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Noninvasive tests for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a multi‐ethnic population: The HELIUS study

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence and severity globally, prompting noninvasive testing, yet limited data exist on noninvasive liver tests (NITs) including transient elastography (TE) in ethnically diverse populations.
Anne‐Marieke van Dijk, Yasaman Vali, Anne Linde Mak, Henrike Galenkamp, Max Nieuwdorp, Bert‐Jan van den Born, Adriaan Georgius Holleboom   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abdominal Circumference or Waist Circumference?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2018
Circumference measures, also called perimetry, are part of the anthropometric evaluation. Important Brazilian guidelines, as well as the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), have considered the abdominal circumference values as a point of reference to classify the risk for cardiovascular disease development.
Tiago de Oliveira Chaves, Michel Silva Reis   +1 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
openaire   +3 more sources

Waist circumference and insulin resistance: a cross-sectional study of Japanese men

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2009
Background Visceral obesity is positively related to insulin resistance. The nature of the relationship between waist circumference and insulin resistance has not been known in Japanese populations.
Hamachi Tadamichi, Yoshimitsu Shinichiro, Tabata Shinji, Abe Hiroshi, Ohnaka Keizo, Kono Suminori   +5 more
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Comparing Trends in BMI and Waist Circumference [PDF]

Obesity, 2011
The nature of excess body weight may be changing over time to one of greater central adiposity. The aim of this study is to determine whether BMI and waist circumference (WC) are increasing proportionately among population subgroups and the range of bodyweight, and to examine the public health implications of the findings.
Walls, H., Stevenson, C., Mannan, H., Abdullah, A., Reid, Christopher, McNeil, J., Peeters, A.   +6 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, Heng‐Li Liu, Qiang Qu, Chen Cheng, Xiang‐Qing Kong, Wen‐Jun Huang, Wei Sun   +7 more
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Study the relation between body mass index, waist circumference and spirometry in COPD patients

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Obesity is becoming more prevalent in the world and has many recognized impacts on different body systems. Of particular interest is the impact on respiratory function in general and more specifically in COPD patients as it is very common and affects ...
L. Helala, K. Wagih, M. Abl El Monem
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Genome-Wide Association of Body Fat Distribution in African Ancestry Populations Suggests New Loci [PDF]

, 2013
Central obesity, measured by waist circumference (WC) or waist-hip ratio (WHR), is a marker of body fat distribution. Although obesity disproportionately affects minority populations, few studies have conducted genome-wide association study (GWAS) of fat
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Reiner (178706), Schreiner, Pamela J, Xiuqing Guo (73591), Grant, SFA, Zhao, Wei, Burke, Gregory L, Broeckel, U, Evans, Michele K., Ochs-Balcom, HM, Ambrosone, Christine B., Griffin, PJ, Tamara B Harris, Jingzhong Ding, Kooperberg, Charles, Charles Kooperberg, Guanjie Chen, Mara Z. Vitolins (446505), Thomas H Mosley, Liu, J, Xue, Luting, Christopher A Haiman, Alan B. Zonderman (178692), Bruce Psaty, Chen, Guanjie, Jeanette S Andrews, Kari E. North (68131), Wojczynski, MK, W. Timothy Garvey (113627), Herman Taylor (446523), Taylor, Kira C., North, Kari E, Ambrosone, CB, Joann E Manson, Paula J. Griffin (446507), Sharon L R Kardia, Rasmussen-Torvik, LJ, Wojczynski, Mary K., Simin Liu, Wei Zhao, Josyf Mychaleckyj (5930), Kurt Lohman, Peyser, PA, Mosley, Thomas H, Borecki, Ingrid B, Rotimi, Charles N, Smith, Megan, Demerath, Ellen W, Nyante, Sarah, Kurt Lohman (110218), Taylor, KC, Robert C. Millikan (202086), Guo, Xiuqing, Schreiner, PJ, Julie R. 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Patel (120915), Ida Spruill, Leslie Lange (178678), Irvin, Marguerite R, Demerath, Ellen W., Kuller, LH, Ellis, JC, Johnson, Karen C., Howard, V, Zhou, Jie, Manson, JoAnn E., Palmas, Walter, Haiman, Christopher A, Li, G, Kardia, Sharon L. R., Ingrid B. Borecki (113678), Manson, JAE, Allison, MA, Mosley, TH, Shriner, Daniel, Bielak, Lawrence F., Chen, Wei-Min, Wei-Min Chen (110472), Grant, Struan F. A., Patricia A. Peyser (446515), McCarthy, Mark I., Harris, Tamara B., Struan F A Grant, Jerome I Rotter, Cupples, L Adrienne, Liu, Simin, Cupples, L. Adrienne, Nayak, Uma, Pamela J Schreiner, Michele K. Evans (27920), Elisa V Bandera, Herman Taylor, Chen, YDI, Marguerite R Irvin, Ida Spruill (446512), Gregory L Burke, Haiman, CA, Carlson, CS, Irvin, Marguerite R., Liu, Yongmei, Fang Chen, Guo Li (174860), Yanek, Lisa R., Kuller, Lewis H, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward A, Fox, Caroline, Lange, Leslie, Palmer, Julie R, Marian L. Neuhouser (446519), Megan Smith, Ellis, Jaclyn C, Rampersaud, E, Ochs-Balcom, Heather M., Ingrid B Borecki, Guo Li, Lewis H. Kuller (301146), Nyante, S, Walter Palmas (171554), W Timothy Garvey, Strom, Sara S, Jaclyn C Ellis, Nalls, MA, Ordovas, Jose M, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller (446518), Barbara V. Howard (215615), Elizabeth K Speliotes, Smith, M, Cushman, M, Talin Haritunians, Taylor, Kira C, Heather M Ochs-Balcom, Fang Chen (34476), Elizabeth K. Speliotes (145716), Guo, X, Kooperberg, C, Gregory L. Burke (217200), Grant, Struan FA, Wassertheil-Smoller, S, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Michael A Nalls, Neuhouser, ML, Monda, Keri L, Yan V Sun, Evans, Michele K, Reiner, Alexander P, Yii-Der Ida Chen (113593), Josyf Mychaleckyj, Sharon L. R. Kardia (175092), Sanjay R Patel, Monda, KL, Lara Sucheston, Alan B Zonderman, Daniel Shriner (137188), Sara S Strom, Xiuqing Guo, Kari E North, Lisa R. Yanek (113564), Zhou, J, Adebowale Adeyemo (28944), Luting Xue, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Rampersaud, Evadnie, Howard, Barbara V, Cushman, Mary, Taylor, Herman, Wojczynski, Mary K, George J. Papanicolaou (163242), Andrews, JS, Haritunians, T, Jose M. Ordovas (2605621), Xue, L, Barbara McKnight (103714), Christine B Ambrosone, Chen, WM, Mary K Wojczynski, Britton, AF, Rosenberg, Lynn, Griffin, Paula J, Sun, YV, Yan V. Sun (446508), Manson, JoAnn E, Mary Cushman, Kira C. Taylor (446503), Christopher S. Carlson (108137), Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia, Howard, Virginia, Michele M. Sale (3944525), Peyser, Patricia A, Bandera, Elisa V., Ellen W. Demerath (262603), Rotter, Jerome I., Wei-Min Chen, Pettaway, Curtis, Sale, Michele M., Matthew A Allison, Garvey, W Timothy, L Adrienne Cupples, Pettaway, C, Yongmei Liu (104713), Reiner, Alexander P., Fox, Caroline S   +430 more
core   +1 more source

Association of waist-calf circumference ratio, waist circumference, calf circumference, and body mass index with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older adults: a cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Waist circumference (WC), calf circumference (CC), and body mass index (BMI) have been independently linked to mortality. However, it's not yet clear how the waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR) relates to mortality.
Miao Dai, Bin Xia, Jiangqi Xu, Weiyun Zhao, Dongdong Chen, Xiang Wang   +5 more
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Waist Circumference as a Risk Factor for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Older Adults in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Geriatrics, 2023
Non-alcoholic liver steatosis is currently considered an epidemic. It involves a broad spectrum of liver diseases, in which older adults constitute a susceptible group. The aim of this study is to identify the role of waist circumference as a risk factor
Dayana Cabrera, Jorge Moncayo-Rizzo, Karen Cevallos, Geovanny Alvarado-Villa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source