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Health behaviors, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in children [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011
Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) begin to gain attention as measures of adiposity and as important cardiometabolic disease risk factors also among children. Still, little research has been done on behavioral determinants of WC and WHtR in children.
Ray C., Roos E., Ray C., Roos E.
openaire   +2 more sources

Waist circumference, waist‐to‐height ratio and BMI percentiles in children aged 5 to 19 years in India: A population‐based study

Obesity Science & Practice, 2021
Objective Nationally representative percentiles for waist circumference (WC), waist‐to‐height‐ratio (WHtR), and body mass index (BMI) are not available for children and adolescents in India.
Avina Sarna, Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya, Sana Ashraf, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Sikha Sinha, Harshpal Singh Sachdev   +7 more
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Waist-to-height ratio and hypertension risk: a retrospective cohort analysis of the CHARLS. [PDF]

BMC Cardiovasc Disord
BACKGROUND: Hypertension represents a significant global health concern, with central obesity widely acknowledged as a pivotal risk factor. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between waist-to-height ratio (WHTR) and hypertension risk, identify specific thresholds.
Ma L, He W, Wang D, Ma B, Ma J.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Waist-to-height ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adults [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Abstract Background The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has been recognised as a powerful indicator to evaluate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in recent years, but few related studies are available.
Guotai Sheng, Qiyang Xie, Rongsheng Wang, Chong Hu, Mingchun Zhong, Yang Zou   +5 more
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Reference curves for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for Azorean adolescents (Portugal) [PDF]

, 2011
ObjectiveThere are no percentile curves for BMI, waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) available for Portuguese children and adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to develop age- and sex-specific BMI, WC and WHtR percentile
Moreira, Carla, Soares-Miranda, Luisa, Pedro Moreira, Abreu, Sandra, Lopes, Luis, Santos, Paula Clara, Coelho-Silva, Manuel J., Luisa Soares Miranda, Luis Lopes, Manuel J Coelho Silva, Ana I Marques, Marques, Ana I., Sandra Abreu, Moreira, Pedro, Mota, Jorge, Susana Vale, Oliveira-Tavares, Antonio, Jonatan R Ruiz, Manuel J Coelho-Silva, Jorge Mota, Carla Moreira, Luisa Soares-Miranda, Vale, Susana, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Paula C Santos, Antonio Oliveira Tavares, Rute Santos, Antonio Oliveira-Tavares, Santos, Rute, Ruiz, JR, Moreira, P, Moreira, C, Lopes, L, Soares-Miranda, L, Marques, AI, Santos, PC, Vale, S, Oliveira-Tavares, A, Santos, R   +38 more
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Sex differences in correlates of obesity indices and blood pressure among Malay adults in Selangor, Malaysia

South African Family Practice, 2015
Background: Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and related morbidity and mortality. It is imperative to identify the best index of obesity which has the strongest relationship to blood pressure in various populations. The main aim of this
Ahmad Norfazilah, M. S. Juliana, M. N. Azmawati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Muscularity and attractiveness as predictors of human egalitarianism [PDF]

, 2011
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Personality and Individual Differences. The published article is available from the link below.
Kang, J, Hopkins, S, Sian Hopkins, Michael E. Price, James Dunn, Dunn, J, Jinsheng Kang   +6 more
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Predictive Value Waist-to-height Ratio, Waist-to-hip Ratio and Body Mass Index for Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) significantly increases the risk of chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases. Early screening and interventions for MS are crucial.
YIN Jiahui, YANG Xinhui, WANG Jingjing, ZHANG Yajing, WANG Lijuan, FU Zuodi, KONG Xiangshuang, GUO Guangxia, LI Yufeng
doaj   +1 more source

Sociodemographic characteristics are associated with prevalence of high-risk waist circumference and high-risk waist-to-height ratio in U.S. adolescents

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Adiposity status in adolescence is associated with various health outcomes in adulthood. Waist circumference [WC] and waist-to-height ratio [WHtR] are measures of abdominal obesity and have shown to be valid predictors of future chronic ...
Felicia J. Setiono, Laura A. Guerra, Cindy Leung, Tashara M. Leak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Empowering and conquering infirmity of visually impaired using AI‐technology equipped with object detection and real‐time voice feedback system in healthcare application

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik, Shahzad Hassan, Rizwan Ali Naqvi, Saddaf Rubab, Usman Tariq, Monia Hamdi, Hela Elmannai, Ye Jin Kim, Jae‐Hyuk Cha   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source