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Waist-To-Hip Ratio and Mortality in Heart Failure [PDF]
European Journal of Heart Failure, 2018 Abstract Aims A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with better survival in heart failure (HF) patients, also known as the obesity paradox. However, BMI does not account for body composition.
Streng K. W. +16 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +6 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) +2 more
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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) +4 more
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The Comparative Study of Obesity among Mothers with Different Ethnic Groups in Northern IRAN [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2007 "nBackground: To evaluate the prevalence of obesity and some related factors in the villages around Gorgan which is a multi-racial and capital city of Golestan Province, northern Iran. "nMethods: This was a cross-sectional study with 2854 women
GR Veghari, AR Mansourian
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South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2022 Background: The use of antipsychotic medication, particularly second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in people with severe mental illness (SMI). Few studies have compared body measures of people with SMI
Maseqhala P. Nkondo-Ndaba +3 more
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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 +2 more
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2015 Background: Several measures of adiposity have been used for predicting diabetes. The results of studies regarding superiority of waist circumference (WC) to body mass index (BMI) are inconsistent.
Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Bezad Heidari
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Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014
International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy, 2018 Purpose: The best anthropometric index has not been established to investigate the relationship between hypertension and obesity. Since a similar study was not conducted in Bojnurd, we began to investigate the comparison of anthropometric indices (body ...
Hossein Lashkardoost +6 more
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