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.
Bohr, Adam D. +3 more
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Waist to Height Ratio and Metabolic Syndrome as lung dysfunction predictors [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractMetabolic Syndrome (MetS) has been related to pulmonary diseases but its relationship with lung age has not been sufficiently studied. In addition, anthropometric variables have been associated with pulmonary dysfunction, highlighting the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).
Molina-Luque, Rafael +5 more
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Trends of median waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio.
, 2023 Trends of median waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio.
Sujata Shakya (16557786) +2 more
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Waist-to-height ratio is an effective indicator for comprehensive cardiovascular health [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the associations between cardiovascular health and the waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). A cross-sectional study was performed recruiting 26701 middle-aged Chinese men.
Shiwei Shen +12 more
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Waist-to-height ratio, inflammation and CVD risk in obese children [PDF]
Public Health Nutrition, 2014 Abstract Objective To evaluate the association between waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and specific biomarkers of inflammation, CVD risk and endothelial dysfunction in prepubertal obese children.
Josune, Olza +9 more
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Waist-to-Height Ratio as an Alternative to BMI [PDF]
, 2022 The body mass index (BMI) has many limitations. Therefore, it is important to explore alternative options for estimating excess body adiposity and determining obesity-related health risks in the general population.
Acosta, Grace
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The Relationship of Body Fat Ratio to Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters in Normal Weight and Overweight Women; The Concept of Normal Weight Obesity [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 2023 Aim: We aimed to underline the importance of “normal weight obesity concept”, prevent the overlooking of Normal Weight Obesity patients, administrate their treatments and explain them the risks regarding their future lives along with making emphasis on ...
Huseyin Nejat Kucukdag +1 more
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Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014
International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy, 2018 Purpose: The best anthropometric index has not been established to investigate the relationship between hypertension and obesity. Since a similar study was not conducted in Bojnurd, we began to investigate the comparison of anthropometric indices (body ...
Hossein Lashkardoost +6 more
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A lack of sexual dimorphism in width-to-height ratio in White European faces using 2D photographs, 3D scans, and anthropometry [PDF]
, 2012 Facial width-to-height ratio has received a great deal of attention in recent research. Evidence from human skulls suggests that males have a larger relative facial width than females, and that this sexual dimorphism is an honest signal of masculinity,
Jones, Alex L. +9 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Little is known about the long-term shifts in distributions of three abdominal-obesity-related indicators, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHpR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) among Chinese adults.
Xiwen Qian +5 more
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