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Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2020
Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this measurement is not routinely obtained in clinical practice.
R. Ross, I. Neeland, S. Yamashita, I. Shai, J. Seidell, P. Magni, R. Santos, B. Arsenault, A. Cuevas, F. Hu, B. Griffin, A. Zambon, P. Barter, J. Fruchart, R. Eckel, Y. Matsuzawa, J. Despres   +16 more
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Waist Circumference [PDF]

Definitions, 2020
The most commonly used method for classifying an individual as overweight or obese is the BMI (Body Mass Index), which is based on body weight and height. BMI may be calculated using weight in kilograms over height in meters squared. However, the BMI has
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Mediterranean diet decreases adolescent waist circumference

European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2017
AbstractBackgroundTo explore the effects of a multicomponent–multilevel school‐based educational intervention on the nutritional habits and abdominal obesity indices of a representative adolescent sample.Materials and methodsA representative sample of 1610 adolescents aged 12–17 years in 23 public high schools of three municipalities in the Attica ...
Flora Bacopoulou, Georgios Landis, Anastasios Rentoumis, Artemis Tsitsika, Vasiliki Efthymiou   +4 more
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Waist Circumference Is an Essential Factor in Predicting Insulin Resistance and Early Detection of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults

Nutrients, 2023
Background: Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) is considered one of the most important health problems of the 21st century. It includes a group of metabolic disorders that increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as overweight and obesity, elevated ...
J. I. Ramírez-Manent, A. M. Jover, C. S. Martinez, Pilar Tomás-Gil, Pau Martí-Lliteras, Á. López-González   +5 more
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Effect of aerobic exercise on waist circumference in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Obesity Reviews, 2022
Excess visceral adiposity contributes to elevated cardiometabolic risk, and waist circumference is commonly used as a surrogate measure of visceral adipose tissue.
Alexander E. Armstrong, Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez, Angelo Sabag, Y. Mavros, H. Parker, S. Keating, N. Johnson   +6 more
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Strong Association of Waist Circumference (WC), Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR), and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) with Diabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jilin Province, China

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2021
Backgrounds The prevalence of diabetes has increased with the increase of obesity, and finding indicators to predict diabetes risk has become an urgent need.
Fu-Liang Zhang, Jiaxin Ren, Peng Zhang, Hang Jin, Yang Qu, Yao Yu, Zhen-Ni Guo, Yi Yang   +7 more
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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, Hengxia Liu, Q. Qu, Chen Cheng, X. Kong, Wen-Jun Huang, Wei Sun   +7 more
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Association Between Waist Circumference and the Prevalence of (Pre) Hypertension Among 27,894 US Adults

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the association between waist circumference and the prevalence of (pre) hypertension. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the 2007–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed.
Jin-Yu Sun, Yang Hua, Huayiyang Zou, Q. Qu, Yue Yuan, Guowei Sun, Wei Sun, X. Kong   +7 more
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Waist Circumference and its Changes Are More Strongly Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes than Body Mass Index and Changes in Body Weight in Chinese Adults.

Journal of NutriLife, 2020
BACKGROUND The associations of different adiposity indicators and short-term adiposity change with diabetes risk are not fully elucidated. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the independent and joint effects of different baseline adiposity indicators and ...
Yuxin Fan, Ruodan Wang, Li Ding, Z. Meng, Qing Zhang, Yun Shen, G. Hu, Ming Liu   +7 more
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Health risks associated with high waist circumference: A systematic review

Journal of Public Health Research, 2020
Obesity is a health disorder characterized by an increase in body weight, measured by waist circumference. High waist circumference is linked to potential development of non-communicable diseases.
Darsini Darsini, H. Hamidah, H. Notobroto, Eko Agus Cahyono   +3 more
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