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Cardiometabolic Health and Risk of Breast Cancer Subtypes Among US Black Women

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the United States (US), cardiometabolic conditions and aggressive breast cancers are both more common among Black women than White women. Using data from 57,453 participants in the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), we prospectively evaluated associations of body mass index (BMI), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia with
Yifei Shan, Sarah M. Rothbard, Lynn Rosenberg, Julie R. Palmer, Mollie E. Barnard   +4 more
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Waist-based anthropometric measures and central adiposity-related comorbidities in children

South African Family Practice
Background: Waist-related measures are commonly used to classify central adiposity and related comorbidities. This classification may be essential among children, as it may identify the risk of future non-communicable diseases.
Howard Gomwe, Lesego Phiri, Chioneso S. Marange   +2 more
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Waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio percentiles and central obesity among Pakistani children aged five to twelve years

BMC Pediatrics, 2011
Background Central obesity has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in children and anthropometric indices predictive of central obesity include waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR)
Mushtaq Muhammad Umair, Gull Sibgha, Abdullah Hussain Muhammad, Shahid Ubeera, Shad Mushtaq Ahmad, Akram Javed   +5 more
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Lifestyle Factors Associated With Colorectal Adenomas: Results From a Vietnamese Case–Control Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in Vietnam, evidence on lifestyle factors associated with colorectal adenomas (CRA) remains limited. We conducted a case–control study to examine lifestyle factors associated with CRA.
Chi Thi‐Du Tran, Tuan Thanh Nguyen, Mo Thi Tran, Huong Thi‐Thu Pham, Hung Nguyen Luu, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Linh Cu Le   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycated hemoglobin HbA1c, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio in overweight and obese adolescents

, 2017
Background Central obesity has been associated with a high risk of insulin resistance. Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are anthropometric indices for determining central obesity and have been associated with increased blood pressure ...
Elysa Nur Safrida, Neti Nurani, Madarina Julia   +2 more
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From cancer prevention to survivorship: Comprehensive menopause management after risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy (RRSO) is the cornerstone of ovarian cancer prevention for women with hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes. When performed before natural menopause, however, RRSO induces immediate surgical menopause, with vasomotor symptoms, sexual dysfunction, accelerated bone loss, and potential long‐term ...
Agnaldo Lopes da Silva Filho, Giovanni Grandi, Teresa Lamaita Lopes, Matheus Eduardo Soares Pinhati, Angélica Nogueira Rodrigues, Fernando Cotait Maluf, Eduardo Batista Cândido, Rívia Mara Lamaita   +7 more
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Dose–Response Relationship Between Triglyceride Glucose‐Waist Height Ratio Index and Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Among Chinese Middle‐Aged and Older People

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Using data from 6674 middle‐aged and older Chinese adults in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), this study investigated the association between the triglyceride glucose‐waist height ratio (TyG‐WHtR) index and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM).
Lingling Li, Zongliang Yu, Yixuan Feng, Changxin Sun, Lanqing Hu, Xinyi Liu, Liang Li, Min Wu, Longtao Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and waist-to-height ratio

Sleep and Breathing, 2018
Obesity is among the known risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In this study, our aim was to investigate the correlation of waist-to-height ratio, an indicator of central obesity, with presence and severity of OSAS; to compare the use of this ratio with the use of waist circumference and body mass index (BMI); and to determine ...
Ünal, Yasemin, Özturk, Dilek Aslan, Tosun, Kürşad, Kutlu, Gülnihal   +3 more
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Probiotics and intestinal permeability in adults with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is associated with altered intestinal permeability, allowing microbial products to translocate to the liver via the enterohepatic circulation and contributes to disease progression. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between probiotic supplementation and serum
Bruna Concheski de Moura, Samanta Catherine Ferreira, Amanda Souza Silva‐Sperb, Helena Abadie Moraes, Larisse Longo, Carolina Uribe‐Cruz, Matheus Truccolo Michalczuk, Themis Reverbel da Silveira, Carlos Thadeu Schmidt Cerski, Mário Reis Álvares da Silva, Valesca Dall'Alba   +10 more
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Accuracy of obesity indices alone or in combination for prediction of diabetes: A novel risk score by linear combination of general and abdominal measures of obesity

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022
Background: The predictive power of obesity measures varies according to the presence of coexistent measures. The present study aimed to determine the predictive power of combinations of obesity measures for diabetes by calculation of a linear risk score.
Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Behzad Heidari
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