Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio of Hong Kong Chinese children [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2008 Background Central body fat is a better predictor than overall body fat for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in both adults and children. Waist circumference (WC) has been used as a proxy measure of central body fat.
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The Sex and Race Specific Relationship between Anthropometry and Body Fat Composition Determined from Computed Tomography: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundFew studies have investigated the relationship of anthropometric measurements with computed tomography (CT) body fat composition, and even fewer determined if these relationships differ by sex and race.MethodsCT scans from 1,851 participants in
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Correlation between psoriasis' severity and waist-to-height ratio [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 In the absence of ideal biomarkers, the research for clinical markers correlated to the severity of psoriasis and/or its comorbidities becomes crucial. Recently, studies have shown positive correlation between body mass index and prevalence and severity ...
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A new waist-to-height ratio predicts abdominal adiposity in adults [PDF]
Research in Sports Medicine, 2018 Our aim was to identify the best anthropometric index associated with waist adiposity. The six weight-status indices included body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHTR), and a new waist-by-height0.5 ratio (WHT.5R).
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Breastfeeding is associated with waist-to-height ratio in young adults [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2015 The current study investigated the association between breastfeeding and adult weight distribution using an emerging indicator of weight distribution, the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).The study sample consisted of two subsamples of individuals that were part of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
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Association between the triglyceride glucose-waist-to-height ratio and stroke risk among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults [PDF]
BMC Endocrine DisordersObjective The correlation between the triglyceride glucose-waist-to-height ratio (TyG-WHtR) and the risk of stroke has not been extensively explored.
Jian Yang, Jie Liu, Zhongyao Liu
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The ability of waist-to-height ratio to identify health risk
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2019 OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of the ratio between the waist circumference and the height in the identification of health risk compared with the correlation matrix between the anthropometric parameters body mass index and waist circumference ...
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Predicting cardiometabolic risk: waist-to-height ratio or BMI. A meta-analysis
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2013 Savvas C Savva,1 Demetris Lamnisos,2 Anthony Kafatos3 1Research and Education Institute of Child Health, Strovolos, Cyprus; 2Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus; 3Preventive Medicine and ...
Savva SC, Lamnisos D, Kafatos AG
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Trajectories in waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio with left ventricular hypertrophy in childhood [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackground and objectivePrevious studies have shown positive associations of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) among children and adolescents.
Xuli Jin, Min Zhao, Jiahong Sun, Bo Xi
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Waist-to-height ratio and socio-demographic characteristics of Bangladeshi adults
Ibrahim Medical College Journal, 1970 Anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity are associated with cardiovascular risk factors, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Controversy remains regarding the best anthropometric indices for cardiovascular risk. Waist-to-height ratio has been reported to be an effective predictor of metabolic risks and it may be a better ...
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