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Harmonized dataset of Mendelian randomization for the effect of waist-to-hip ratio on respiratory tuberculosis.

Harmonized dataset of Mendelian randomization for the effect of waist-to-hip ratio on respiratory tuberculosis.
Nuannuan Cai (18283822), Weiyan Luo (18283825), Lijin Chen (8486022), Yuanjiang Huang (18283828), Lili Ding (759980)   +4 more
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Waist-to-hip ratio and adipose tissue distribution: Contribution of subcutaneous adiposity

, 2003
The waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) reflects the relative distribution of adipose tissue in the human body. However, whether this is due to the musculoskeletal structures of the waist and hip or the overlying subcutaneous adipose tissue has been disputed.
Drinkwater, Donald T., Marfell-Jones, Michael J., Clarys, Jan P., Daniel, Mark, Martin, Alan D.   +4 more
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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

Waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio percentiles and central obesity among Pakistani children aged five to twelve years

BMC Pediatrics, 2011
Background Central obesity has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in children and anthropometric indices predictive of central obesity include waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR)
Mushtaq Muhammad Umair, Gull Sibgha, Abdullah Hussain Muhammad, Shahid Ubeera, Shad Mushtaq Ahmad, Akram Javed   +5 more
doaj   +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
openaire   +1 more source

Multivariate MR analysis of waist-to-hip ratio and smoking, type 2 diabetes and educational attainment.

Multivariate MR analysis of waist-to-hip ratio and smoking, type 2 diabetes and educational attainment.
Nuannuan Cai (18283822), Weiyan Luo (18283825), Lijin Chen (8486022), Yuanjiang Huang (18283828), Lili Ding (759980)   +4 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

Assessing the relationship between anthropometric indices and visceral adipose tissue: A cross-sectional study in a Qatari population

Journal of International Medical Research
Objective To evaluate how body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio reflect visceral adipose tissue as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and how these associations differ by sex and age in a Qatari ...
Rawan Ajeen, Karam I Turk-Adawi, Alice S Ammerman, John A Batsis, Shu Wen Ng, Linda S Adair   +5 more
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All‐cause mortality after self‐reported vs. hospital‐reported gynecological surgery: The HUNT study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Mortality risk after hysterectomy and oophorectomy varied between hospital‐reported and self‐reported exposure. This could explain the heterogeneity between previous studies. In this study, hospital‐reported hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy were not associated with increased mortality risk, but early bilateral oophorectomy was.
Tina Ellinor Rosland, Nora Johansen, Astrid Helene Liavaag, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Are Hugo Pripp, Trond Melbye Michelsen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Sleep Characteristics and Anthropometric Indices Among Adults: A Cross‐Sectional Study From the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Sleep characteristics have been increasingly recognized as important determinants of obesity and metabolic health. This study aimed to investigate the association between sleep characteristics and obesity indices among adults ...
Niloufar Nezhadrekabi, Masoome Aghaei, Adeleh Isanazr, Soheil Hassanipour, Mohammadreza Naghipour, Sara yeganeh, Farahnaz Joukar, Fariborz Mansour‐Ghanaei   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source