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Waist circumference and grip strength and their joint relations to type 2 diabetes incidence in UK Biobank [PDF]

BMC Medicine
Background Waist circumference and grip strength are each associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, but their joint associations have been less well studied.
Johanna Wirler, Michael J. Stein, Hansjörg Baurecht, Patricia Bohmann, Heinz Freisling, Claas Lendt, Anja M. Sedlmeier, Michael F. Leitzmann   +7 more
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Changes in Weight, Waist Circumference or Both With Incident Heart Failure in Chinese Middle‐Aged and Older Adults [PDF]

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Background Previous studies have acknowledged that higher body weight and waist circumference were associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Notably, both body weight and waist circumference can change over time.
Yu Yin, Rui Tang, Xi Wang, Mengyi Zheng, Jingli Qu, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Yu Yuan   +7 more
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The Association of Metabolic Syndrome Components with Anthropometric Measurements [PDF]

Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 2021
Aim: This study aims to research the association of metabolic syndrome components with anthropometric measurements like arm circumference, neck circumference, hip circumference, waist- hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio, which are applied rarely ...
Cagla Ozdemir, Cenk Aypak, Suleyman Gorpelioglu   +2 more
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Serum endothelin-1 level positively correlates with waist and hip circumferences in stable coronary artery disease patients [PDF]

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Central obesity is associated with increased level and activity of endothelin-1. The waist and hip circumferences are simple indicators of central obesity.
Anggoro Budi Hartopo, Jajah Fachiroh, Ira Puspitawati, Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi   +3 more
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The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index

Annals of Human Biology, 2020
The waist-hip ratio, namely waist circumference (WC) divided by hip circumference (HC), has been referred to in thousands of articles, generally as a correlate and predictor either of health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, or of ...
Richard Francis Burton
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Are the Recent Secular Increases in Waist Circumference among Children and Adolescents Independent of Changes in BMI? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Several studies have shown that the waist circumference of children and adolescents has increased over the last 25 years. However, given the strong correlation between waist circumference and BMI, it is uncertain if the secular trends in waist ...
David S Freedman, Brian K Kit, Earl S Ford   +2 more
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Application of alternative anthropometric measurements to predict metabolic syndrome

Clinics, 2014
OBJECTIVE: The association between rarely used anthropometric measurements (e.g., mid-upper arm, forearm, and calf circumference) and metabolic syndrome has not been proven.
Gul Sagun, Aytekin Oguz, Engin Karagoz, Arzu Ti?li Filizer, Gonca Tamer, Banu Mesci   +5 more
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Association of waist-calf circumference ratio, waist circumference, calf circumference, and body mass index with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older adults: a cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Waist circumference (WC), calf circumference (CC), and body mass index (BMI) have been independently linked to mortality. However, it's not yet clear how the waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR) relates to mortality.
Miao Dai, Bin Xia, Jiangqi Xu, Weiyun Zhao, Dongdong Chen, Xiang Wang   +5 more
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Evaluation of Internet-Based Interventions on Waist Circumference Reduction: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2015
BackgroundInternet-based interventions are more cost-effective than conventional interventions and can provide immediate, easy-to-access, and individually tailored support for behavior change.
Seo, Dong-Chul, Niu, Jingjing
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High waist circumference is a risk factor of new‐onset hypertension: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2022
This study aims to investigate the association between waist circumference and the development of hypertension based on a nationwide cohort Chinese population.
Jin‐Yu Sun, Yong‐Xiang Ma, Heng‐Li Liu, Qiang Qu, Chen Cheng, Xiang‐Qing Kong, Wen‐Jun Huang, Wei Sun   +7 more
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