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Development and Validation of Body Mass Index-Specific Waist Circumference Thresholds in Postmenopausal Women : A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

Ann Intern Med
Aragaki AK, Manson JE, LeBlanc ES, Chlebowski RT, Tinker LF, Allison MA, Haring B, Odegaard AO, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Saquib N, Masaki K, Harris HR, Jager LR, Bea JW, Wactawski-Wende J, Anderson GL.   +15 more
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Waist circumference and cardiovascular risk.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2004
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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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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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Waist Circumference Measurement in Clinical Practice

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2008
The obesity epidemic is a major public health problem worldwide. Adult obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Measurement of abdominal obesity is strongly associated with increased cardiometabolic risk, cardiovascular events, and mortality.
Rosane, Ness-Abramof, Caroline M, Apovian   +1 more
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Waist circumference in primary care

Primary Care Diabetes, 2009
Current literature suggests that waist circumference may be marginally better than BMI as a surrogate marker for total body fat and can identify thinner people with increased visceral adipose tissue and increased cardiometabolic risk. This commentary explores the use of WC in primary care, including how and when to measure, and how to use the results.
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Measures of Waist Circumference

2012
Waist circumference measurement is recommended in the clinical assessment of ­obesity and is a useful marker of total and abdominal body fat in genetic and epidemiologic research. Waist circumference measurement is non-invasive and is easily accomplished by trained observers in clinical and research settings.
Paul B. Higgins, Anthony G. Comuzzie
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Waist circumference in predicting gestational diabetes mellitus

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2013
To evaluate waist circumference (WC) measured at 20-24 weeks of gestation as a predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).This cross-sectional study included 240 women at 20-24 weeks of gestation. At enrollment, WC was measured, and both prepregnancy and gestational body mass index (BMI) were estimated.
Bolognani, Claudia Vicari, Sousa Moreira Reis, Lilian Barros de, Souza, Sulani Silva de, Dias, Adriano, Rudge, Marilza Vieira Cunha, Calderon, Iracema de Mattos Paranhos   +5 more
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Waist Circumference and Cardiovascular Risk

2012
The epidemic of obesity poses a global concern because of its related health problems. The related risk appears to be directly linked to the increased deposition of fat in the body. While most adipose tissue is located under the skin, intra-abdominal fat is more closely associated with the risk of several chronic diseases.
Heribert Schunkert, Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus, Jan Stritzke   +2 more
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