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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, O.Obadofin, Michael, Etukumana, Etiobong A.   +2 more
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Sex Differences in the Association Between Measures of General and Central Adiposity and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction: Results From the UK Biobank

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundThere are substantial differences in the distribution of adipose tissue between women and men. We assessed the sex‐specific relationships and their differences between measures of general and central adiposity and the risk of incident ...
Sanne A. E. Peters, Sophie H. Bots, Mark Woodward   +2 more
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Association Between FTO rs1558902 Polymorphism, Age‐Related Hypogonadism, and Central Obesity in Japanese Men

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Obesity and low testosterone levels are closely interconnected, with the FTO gene being the most robust genetic determinant of body mass index (BMI). However, whether this primary genetic driver of obesity directly influences the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐testicular (HPT) axis remains unclear.
Takahiro Tsutsumi, Hideyuki Okuma, Fuminori Kazama, Masumi Endo, Yuna Takato, Hitomi Nara, Asako Miyazaki, Nozomi Harai, Kyoichiro Tsuchiya   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crude and adjusted waist circumference, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio z scores and type 2 diabetes hazards.

, 2015
*Adjusted for age, smoking status and alcohol drinking status.HR (Hazard ratio); 95%CI (95% confidence interval.Crude and adjusted waist circumference, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio z scores and type 2 diabetes hazards.
Odewumi Adegbija (721251), Zhiqiang Wang (48987), Wendy Hoy (721252)   +2 more
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Prospective Short‐ and Long‐Term Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Markers Following Gender‐Affirming Hormone Therapy

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) may be associated with increased cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk. Prospective CMD risk screening is recommended, but long‐term data are needed regarding changes in CMD markers. Objectives To evaluate prospective changes in CMD risk markers during GAHT.
Louise Lehmann Christensen, Camilla Viola Palm, Marianne S. Andersen, Guy T'Sjoen, Jan Frystyk, Tine Taulbjerg Kristensen, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Dorte Glintborg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations Between Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Lifestyle Factors

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) has been proposed as a supplementary biomarker to traditional semen parameters in the evaluation of male infertility. However, its determinants and clinical relevance remain unclear, particularly regarding modifiable lifestyle factors.
Lana Haval Mairof Adams, Lærke Priskorn, Joan‐Carles Arce, Heidi Aasted, Elisabeth Carlsen, Raphael Burkan Al‐Najaar, Anders Juul, Niels Jørgensen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relation of Waist Hip Ratio and BMI with the Vital Capacity

Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 2019
 Background: The body mass Index and waist hip ratio have shown to have linear relation with increase in vital capacity. The purpose of the study is to find the relation of both BMI and waist hip ratio with the vital capacity. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 240 stu­dents from Manipal College of medical sciences, Pokhara were ...
Poonam Karmacharya, Gopi Lal Shrestha, Surjit Singh, Om Kumar Shrestha   +3 more
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Marginal Changes in Semen Quality Over Three Decades (1996‒2022) Among 8320 Men in the Danish Young Men Study (DYMS): Cohort Profile and Trends

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Since the 1990s, declining sperm counts and increasing testicular cancer rates have raised worldwide concern about male reproductive health, including in Denmark. This prompted a prospective population‐based study with annual surveillance of semen quality.
Lærke Priskorn, Cille Baslund‐Storch, Laura S. Hansen, Astrid L. Beck, Ann H. Hansen, Stine A. Holmboe, Loa Nordkap, Anne Kirstine Bang, Rune Lindahl‐Jacobsen, Christine Dalgård, Anna‐Maria Andersson, Tina K. Jensen, Anders Juul, Niels Jørgensen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waist-to-hip measurement ratio among dental students in urban areas

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2018
Background: Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an anthropometric measure commonly used to characterize regional adiposity. WHR is a crude estimate of the relative amount of abdominal fat: Higher the hip girth compared to waist girth, the greater the proportion ...
Aishwaryah Ravishankar, Gowri Sethu, Ashish R Jain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Men's preferences for women's profile waist-to-hip ratio, breast size, and ethnic group in Britain and South Africa

, 2009
One particular aspect of the literature on preferences for female body shapes has focused on the purported universality of preferences for a low waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), despite substantial evidence of cross-cultural variability in such preferences.
Einon, D., Swami, V., Jones, J., Furnham, A.   +3 more
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