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Body mass index and waist-to-height ratio effect on mortality in non-alcoholic fatty liver: revisiting the obesity paradox. [PDF]

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Jiang H, Li M, Yu H, Huang Y, Yang B, Wu B, Yang Y.   +6 more
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Prevalence of obesity according to body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio in Peru: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

Obes Pillars
Vásquez-Romero LEM, Zuzunaga-Montoya FE, Loayza-Castro JA, Vigil-Ventura E, Ramos W, Vera-Ponce VJ.   +5 more
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Waist-to-height ratio and body roundness index: superior predictors of insulin resistance in Chinese adults and take gender and age into consideration. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Li A, Liu Y, Liu Q, Peng Y, Liang Q, Tao Y, Liu Y, Cui C, Ren Q, Zhou Y, Long J, Fan G, Lu Q, Liu Z.   +13 more
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Waist-to-Height Ratio Cut-Off Points for Central Obesity in Individuals with Overweight Across Different Ethnic Groups in NHANES 2011-2018. [PDF]

Nutrients
Itani L, El Ghoch M.
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Association between waist-to-height ratio and postpartum urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal, 2016
Obesity is an established and variable risk factor for postpartum urinary incontinence. However, the available anthropometric measurements are not comprehensive. We hypothesized that waist-to-height ratio (WHTR), which is a good indicator of abdominal adiposity, would be associated with postpartum urinary incontinence.For this cross-sectional study, we
Yan, Li, Zhenyu, Zhang
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Waist-to-Height Ratio and Obesity in Chinese

2012
Obesity is defined as a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) and it increases the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, and some cancers.
Che-Yi Chou, Zhiguo Mao
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Obesity risk: importance of the waist-to-height ratio

Nursing Standard, 2009
This article reviews the benefits and limitations of some of the different anthropometric measures to assess the health risks of obesity. Those covered are the body mass index, the waist-to-hip ratio, waist circumference and the waist-to-height ratio. The latter has the potential to be globally applicable to different ethnic populations and to children
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Waist-to-Height Ratio as a Predictor of C-Reactive Protein Levels

Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2017
C-reactive protein is an acute-phase protein that has been found in association with adiposity and cardiovascular disease risk. In this paper, the objective was to assess the relationship of C-reactive protein to four anthropometric measurements: body mass index, waist-to-height ratio, C index, and waist circumference.A cross-sectional random sample of
Denise Tavares, Giannini, Maria Cristina Caetano, Kuschnir, Cecília Lacroix, de Oliveira, Moyses, Szklo   +3 more
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Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk by Waist-to-Height Ratio in School-Age Children

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 2021
Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are among the major public health problems worldwide. In Mexico, it has been reported in 2018 that 35.6% of children between 5 and 11 years old were overweight or obese. Central obesity is associated with the development of different complications, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
Vanessa Domingo-Bolio, Isabel Medina-Vera, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Lidia Moreno-Macías, Azalia Avila-Nava   +4 more
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Motor Competence and Waist-to-Height Ratio in Preschoolers

Journal of Motor Learning and Development
The aim of this study was to analyze the association between motor competence (MC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in preschoolers. A cross-sectional study included 210 children aged 3–6 years. MC was assessed according to the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, which comprised the aiming and catching and balance components.
Sandra Silva-Santos, Amanda Santos, Michael Duncan, Alynne Andaki, Susana Vale, Jorge Mota   +5 more
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