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The association of waist/hip ratio with diabetes complications in an adult IDDM population

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1994
Cross-sectional data from the Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study were used to examine the relationships between waist to hip circumference ratio (WHR) and the presence of diabetes complications in IDDM adults ages 18-45 years (N = 586). Significantly higher WHRs were observed among both genders with proliferative retinopathy or peripheral ...
W L, Stuhldreher, D J, Becker, A L, Drash, D, Ellis, L H, Kuller, S K, Wolfson, T J, Orchard   +6 more
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Receiving Support, Giving Support, Neighborhood Conditions, and Waist/Hip Ratios

Journal of Religion and Health, 2016
Obesity is a major health problem in the USA, and as a result, it is important to identify the factors that help people keep their body weight within healthy limits. The purpose of this study was to see whether receiving support at church and giving support at church buffer (i.e., moderate) the effects of living in rundown neighborhoods on a key marker
Neal, Krause, Gail, Ironson
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Association of Waist-Hip Ratio With Diabetes Mellitus: Strength and Possible Modifiers

Diabetes Care, 1992
Objectives To characterize the association between central obesity, as measured by the waist-hip ratio (WHR), and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), considering the effects of sex, age, overall obesity, and family history of diabetes.
M I, Schmidt, B B, Duncan, L H, Canani, C, Karohl, L, Chambless   +4 more
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Body Mass Index and Waist: Hip Ratio are Not Enough to Characterise Female Attractiveness

Perception, 2006
The assessment of characteristic body features of Miss Poland beauty contest finalists compared with the control group, can contribute to recognising the contemporary ideal of beauty promoted by the mass media. The studies of Playboy models and fashion models conducted so far have been limited to the following determinants of attractiveness: body mass ...
Pokrywka, Leszek, Čabrič, M., Krakowiak, H.   +2 more
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[Value of the waist-hip ratio in adolescent obesity].

Orvosi hetilap, 1994
Interrelationship between the body mass index (BMI), the waist-hip ratio (WHR) and serum concentration of immunoreactive insulin (IRI), C-peptide and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) was investigated in adolescents with obesity. Significant positive correlations were found between BMI and IRI, between BMI and C-peptide and there was a negative ...
I, Ilyés, E, Nagy, B, Sári
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Which waist‐hip ratio?

Medical Journal of Australia, 1990
Alexander, Heather, Dugdale, A.
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Obesity, Leptins, Hypogonadism and Waist–Hip Ratio in men: An Interplay

2012
Adipose tissue and androgens have a reciprocal link in obese men. Hypogonadism is a nonspecific term for decreased testicular function. It is diagnosed by the low serum testosterone levels and low serum gonadotropin levels due to various etiologies. A deficiency of Testosterone is associated with decreased libido, male erectile dysfunction, excessive ...
J. Elizabeth, C. Rakshita, S. Ramkumar
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Waist-Hip-Ratio – ein nützlicher Parameter?

Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin Online, 2012
Dr. Bernhard Hansbauer, PMU Salzburg, Stand der Recherche: Februar   +2 more
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Population-based references for waist and hip circumferences, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios for children and adolescents, and evaluation of their predictive ability

European Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Anna Swiader, Mieczyslaw Litwin, Zbigniew Kulaga   +2 more
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Effect of Waist-Hip Ratio on Lung Volumes

International Journal of Physiology, 2018
Precilla A Catherine, R Vinodha
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