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Waist Circumference Might Be a Predictor of Primary Liver Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2018
Background: Waist circumference, as an indicator of central adiposity, has been identified as an important predictor of several specific cancers such as colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal cancer risk, however, a consensus regarding the association ...
Luopei Wei, Ni Li, Gang Wang, Xiaoshuang Feng, Zhangyan Lyu, Xin Li, Yan Wen, Yuheng Chen, Hongda Chen, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Min Dai, Jie He, Jie He   +13 more
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Proposed cut-off points for anthropometric and bioelectrical measures based on overweight and obesity criteria in Spanish institutionalised elderly people.

PLoS ONE, 2021
The increasing prevalence of obesity among the institutionalised elderly population and its severe consequences on health requires an early and accurate diagnosis that can be easily achieved in any clinical setting.
Jose Ramon Alvero-Cruz, Rosalia Fernandez Vazquez, Javier Martinez Blanco, Ignacio Rosety, Antonio Jesus Diaz, Miguel Angel Rosety, Manuel Rosety-Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Ordonez   +7 more
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Measuring waist circumference in disabled adults

Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2010
To date, it is unknown whether waist circumference can be measured validly and reliably when a subject is in a supine position. This issue is relevant when international standards for healthy participants are applied to persons with severe intellectual, sensory, and motor disabilities.
Waninge, A., Ligthart, K. A. M., Kramer, J., Hoeve, S., van der Schans, C. P., Haisma, H. H.   +5 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, Hua-Yi-Yang Zou, Qiang Qu, Yue Yuan, Guo-Zhen Sun, Wei Sun, Xiang-Qing Kong   +7 more
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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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Association of anthropometric indices of obesity with hypertension among public employees in northern Ethiopia: findings from a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives The burden of hypertension is increasing in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. Obesity is widely known to be associated with hypertension, but different anthropometric indices of obesity might differ in association with hypertension ...
Hiroshi Yatsuya, Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Chifa Chiang, Atsuko Aoyama, Lemlem Weldegerima Gebremariam, Esayas Haregot Hilawe   +5 more
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Waist circumference and risk of Parkinson’s disease

npj Parkinson's Disease, 2022
AbstractAlthough many studies support the association of obesity with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), there are limited data regarding the association between abdominal obesity and PD, with mixed findings. The aim of this study was to examine the association of waist circumference (WC) with the risk of PD incidence.
Kye-Yeung Park, Ga Eun Nam, Kyungdo Han, Hoon-Ki Park, Hwan-Sik Hwang   +4 more
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The severity of nocturnal hypoxia but not abdominal adiposity is associated with insulin resistance in non-obese men with sleep apnea. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Beyond obesity, sleep apnea syndrome is frequently associated with excess abdominal adiposity that could contribute to the deteriorated cardiometabolic risk profile of apneic patients.The present study addressed the respective contribution of the ...
Anne-Laure Borel, Denis Monneret, Renaud Tamisier, Jean-Philippe Baguet, Patrice Faure, Patrick Levy, Serge Halimi, Jean-Louis Pépin   +7 more
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Association of waist circumference and its change with hypertension in 18 – 65 years old Chinese residents: a dynamic prospective cohort study

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
Objective To investigate the correlation of waist circumference and its change with hypertension incidence among Chinese residents aged 18 – 65 years for providing evidence to the prevention and control of hypertension.
Kaiming GUO, Na YI, Zhenping ZHAO, Yingying JIANG, Wei JIANG, Maigeng ZHOU   +5 more
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Relationship Between the Head Circumference and Waist Circumference

The International Annals of Medicine, 2017
Summary: The purpose of this study therefore is to investigate the relationship between the head circumference and waist circumference of male and female subjects in Nigeria and also if there exists any significant difference in male and female head circumferences and waist circumferences.
Okoro Oghenerieborue Godswill, Enaohwo Taniyohwo Mamerhi   +1 more
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