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Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as indicators of abdominal obesity
International Journal of Life Science Research Archive, 2022Obesity is linked to various gynaecological conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and leads to metabolic syndrome. Early diagnosis of visceral obesity would help control the occurrence and progression of these diseases The aim of the study was to compare waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio with body mass index (BMI) as indicators of ...
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Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Are Related to Gestational Glucose Tolerance
Diabetes Care, 1997OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship of central fat distribution with gestational glucose tolerance during the usual time for screening gestational diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This cross-sectional study investigated 1,113 ...
L, Branchtein +5 more
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2014
The pelvis plays a central role in the human mating process. Sexual arousal also starts by the pelvic contours, in fact by the waist-to-hip ratio. Men determine the fitness of a female by this ratio. Added visual information of the face strengthens the pelvic sexual arousal. The waist-to-hip ratio is codetermined by buttock fat and muscles. The buttock
Enrico Marani, Wijnand F.R.M. Koch
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The pelvis plays a central role in the human mating process. Sexual arousal also starts by the pelvic contours, in fact by the waist-to-hip ratio. Men determine the fitness of a female by this ratio. Added visual information of the face strengthens the pelvic sexual arousal. The waist-to-hip ratio is codetermined by buttock fat and muscles. The buttock
Enrico Marani, Wijnand F.R.M. Koch
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Waist-to-hip ratios of Jomon figurines
Antiquity, 2007The authors show that the Jomon clay figurines made by hunter-gatherers use imagery that emphasises a narrow waist and full hips, showing that a female construct was part of the symbolism of these possibly shamanistic objects. In creating these figurines, prehistoric people were no doubt turning a recognition of health and fertility into more cultural ...
Mark J. Hudson, Mami Aoyama
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Progress in Nutrition, 2019
Introduction/Aim Overweight in childhood is a risk factor for later diseases in adulthood. It is necessary to identify thresholds for anthropometric indexes for assessing obesity. The aim of our study was to explore the accuracy of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and for the first time proposes the optimal thresholds of these ...
Rakić, Rada +3 more
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Introduction/Aim Overweight in childhood is a risk factor for later diseases in adulthood. It is necessary to identify thresholds for anthropometric indexes for assessing obesity. The aim of our study was to explore the accuracy of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and for the first time proposes the optimal thresholds of these ...
Rakić, Rada +3 more
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Commentary on cellulite: skin mechanobiology and the waist‐to‐hip ratio
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2005SummaryCellulite is a gender‐related condition which is the clinical expression of conformational changes taking place in the fibrous strands partitioning the hypodermis. The affected skin areas are those where fat deposition is under the influence of estrogens. Some hypodermal fibrous strands become enlarged and others become loose and look similar to
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Anthropometric Analysis of Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Asian Women
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2008The universally accepted attractive female figure has a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 0.7 or 0.68 (WHR of the Venus de Milo). Using WHR and other parameters, the authors attempted to investigate chronologic changes in perceptions of the attractive female figure in Korean society, differences between Asian and Western societies in this respect, and ...
Young Jun, Hong +3 more
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Maternal waist to hip ratio is a risk factor for macrosomia
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2011Please cite this paper as: Salem W, Adler A, Lee C, Smith G. Maternal waist to hip ratio is a risk factor for macrosomia. BJOG 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471‐0528.2011.03167.x.Objective Fetal growth during pregnancy may be affected by the metabolic activity and distribution of fat stores in women.
W, Salem +3 more
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