Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence and severity globally, prompting noninvasive testing, yet limited data exist on noninvasive liver tests (NITs) including transient elastography (TE) in ethnically diverse populations.
Anne‐Marieke van Dijk +6 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 +4 more
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Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Law Enforcement Agency Recruits: Relationship to Performance in Physical Fitness Tests [PDF]
, 2020 Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) use tests to assess recruit physical fitness. Body fat can influence test performance but is difficult to measure during academy because of time, equipment constraints, and instructor knowledge.
Dawes, J Jay +5 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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Body Image, Waist Hip Ratio, and Menstrual Cycle in Adolescent Girls at X High School Sidoarjo
Amerta Nutrition, 2023 Background: In adolescent girls, sexual development is indicated by menarche. The irregular menstrual cycle is a sign of reproductive organ dysfunction.
Farah Nuriannisa, Nanda Rizma Faradiba
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Effectiveness of telenutrition in a women’s weight loss program [PDF]
, 2015 Objective. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of telenutrition versus traditional nutritional consultations for female obese patients in need of nutritional treatment. Methods.
Cortés Castell, Ernesto +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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Assessment of trabecular bone score (TBS) in overweight/obese men: effect of metabolic and anthropometric factors [PDF]
, 2016 The "trabecular bone score" (TBS) indirectly explores bone quality, independently of bone mineral density (BMD). We investigated the effects of anthropometric and metabolic parameters on TBS in 87 overweight/obese men. We assessed BMD and TBS by DXA, and
Carnevale, Vincenzo +8 more
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Body Size Measurements as Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal People [PDF]
, 2004 OBJECTIVE: To investigate waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index (BMI), weight and hip circumference as risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal Australians. DESIGN: Community-based cross-sectional study.
AD Rosenthal +22 more
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Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2015 Background: The increased circumference of waist and waist-hip ratio describe intra-abdominal fat which is associated with a number of metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus.
Farida Dwi Rokhmah +2 more
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