumference (WC) and waist–hip ratio (WHR), but not body mass index (BMI), have
Sharanjit Kaur, Anand Sharma, Harinder Jot Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of metformin on olanzapine-induced weight gain: A 12-week randomised open-label study

Journal of Clinical Sciences
Background: Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic used in schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder, but it is associated with weight gain and metabolic syndrome.
G. Chetan Kumar, N. Sarala, M. Mohan Reddy, H. Manjunath   +3 more
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The Visceral-Fat-Area-to-Hip-Circumference Ratio as a Predictor for Insulin Resistance in a Chinese Population with Type 2 Diabetes. [PDF]

Obes Facts, 2022
Zhang S, Huang YP, Li J, Wang WH, Zhang MY, Wang XC, Lin JN, Li CJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cardiometabolic Health and Risk of Breast Cancer Subtypes Among US Black Women

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the United States (US), cardiometabolic conditions and aggressive breast cancers are both more common among Black women than White women. Using data from 57,453 participants in the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), we prospectively evaluated associations of body mass index (BMI), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia with
Yifei Shan, Sarah M. Rothbard, Lynn Rosenberg, Julie R. Palmer, Mollie E. Barnard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Obesity Indicators for the Prediction of Hypertension Risk among Youth in the United Arab Emirates [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2011
Background: Obesity is a significant risk factor for metabolic disorders including increase in blood pressure. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and Waist/Hip ratio (WHR) are simple and effective indicators of obe­sity.
SS Al-Sharbatti, RB Shaikh, E Mathew, Jayadevan Sreedharan, J Muttappallymyalil, SA Basha   +5 more
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Waist-to-hip circumference and waist-to-height ratio could strongly predict glycemic control than body mass index among adult patients with diabetes in Ethiopia: ROC analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Oumer A, Ale A, Tariku Z, Hamza A, Abera L, Seifu A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Subclinical cardiac alterations and cardiometabolic profile in adolescents with newly diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross‐sectional comparative echocardiographic study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective While cardiometabolic comorbidities have been well established in adults with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it remains unclear whether the early signs of cardiovascular morbidity emerge during adolescence. This study aimed to investigate whether metabolic and cardiovascular alterations begin in adolescents with PCOS.
Demet Aygün Ari, Melis Pehlivantürk Kizilkan, Musa Öztürk, İlker Ertuğrul, Hayrettin Hakan Aykan, Tevfik Karagöz, Nuray Kanbur, Orhan Derman, Sinem Akgül   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An external validation study of a practical scoring system for identifying patients at risk of pelvic floor dysfunction following childbirth

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To prospectively evaluate the perineal card, a risk‐based scoring system, for identifying women at increased risk of postpartum urinary incontinence (UI). Methods This prospective observational study included women without previous vaginal delivery who underwent vaginal birth at a tertiary referral center between June 2023 and ...
Martina Arcieri, Michela Segatti, Filippo Bordin, Doriana Armenise, Maria De Martino, Miriam Isola, Chiara Mattiussi, Elisa Barbui, Sara Filippin, Veronica Tius, Cristina Delneri, Valeria Dialti, Stefano Restaino, Lorenza Driul, Giuseppe Vizzielli   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genotypic carriers of the obesity-associated FTO polymorphism exhibit different cardiometabolic profiles after an intervention

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Background: Children and adolescents with at-risk genotypes (AA/AT) of the rs9939609 polymorphism in FTO, a fat mass and obesity-associated gene, may exhibit different cardiometabolic profile responses than subjects with the TT genotype after an ...
GREICE G. MORAES, CÉZANE P. REUTER, JANE D.P. RENNER, ELISA I. KLINGER, MICHELE B. FERREIRA, ELZA D. DE MELLO, ANDRÉIA DE M. VALIM, MIRIA S. BURGOS   +7 more
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Waist-To-Height Ratio Is a More Accurate Tool for Predicting Hypertension Than Waist-To-Hip Circumference and BMI in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Study. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2021
Moosaie F, Fatemi Abhari SM, Deravi N, Karimi Behnagh A, Esteghamati S, Dehghani Firouzabadi F, Rabizadeh S, Nakhjavani M, Esteghamati A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source