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Waist circumference thresholds and cardiorespiratory fitness

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2019
Purpose: This study's purpose was to examine whether established risk categories of waist circumference (WC)—normal, high risk, and very high health risk—reflected significant differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and physical activity (PA ...
Sindre M. Dyrstad, Elisabeth Edvardsen, Bjørge H. Hansen, Sigmund A. Anderssen   +3 more
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Waist Circumference : A Reliable Anthropometric Measure of Obesity

Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2016
Background: Over the past few decades there has been a dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity throughout the world Waist circumference has been found to be positively correlated with intra-abdominalfat content and can be used to predict risk of ...
Saurabh Bobdey, Rajesh Batlish, Ashwani Upadhyay, Ranjan Sarkar   +3 more
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Waist Circumference and Mortality [PDF]

American Journal of Epidemiology, 2008
The authors examined the association between waist circumference and mortality among 154,776 men and 90,757 women aged 51-72 years at baseline (1996-1997) in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Additionally, the combined effects of waist circumference and body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) were examined.
Annemarie, Koster, Michael F, Leitzmann, Arthur, Schatzkin, Traci, Mouw, Kenneth F, Adams, Jacques Th M, van Eijk, Albert R, Hollenbeck, Tamara B, Harris   +7 more
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Waist circumference cutoff and metabolic syndrome

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Waist circumference as a determinant of hypertension and diabetes in Brazilian women: a population-based study. [PDF]

, 2004
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of central adiposity, as evaluated by the measurement of waist circumference (WC), as an independent risk factor for hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the setting of a developing country.
Nacul, LC, Macedo, S, Olinto, MTA, Costa, JSD, Gigante, DP, Menezes, AMB   +5 more
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Fatty liver disease is not associated with increased mortality in the elderly: A prospective cohort study

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Graphical abstract summarizing the study design, main results and key findings Abstract Background and Aims Fatty liver disease (FLD) has been associated with excess mortality. Screening for hepatic steatosis (HS) in patients with metabolic dysfunction is therefore recommended by several guidelines, despite a paucity of evidence on the clinical ...
Laurens A. van Kleef, Milan J. Sonneveld, Maryam Kavousi, M. Arfan Ikram, Robert A. de Man, Robert J. de Knegt   +5 more
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Measurement of Waist Circumference [PDF]

Diabetes Care, 2013
OBJECTIVE Waist circumference (WC) is used to define central obesity. This study aimed to compare the performance of two recommended locations of WC measurement. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cohort of 1,898 subjects who were without diabetes from ...
Ma, Wen-Ya, Yang, Chung-Yi, Shih, Shyang-Rong, Hsieh, Hong-Jen, Hung, Chi Sheng, Chiu, Fu-Chun, Lin, Mao-Shin, Liu, Pi-Hua, Hua, Cyue-Huei, Hsein, Yenh-Chen, Chuang, Lee-Ming, Un, Jou-Wei, Wei, Jung-Nan, Li, Hung-Yuan   +13 more
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Dietary determinants of changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index - a proxy measure of visceral adiposity [PDF]

, 2010
Background Given the recognized health effects of visceral fat, the understanding of how diet can modulate changes in the phenotype “waist circumference for a given body mass index (WCBMI)”, a proxy measure of visceral adiposity, is deemed necessary ...
Feskens, EJM, Masala, G, A, D.L., van der, Sorensen, T., Boeing, H, Palli, D, Sorensen, TIA, Wareham, N., Riboli, E., Halkjaer, J, Romaguera, D., Forouhi, N.G., Overvad, K, Jakobsen, M.U., Riboli, E, Huaidong, D.U., Jakobsen, MU, Palli, D., Masala, G., Aengquist, L, Angquist, L., Tjonneland, A, Boeing, H., Steffen, A., Overvad, K., van der A, DL, Feskens, E.J.M., Steffen, A, Halkjaer, J., Du, H, Forouhi, NG, Wareham, NJ, Romaguera, D, Tjonneland, A., Nita G Forouhi, Marianne Uhre Jakobsen, Edith J. M. Feskens, Wareham, Nicholas J, Jakobsen Marianne Uhre, Tjønneland Anne, Nicholas J Wareham, Sørensen Thorkild I. A., Du, Huaidong, Daphne L. van der A, Nicholas J. Wareham, Masala Giovanna, Jytte Halkjær, Heiner Boeing, Kim Overvad, Palli, Domenico, Feskens, Edith J M, Riboli, Elio, Dora Romaguera, Palli Domenico, Halkjaer, Jytte, Annika Steffen, Ängquist Lars, Forouhi Nita G., Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Wareham Nicholas J., Forouhi, Nita G, Steffen, Annika, Halkjær Jytte, Masala, Giovanna, Du Huaidong, Edith J M Feskens, van der A, Daphne L, Giovanna Masala, Steffen Annika, Elio Riboli, Boeing Heiner, Domenico Palli, Lars Angquist, Huaidong Du, Feskens Edith J. M., Overvad Kim, Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre, Daphne L van der A, Overvad, Kim, Sørensen, Thorkild I A, Jytte Halkjaer, Tjønneland, Anne, Ängquist, Lars Henrik, Riboli Elio, Nita G. Forouhi, van der A Daphne L., Anne Tjønneland, Romaguera, Dora, Romaguera Dora, Boeing, Heiner   +90 more
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Metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease and excessive alcohol consumption are both independent risk factors for mortality

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Visualisation of the study desgin, main results and key findings. Abstract Background and Aims MAFLD often cooccurs with excessive alcohol consumption, while its prognostic value in this group remains unclear. We aimed to study the mortality risk of MAFLD in relation to excessive alcohol consumption and its potential interactions.
Laurens A. van Kleef, Robert J. de Knegt, Willem Pieter Brouwer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary Energy Density in Relation to Subsequent Changes of Weight and Waist Circumference in European Men and Women [PDF]

, 2009
Background - Experimental studies show that a reduction in dietary energy density (ED) is associated with reduced energy intake and body weight.
Nita G Forouhi, Marianne Uhre Jakobsen, Saris, W.H., Du, H., Wareham, N.J., Jebb, Susan A, Wareham, Nicholas J, Vanessa Ginder, Sorensen, T., Jakobsen Marianne Uhre, Tjønneland Anne, Nicholas J Wareham, van der Aa, A., Sørensen Thorkild I. A., Du, Huaidong, Wareham, N., Buijsse, Brian, Jebb, S.A., Masala Giovanna, Kim Overvad, Palli, Domenico, Feskens, Edith J M, Ginder, V., Palli Domenico, Halkjaer, Jytte, Masala, G., Wim H M Saris, Annika Steffen, Ginder, Vanessa, Forouhi Nita G., Overvad, K., Steffen, A., Feskens, E.J.M., Forouchi, N.G., Thorkild I A Sørensen, Wareham Nicholas J., Saris, Wim H M, Forouhi, Nita G, Steffen, Annika, Halkjær Jytte, Saris Wim H. M., Masala, Giovanna, Tjonneland, A., Du Huaidong, Edith J M Feskens, van der A, Daphne L, Giovanna Masala, Steffen Annika, Feskens, E.J., Domenico Palli, Huaidong Du, Ginder Vanessa, Jebb Susan A., Overvad Kim, Feskens Edith J. M., Forouhi, N.G., Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre, Daphne L van der A, Overvad, Kim, Sørensen, Thorkild I A, Jakobsen, M.U., Jytte Halkjaer, Tjønneland, Anne, Palli, D., Buijsse Brian, Sorensen, T.I., van der A Daphne L., Buijsse, B., Halkjaer, J., Anne Tjønneland, Brian Buijsse, Susan A Jebb   +71 more
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