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Waist and hip circumferences, and waist-hip ratio in 19 populations of the WHO MONICA Project [PDF]

International Journal of Obesity, 1999
To assess differences in waist and hip circumferences and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measured using a standard protocol among populations with different prevalences of overweight. In addition, to quantify the associations of these anthropometric measures with age and degree of overweight.Cross-sectional study of random population samples.More than 32000 ...
Molarius, A, Seidell, JC, Sans, S, Tuomilehto, J, Kuulasmaa, K   +4 more
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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

Waist-hip ratio among the adult population of Kathmandu (n = 245).

, 2021
Waist-hip ratio among the adult population of Kathmandu (n = 245).
Avaniendra Chakravartty (8635845), Surya Raj Niraula (8635839), Sitasnu Dahal (11408561), Ram Bilakshan Sah (11408564), Rajendra Karkee (529428)   +4 more
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Trends of median waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio.

, 2023
Trends of median waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio.
Sujata Shakya (16557786), Subas Neupane (8674191), Pilvikki Absetz (3408635)   +2 more
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Waist circumference as a determinant of hypertension and diabetes in Brazilian women: a population-based study. [PDF]

, 2004
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of central adiposity, as evaluated by the measurement of waist circumference (WC), as an independent risk factor for hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the setting of a developing country.
Nacul, LC, Macedo, S, Olinto, MTA, Costa, JSD, Gigante, DP, Menezes, AMB   +5 more
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Korelasi lingkar pinggang dan rasio lingkar pinggang-panggul terhadap kadar glukosa plasma menggunakan tes toleransi glukosa oral

Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2015
Background: The increased circumference of waist and waist-hip ratio describe intra-abdominal fat which is associated with a number of metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus.
Farida Dwi Rokhmah, Dian Handayani, Harun Al-Rasyid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body shape preferences: Associations with rater body shape and sociosexuality [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 Price et al.This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.There is accumulating evidence of condition-dependent mate choice in many species, that is, individual preferences varying in strength ...
Sian Hopkins, Nicholas Pound, James Dunn (91160), Jinsheng Kang (105525), Dunn, J, Michael E Price, Jinsheng Kang, Kang, J, Sian Hopkins (105524), Hopkins, S, James Dunn, Michael E. Price (105522), Pound, N, Nicholas Pound (105523), Price, ME, Dunn James, Pound Nicholas, Kang Jinsheng, Hopkins Sian, Price Michael E.   +19 more
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Seasonality, waist-to-hip ratio, and salivary testosterone [PDF]

Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2006
Patterns of seasonal variation in testosterone (T) and T-dependent measures are poorly understood in humans and particularly in women, despite their importance in other animals. We examined seasonal fluctuations in salivary T in women and men, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in women.
van Anders, Sari M., Hampson, Elizabeth, Watson, Neil V   +2 more
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Homeostase glicêmica e marcadores antropométricos associados à resistência insulínica em pacientes portadores de doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica

Demetra, 2021
Objective: To determine predictive anthropometric measurements associated with insulin resistance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted at two outpatient clinics in Recife-PE.
Emerson Iago Garcia e Silva, Sarah Emanuely Macêdo Gudes, Bárbara Evelin de Souza Cunha, Camilla Araújo de Brito   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparision between body mass index and abdominal obesity for the screening for diabetes in healthy individuals

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Aim: To study about the usefulness of Waist-Height Ratio as a clinical marker in patients with Metabolic Syndrome. Materials and Methods: A clinic-based study of patients attending a secondary level Diabetic Clinic and correlation of their Anthropometry ...
S Gopinath, B Amirtha Ganesh, K Manoj, Rubiya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source