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How Has the Health of the United States Population Changed? Evidence From Biomarkers

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Population health is a central input into social welfare, but health itself is complex and multidimensional. Mapping multiple dimensions of health into a single population health index may require strong assumptions about how to aggregate and weight across dimensions.
Sanchita Chakrovorty, Travis A. Smith
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Research progress on clinical application of weight⁃adjusted⁃waist index

Huli yanjiu
This 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, XIANG Yuhua, LI Hong, JIA Guo'an, YAO Chensiyu, JI Hong   +5 more
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and the prevalence of gallstone disease in Minhang District, Shanghai: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common and costly health issue with a multifactorial etiology linked to obesity. The Weight-Adjusted-Waist Index (WWI) is a novel anthropometric measure that incorporates both weight and waist circumference ...
Jian Wang, Zixuan Zheng, Hongyu Tan, Shan Wei, Yufeng Gu, Yingsheng Cheng, Chengyan Xu, Wei Wang   +7 more
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Correlation between weight-adjusted waist index and coronary heart disease: NHANES 1999–2020

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundThe 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, Shougang Sun, Qi Zou, Ting Tao, Dian Li, Guodong Han, Zhiliang Wei   +6 more
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and multimorbidity: Evidence from NHANES and prospective validation in CHARLS

Experimental Gerontology
Background: The burden of chronic diseases is known to be significantly increased by obesity, yet conventional measures like waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) do not accurately capture central adiposity.
Xiaorong Ye, Dingqi Shi, Ruixuan Li, Yuxin Li, Luwen Zhang, Lei Shi, Yao Xiao   +6 more
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Cardiometabolic Health and Risk of Breast Cancer Subtypes Among US Black Women

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the United States (US), cardiometabolic conditions and aggressive breast cancers are both more common among Black women than White women. Using data from 57,453 participants in the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), we prospectively evaluated associations of body mass index (BMI), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia with
Yifei Shan, Sarah M. Rothbard, Lynn Rosenberg, Julie R. Palmer, Mollie E. Barnard   +4 more
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The relationship between weight-adjusted-waist index and suicidal ideation: evidence from NHANES

Eating and Weight Disorders
Background Amidst growing evidence of the intricate link between physical and mental health, this study aims to dissect the relationship between the waist-to-weight index (WWI) and suicidal ideation within a representative sample of the US population ...
Shijie Guo, Guangwei Qing, Qiqi Chen, Guang Yang   +3 more
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Lifestyle Factors Associated With Colorectal Adenomas: Results From a Vietnamese Case–Control Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in Vietnam, evidence on lifestyle factors associated with colorectal adenomas (CRA) remains limited. We conducted a case–control study to examine lifestyle factors associated with CRA.
Chi Thi‐Du Tran, Tuan Thanh Nguyen, Mo Thi Tran, Huong Thi‐Thu Pham, Hung Nguyen Luu, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Linh Cu Le   +6 more
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Dose–Response Relationship Between Triglyceride Glucose‐Waist Height Ratio Index and Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Among Chinese Middle‐Aged and Older People

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Using data from 6674 middle‐aged and older Chinese adults in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), this study investigated the association between the triglyceride glucose‐waist height ratio (TyG‐WHtR) index and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM).
Lingling Li, Zongliang Yu, Yixuan Feng, Changxin Sun, Lanqing Hu, Xinyi Liu, Liang Li, Min Wu, Longtao Liu   +8 more
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Periodontitis and its association with left ventricular geometry and function: A cross‐sectional study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study investigated the cross‐sectional association between periodontal status and left ventricular (LV) geometry and function, an early and prognostically relevant marker of cardiovascular disease. Methods Data were drawn from two population‐based cohorts in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP): SHIP‐START‐2 (N = 2333) and ...
Maja Trost, Till Ittermann, Birte Holtfreter, Christiane Pink, Marcus Dörr, Henry Völzke, Matthias Nauck, Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus, Thomas Kocher   +8 more
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