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The weight-adjusted-waist index predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertension

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundWeight-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, Zixing Nie, Yifan Zhang, Tao Sun   +3 more
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and gynecologic cancers: a population-based study

Frontiers in Nutrition
ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the association between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and the risk of gynecologic cancers, using data collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to 2016.MethodsWe ...
Liyuan Fang, Xiaotong Li, Yuhang Fang, Yan Wang, Runxi Wang, Yi Xie, Ying Zhang   +6 more
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Can Cardiovascular Risk Factors Be Predicted? The Case of Weight‐Adjusted Waist Index [PDF]

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Claudio Borghi, Giulia Fiorini
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Associations between weight-adjusted waist index and fractures: a population-based study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Introduction The weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) is a novel obesity evaluation indicator that appears to be superior to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in evaluating muscle and fat mass. The purpose of this study was to
Jianchun Tao, Yun Zhang, Caixia Tan, Wenfu Tan   +3 more
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and bowel habits

Scientific Reports
Obesity has become a global public health issue and is closely related to bowel habits. The Weight-Adjusted-Waist Index (WWI), a new indicator of obesity, provides a more accurate assessment of central obesity.
Xiaoxian Yang, Zhiguang Sun
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Higher weight-adjusted waist index is associated with increased likelihood of kidney stones

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate the association between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and the prevalence of kidney stones among adults in the United States.MethodsThe cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health ...
Hangyu Liu, Yang Ma, Lungang Shi
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Association between the weight-adjusted waist index and stroke: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) is a new measure of obesity, and this study aimed to determine the association between the WWI and stroke.
Jiayi Ye, Yanjie Hu, Xinrong Chen, Zhe Yin, Xingzhu Yuan, Liping Huang, Ka Li   +6 more
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Weight-adjusted waist index and disability: a cohort study from CHARLS

BMC Public Health
Background The association between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and disability is unclear. This study aimed to assess the relationship between WWI and disability in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals and provide more predictive indicators ...
Guangyan Liu, Tuming Zhang, Yueying Wu, Wenyue Sha, Liqi Chen, Jinhua Luo, Yu Yang   +6 more
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Weight-adjusted-waist index: an innovative indicator of breast cancer hazard

BMC Women's Health
Background Central obesity and breast cancer (BC) have been identified as relevant by empirical research. The weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) is a novel methodology for quantifying central obesity.
Xinyi Huang, Hengzheng Cheng, Laifu Deng, Shuting Wang, Jiaxiu Li, An Qin, Chunqiang Chu, Wenyi Du, Xiao Liu   +8 more
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and depression: a cross-sectional study

Endocrine Connections
Background: Depression has become a multifaceted global health issue, with complex connections to obesity. Weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) can effectively evaluate central obesity, but the relationship between WWI and depression has not been well ...
Sun Fei, Min Liu, Hu Shanshan, Ruijie Xie, Wu Danni, Zhou Ningying   +5 more
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