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Whole-genome sequencing coupled to imputation discovers genetic signals for anthropometric traits [PDF]

, 2017
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Waist circumference and cardiovascular risk.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2004
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Waist‐to‐height ratio is a better screening tool than waist circumference and BMI for adult cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and meta‐analysis

Obesity Reviews, 2012
M. Ashwell, P. Gunn, S. Gibson
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Waist Circumference (WC)

Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 2013
Tavis S. Campbell, Jillian A. Johnson, Kristin A. Zernicke, Christopher Shaw, Kazuo Hara, Kazuo Hara, Susan Folkman, Shuji Inada, Jane Monaco, Stephen M. Weiss, Sarah D. Pressman, Tara Kraft, Stephanie Bowlin, Mark Hamer, Virginia P. Williams, Redford B. Williams, Redford B. Williams, Michael O’Hara, Jonathan Newman, William Whang, David Pearson, Karen Jacobs, Miranda Hellman, Jacqueline Markowitz, Ellen Wuest, Ellinor K. Olander, Shekhar Saxena, M. Taghi Yasamy, J. F. Brosschot, Bart Verkuil, Christopher G. Engeland   +30 more
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Orgasm and women's waist circumference

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2014
Given that adiposity is related to poorer female sexual function, among many other health problems, the present study aimed at testing the hypothesis that larger waist circumference, an index of subcutaneous and abdominal fat mass, is associated with lack of specifically vaginal orgasm.
Costa, Rui Miguel, Brody, Stuart
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Antenatal Waist Circumference and Hypertension Risk

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2001
To assess whether waist circumference at the first antenatal visit predicts risk of developing hypertension later in pregnancy.Pregnant women with singleton pregnancies (n = 1142, median age 29 years, interquartile range 25-32 years, 387 primigravidas) were recruited at their first antenatal visits.
N, Sattar, P, Clark, A, Holmes, M E, Lean, I, Walker, I A, Greer   +5 more
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Efficacy of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Weight Loss, BMI, and Waist Circumference for Patients With Obesity or Overweight: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression of 47 Randomized Controlled Trials.

Diabetes Care
OBJECTIVE To provide an updated synthesis on effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) on weight, BMI, and waist circumference incorporating newer randomized controlled trials (RCTs), particularly in individuals with overweight or ...
Hon Jen Wong, Bryan Sim, Y. Teo, Y. N. Teo, M. Chan, L. Yeo, P. Eng, B. Tan, N. Sattar, M. Dalakoti, Ching-Hui Sia   +10 more
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Stronger associations of waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio with diabetes than BMI in Chinese adults.

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2019
AIMS To compare the magnitude of associations of the obesity indicators with the risk of prediabetes and diabetes. METHODS We performed an individually region-, sex-, and age-matched case and control analysis involving 42 918 Chinese adults aged 20-88 ...
X. Hou, Siyu Chen, G. Hu, Peizhu Chen, Jingzhu Wu, Xiaojing Ma, Zhaojun Yang, Wenying Yang, W. Jia   +8 more
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Comparing Measures of Obesity: Waist Circumference, Waist-Hip, and Waist-Height Ratios

Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Abdominal Obesity, 2019
Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) are different measures used to estimate the body fat content; however, comparison to a gold standard test is practically difficult.
Alaa Baioumi
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Waist Circumference and Sleep Disordered Breathing

The Laryngoscope, 2008
AbstractObjectives/Hypothesis: To explore how the different metrics of obesity, specifically body mass index (BMI), Mallampati, neck circumference, waist circumference, and waist‐hip ratio, correlate with metrics of sleep disordered breathing (SDB), specifically the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), and which is/are the most likely to predict and correlate ...
Terence M, Davidson, Minal R, Patel
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