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Relationship between waist–to-height ratio and blood pressure among adolescents

Payesh, 2016
Objective (s): Recent increases in pediatric abdominal obesity suggest that children and adolescents should be assessed anthropometrically as a step toward managing their long-term cardiovascular risk status. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between waist-to-height ratio and blood pressure in adolescent girls in Kashan, Iran ...
Fatemeh Abbaszadeh, Saeideh Nasiri, Mahboobeh Kafaei Atrian, Nahid Sarafraz, Azam Bagheri   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Ability of Various Measures of Fatness to Predict Application for Disability Insurance [PDF]

This paper compares a variety of measures of fatness (e.g. BMI, waist circumference, waist-tohip ratio, percent body fat) in terms of their ability to predict application for Social Security Disability Insurance (DI).
John Cawley, Maximilian D. Schmeiser, Richard V. Burkhauser   +2 more
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Waist to height ratio: a simple screening tool for nonalcoholic fatty

, 2016
Simple predictors are needed for the screening of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children. We aimed to assess the role of anthropometric parameters in the prediction of NAFLD. Three hundred and thirty two obese children (152 male, 180 female) aged 4.6-17.0 years were included in this study.
Ozhan, B, Ersoy, B, Ozkol, M, Kiremitci, S, Ergin, A   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Waist-to-height ratio and cardiovascular risk: moving beyond BMI in aging populations. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Pineda JC, Montano DM, Urbano LN.
europepmc   +1 more source

The predictive value of C-reactive protein-triglycerides-glucose index-waist-to-height ratio for stroke: a nationwide cohort study. [PDF]

Cardiovasc Diabetol
Zhou Z, Yang J, Hou J, Zhang L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Association between the triglyceride glucose-waist-to-height ratio and stroke risk among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults. [PDF]

BMC Endocr Disord
Yang J, Liu J, Liu Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Waist-to-Height Ratio as a predictor of cardiovascular and metabolic health in a pediatric population. [PDF]

PLoS One
Fredriksen PM, Mamen A, Goswami N, Lindberg M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Waist-to-height ratio and coronary artery calcium incidence: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Mendes TB, Generoso G, Fabiano RC, Halpern B, Janovsky CCPS, Romero CM, Santos RD, Bensenor I, Lotufo PA, Bittencourt MS.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Correlation Between Waist-to-Height Ratio and Skeletal Muscle Mass in Women with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Med Sci Monit
Yu B, Wang C, Wang S, Xu J, Yang Y, Liu Y, Shan C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Waist-to-Height Ratio - Reference Values and Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Russian Adult Population. [PDF]

Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
Kholmatova K, Krettek A, Dvoryashina IV, Malyutina S, Cook S, Avdeeva E, Kudryavtsev AV.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source