Relationship between body adiposity measures and risk of primary knee and hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2009 INTRODUCTION: Total joint replacement is considered a surrogate measure for symptomatic end-stage osteoarthritis. It is unknown whether the adipose mass and the distribution of adipose mass are associated with the risk of primary knee and hip replacement
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Association between adiposity and systemic atherosclerosis: a protocol of a cross-sectional autopsy study. [PDF]
, 2016 IntroductionAdiposity has been associated with atherosclerosis in clinical studies. However, few autopsy studies have investigated this association, and they had only examined the coronary artery disease. Moreover, most studies had small sample sizes and
Campos, Fernanda Marinho +11 more
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Evidence to Suggest that Women’s Sexual Behavior is Influenced by Hip Width Rather than Waist-to-Hip Ratio [PDF]
, 2014 Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an important ornament display that signals women’s health and fertility. Its significance derives from human development as a bipedal species.
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Demetra, 2021 Objective: To determine predictive anthropometric measurements associated with insulin resistance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted at two outpatient clinics in Recife-PE.
Emerson Iago Garcia e Silva +3 more
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012 Aim: To study about the usefulness of Waist-Height Ratio as a clinical marker in patients with Metabolic Syndrome. Materials and Methods: A clinic-based study of patients attending a secondary level Diabetic Clinic and correlation of their Anthropometry ...
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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.
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Waist-to-Hip Ratio is Related to Body Fat Content and Distribution Regardless of the Waist Circumference Measurement Protocol, in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients [PDF]
, 2016 Central accumulation and distribution of body fat (BF) is an important cardiometabolic risk factor. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), commonly elevated in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients, has been endorsed as a risk related marker of central ...
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Cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress and cognitive ability in the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: Recently, in analyses of data from a large community sample, negative cross-sectional and prospective associations between cardiac stress reactivity and obesity were observed.
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Relation between waist-hip ratio and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 Objective: To observe the relation between waist-hip ratio and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Materials and Methods: The present study was carried out at R L Jalappa Hospital attached to Sri DevaRaj Urs Medical College, Tamaka ...
Pillaram Raja Reddy
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Waist–Hip Ratio and Breast Cancer Risk in Urbanized Nigerian Women [PDF]
, 2010 Background: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between waist–hip ratio and the risk of breast cancer in an urban Nigerian population.
Adebamowo, Clement Adebayo +7 more
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