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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and periodontitis: A population-based study.
PLoS ONEObjectiveThis study aims to examine the association between the Weight-adjusted Waist Circumference Index (WWI) and the prevalence of periodontitis, providing novel evidence on the link between central obesity and periodontal health.MethodsA cross ...
Lihan Xu +4 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseBackground This study compared the predictive capacity of traditional and novel obesity indices for stroke subtype risks across sexes and glucose metabolic statuses, addressing limitations of current anthropometric tools.
Fang Li +4 more
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Scientific ReportsThis study aims to evaluate the association between the Weight-Adjusted Waist Index (WWI) and osteoarthritis (OA) utilizing cross-sectional data from the 2005–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The study analyzed data from 12,
Xiangming Li +7 more
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Sleep Science and PracticeBackground Literature shows that traditional measures of obesity such as body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist circumference (WC) may not be precise measures of obesity compared to weight-adjusted waist ...
Edmore Madondo +5 more
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The weight-adjusted-waist index predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertension
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineBackgroundWeight-adjusted-waist (WWI) is a novel indicator of obesity that reflects the degree of central obesity in the human body.ObjectivesThe study aimed to explore the relationship between WWI and mortality in hypertensive individuals.MethodsCross ...
Yu Zheng +3 more
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Research progress on clinical application of weight⁃adjusted⁃waist index
Huli yanjiuThis review summarized the proposal and calculation method of the weight⁃adjusted⁃waist index(WWI),its correlation with various diseases,differences from other body measurement tools,as well as its advantages and limitations.It aimed to provide a ...
BIAN Lingzi +5 more
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have increased in the Asia‐Pacific region over the past three decades. This population‐based study in Taiwan suggests a shift of the colorectal cancer burden towards the younger generations. An age–period–cohort model revealed higher annual increases in incidence (3.58%) and mortality (1.0%) rates among ...
Yun‐Chen Tsai +3 more
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Immune Markers and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the European EPIC Cohort
International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.The immune system has been implicated as a major driver in pancreatic cancer etiology. Previous cohort studies have found associations between pancreatic cancer and single immune system‐derived markers, but omics‐based evidence remains scarce. In this prospective case–control study, the authors investigated 92 proteins involved in immune reactions and ...
Verena A. Katzke +28 more
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Correlation between weight-adjusted waist index and coronary heart disease: NHANES 1999–2020
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineBackgroundThe weight adjusted waist index (WWI) represents a novel indicator for assessing central obesity. The objective of this study is to investigate the association between WWI and coronary heart disease (CHD).MethodThe data of 44,528 participants ...
Yan Liu +6 more
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New‐Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer Risk: A Matched Cohort Study in China Kadoorie Biobank
International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rising rapidly in China and is linked to increased cancer risk, but causality remains unclear due to biases. We examined the causal effect of T2DM on cancer risk using bias‐minimizing methods.
Mengying Wang +9 more
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