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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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Causal associations of anthropometric measurements with osteoarthritis: A Mendelian randomization study

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, Yue Li, Tiecheng Yu, Jiting Zhang   +3 more
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Separate associations of waist and hip circumference with lifestyle factors [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 1998
To study the associations of lifestyle factors with waist circumference 'Action Levels', hip circumference and body mass index.Cross-sectional study in a random sample of 5887 men and 7018 women aged 20-59 years, selected from the civil registries of Amsterdam, Maastricht and Doetinchem, The Netherlands.Results were compared to those in low health risk
Han, TS, Bijnen, FCH, Lean, MEJ, Seidell, JC   +3 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, Aytekin Oguz, Engin Karagoz, Arzu Ti?li Filizer, Gonca Tamer, Banu Mesci   +5 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, Gisele Ferreira da Silva, Roberto Carvalheiro, Rodrigo de Almeida Teixeira, Laila Talarico Dias   +4 more
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Waist circumference as a determinant of hypertension and diabetes in Brazilian women: a population-based study. [PDF]

, 2004
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of central adiposity, as evaluated by the measurement of waist circumference (WC), as an independent risk factor for hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the setting of a developing country.
Nacul, LC, Macedo, S, Olinto, MTA, Costa, JSD, Gigante, DP, Menezes, AMB   +5 more
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Waist and hip circumferences, and waist-hip ratio in 19 populations of the WHO MONICA Project [PDF]

International Journal of Obesity, 1999
To assess differences in waist and hip circumferences and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measured using a standard protocol among populations with different prevalences of overweight. In addition, to quantify the associations of these anthropometric measures with age and degree of overweight.Cross-sectional study of random population samples.More than 32000 ...
Molarius, A, Seidell, JC, Sans, S, Tuomilehto, J, Kuulasmaa, K   +4 more
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Dietary determinants of changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index - a proxy measure of visceral adiposity [PDF]

, 2010
Background Given the recognized health effects of visceral fat, the understanding of how diet can modulate changes in the phenotype “waist circumference for a given body mass index (WCBMI)”, a proxy measure of visceral adiposity, is deemed necessary ...
Feskens, EJM, Masala, G, A, D.L., van der, Sorensen, T., Boeing, H, Palli, D, Sorensen, TIA, Wareham, N., Riboli, E., Halkjaer, J, Romaguera, D., Forouhi, N.G., Overvad, K, Jakobsen, M.U., Riboli, E, Huaidong, D.U., Jakobsen, MU, Palli, D., Masala, G., Aengquist, L, Angquist, L., Tjonneland, A, Boeing, H., Steffen, A., Overvad, K., van der A, DL, Feskens, E.J.M., Steffen, A, Halkjaer, J., Du, H, Forouhi, NG, Wareham, NJ, Romaguera, D, van der A, D.L., Tjonneland, A.   +34 more
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Does endothelial dysfunction correlate better with waist-to-hip ratio than with body mass index or waist circumference among obese patients? [PDF]

Clinics, 2006
PURPOSE: Obesity is associated with cardiovascular disease, affecting large arteries and the microcirculation. Waist circumference and body mass index are routinely employed as measures for assessing obesity-related health risk, whereas waist-to-hip ...
Nivaldo Ribeiro Villela, Luiz Guilherme Kraemer Aguiar, Luciana Bahia, Daniel Bottino, Eliete Bouskela   +4 more
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Progression of waist–hip circumference ratio in full-term symmetric and asymmetric small for gestational age infants

International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018
Background: Children born as small for gestational age (SGA) tend to develop central adiposity and may have chances of developing metabolic syndrome. Waist–hip circumference ratio (WHR) is considered as a good indicator of central/truncal obesity.
Harvinder Kaur, Anil Kumar Bhalla, Praveen Kumar   +2 more
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