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A Prediction Model for One‐Year Disability Risk Among Community‐Dwelling Older Adults in China: Integrating Physical, Metabolic, and Psychosocial Factors

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Based on a prospective cohort of 1003 older adults, we developed and validated a practical disability prediction model integrating physical, metabolic, and psychosocial factors (AUC = 0.716), presented via a user‐friendly nomogram for community use. ABSTRACT Background Disability in older adults, characterized by progressive limitations in performing ...
Yanjun Ma, Chaofan Geng, Zhibin Wang, Yiwei Zhao, Lixin Ma, Pengpeng Ye, Leilei Duan, Guoping Peng, Yi Tang   +8 more
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Abdominal fat accumulation increases the risk of high blood pressure: evidence of 47,037 participants from Chinese and US national population surveys

Nutrition Journal
Aims This study aims to ascertain whether abdominal fat accumulation evaluated by waist circumference increases the risk of hypertension using the nationwide population.
Jin-Yu Sun, Zhenyang Su, Hui Shen, Yang Hua, Wei Sun, Xiang-Qing Kong   +5 more
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Optimal waist circumference cut-off points for predicting metabolic syndrome among low-income black South African adults

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective Waist circumference has been identified as one of the strongest predictive tool for metabolic syndrome. This study determines the optimal cut-off point of waist circumference for metabolic syndrome among low-income earning South African black ...
Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi, Daniel Ter Goon, Oladele Vincent Adeniyi, Anthony Idowu Ajayi   +3 more
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Waist-related anthropometric measures: Simple and useful predictors of coronary heart disease in women

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2015
Background: Waist circumference (WC) (abdominal girth), a measure of both subcutaneous and visceral fats, is easily measured and also correlated with body frame size. Waist circumference (WC) and waist–hip ratio (WHR), but not body mass index (BMI), have
Sharanjit Kaur, Anand Sharma, Harinder Jot Singh   +2 more
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Study on reference value of waist circumference percentile curve and abdominal obesity cutoff points of children and adolescents aged 6–20 in Macao

BMC Public Health
Background To develop a standardized percentile curve of waist circumference and abdominal obesity cutoff points for children and adolescents aged 6 to 20 in Macao, the study established a reference for screening abdominal obesity in this population ...
Lupei Jiang, Aoyu Zhang, Chunjing Tu, Yibo Gao, Jin He, Xiang Pan, Xuehui Zhang, Yanfeng Zhang   +7 more
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Waist circumference: a waste of time?

Heart, 2010
To the editor: With great interest, we read the articles of a recent issue of Heart addressing the important role of abdominal obesity in relation to cardiovascular risk and the metabolic syndrome.1 2 The metabolic syndrome, considered the ailment of the 20th century, emerges from clustering and interactions of multiple cardiovascular risk factors ...
Groot, P.C.E. de, Thijssen, D.H.J., Hopman, M.T.E.   +2 more
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Change in Waist Circumference With Continuous Use of a Smart Belt: An Observational Study

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019
BackgroundHealth insurers and policymakers are trying to prevent and reduce cardiovascular diseases due to obesity. A smart belt that monitors activity and waist circumference is a new concept for conquering obesity and may be a promising new strategy ...
Lee, Myeonggyun, Shin, Jaeyong
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Rising Incidence and Mortality of Colorectal Cancer Among Younger Adults: A Population‐Based Study in Taiwan, 1994–2018

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have increased in the Asia‐Pacific region over the past three decades. This population‐based study in Taiwan suggests a shift of the colorectal cancer burden towards the younger generations. An age–period–cohort model revealed higher annual increases in incidence (3.58%) and mortality (1.0%) rates among ...
Yun‐Chen Tsai, Chih‐Yi Wu, Tsung‐I Hung, Hung‐Yi Chiou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune Markers and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the European EPIC Cohort

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
The immune system has been implicated as a major driver in pancreatic cancer etiology. Previous cohort studies have found associations between pancreatic cancer and single immune system‐derived markers, but omics‐based evidence remains scarce. In this prospective case–control study, the authors investigated 92 proteins involved in immune reactions and ...
Verena A. Katzke, Yue Chen, Srimanti Dutta, Federico Canzian, Julie Louise Munk Andersen, Agnetha Linn Rostgaard‐Hansen, Léa Bouteille, Vinciane Rebours, Thérèse Truong, Matthias B. Schulze, Benedetta Bendinelli, Valeria Pala, Vittorio Simeon, Rosario Tumino, Carlotta Sacerdote, Roel Vermeulen, P. Martijn Kolijn, Sjoerd G. Elias, Marta Crous‐Bou, Maria‐José Sánchez, Ana Jimenez‐Zabala, José María Huerta, Marcela Guevara, Nick Wareham, Marie Breeur, Mattias Johansson, James Yarmolinsky, Daniele Campa, Rudolf Kaaks   +28 more
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New‐Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer Risk: A Matched Cohort Study in China Kadoorie Biobank

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rising rapidly in China and is linked to increased cancer risk, but causality remains unclear due to biases. We examined the causal effect of T2DM on cancer risk using bias‐minimizing methods.
Mengying Wang, Owen Tipping, Bowen Liu, Derrick A. Bennett, Baiyong Shen, Siyi Zou, Shulin Zhao, Richard M. Martin, Matthew Sperrin, Andrew G. Renehan   +9 more
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