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ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1295-1303, April 2025.Abstract Background Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet an ‘obesity paradox’ has been observed in various CVD contexts. The impact of obesity on heart failure (HF) patients treated with a wearable cardioverter‐defibrillator (WCD) remains underexplored.
Mohammad Abumayyaleh +18 more
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Association of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and severity of acute pancreatitis
Lipids in Health and Disease, 2019 Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a simple visceral obesity phenotype, known as the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and its quantitative indicator waist circumference index on the severity of acute pancreatitis ...
Yanbing Ding +12 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. +5 more
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Forest Plot of Weight, BMI and Waist Circumference*.
, 2016 *weight = body weight in kg; BMI = Body Mass Index in kg/m2; Waist = waist circumference in cm.
Anthony W. Russell (758523) +4 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.The study demonstrates how functional foods, medicinal plants, phytochemicals, bioactive compounds and essential nutrients combat metabolic diseases. It highlights their mechanisms, including antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, insulin‐sensitising, lipid‐regulating, gut microbiota‐modulating and mitochondrial‐enhancing effects, leading to improved ...
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi +2 more
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RELATIONSHIP OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS WITH WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, HIP CIRCUMFERENCE AND WAIST-HIP RATIO AMONG RURAL ADULTS IN NIGERIA [PDF]
, 2014 Objective Anthropometric measurements such as waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio give risk information on diabetes mellitus. However, there are mixed reports on the relationship of these anthropometric indexes with the levels of ...
H.Puepet, Fabian +2 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2010 Background Central adiposity is related to chronic disease risk in adolescents. Racial differences in waist circumference have been identified using cross-sectional data from this age group. We tested for racial differences in age-related growth in waist
Daniels Stephen R +4 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 +3 more
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Waist Circumference: An Important Marker for Hypertension
National Journal of Community Medicine, 2019 Introduction: High blood pressure indirectly identified through anthropometric indicators may be an efficient strategy for detection and control, mainly because these measures can be implemented without specialized technical apparatus.
Sanam Anwar +3 more
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International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018 Background: Children born as small for gestational age (SGA) tend to develop central adiposity and may have chances of developing metabolic syndrome. Waist–hip circumference ratio (WHR) is considered as a good indicator of central/truncal obesity.
Harvinder Kaur +2 more
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