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Dietary Energy Density in Relation to Subsequent Changes of Weight and Waist Circumference in European Men and Women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background - Experimental studies show that a reduction in dietary energy density (ED) is associated with reduced energy intake and body weight.
Nita G Forouhi   +71 more
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Effect of an individually tailored one-year energy balance programme on body weight, body composition and lifestyle in recent retirees: a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background The increased prevalence of overweight and obesity warrants preventive actions, particularly among people in transitional stages associated with lifestyle changes, such as occupational retirement.
Albertine J Schuit   +23 more
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Comparison of the Four Anthropometric Indexes and Their Association With Stroke: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jilin Province, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2019
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term adult disability and death in China, and primary prevention is essential for stroke. The aim of this study is to compare the four anthropometric indexes (body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to ...
Peng Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

DataSheet_1_Positive association between weight-adjusted-waist index and hyperuricemia in patients with hypertension: The China H-type hypertension registry study.docx

open access: yes, 2022
Background and aimsThe relationship between the new obesity index weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) and hyperuricemia is unclear. We aimed to explore the association of the WWI and hyperuricemia among the hypertensive population.MethodsA total of 14,078 ...
Yumeng Shi (1351218)   +13 more
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Association between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Childhood obesity is potentially affected by breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight. Thus, this study aimed to verify the association between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in
Maurício dos Santos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Independent and joint associations of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-height ratio and their changes with risks of hyperuricemia in middle-aged and older Chinese individuals: a population-based nationwide cohort study

open access: yesNutrition & Metabolism, 2021
Background Previous reports regarding the predictive power of adiposity indices remain inconsistent, and longitudinal studies on this top are limited. The associations of hyperuricemia risk with changes in obesity status, as well as the joint effects of ...
Zonglei Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term risk of incident type 2 diabetes and measures of overall and regional obesity: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background Waist circumference (WC) is a simple and reliable measure of fat distribution that may add to the prediction of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but previous studies have been too small to reliably quantify the relative and absolute risk of future ...
Balkau, B   +249 more
core   +1 more source

Dose-dependent positive association between cigarette smoking, abdominal obesity and body fat: cross-sectional data from a population-based survey

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2011
Background Although smokers tend to have a lower body-mass index than non-smokers, smoking may favour abdominal body fat accumulation. To our knowledge, no population-based studies have assessed the relationship between smoking and body fat composition ...
Marques-Vidal Pedro   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Association of Body Fat Distribution in African Ancestry Populations Suggests New Loci [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Central obesity, measured by waist circumference (WC) or waist-hip ratio (WHR), is a marker of body fat distribution. Although obesity disproportionately affects minority populations, few studies have conducted genome-wide association study (GWAS) of fat
Burke, Gregory L.   +431 more
core   +1 more source

Sleep quality and weight-adjusted waist index in US adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2015–2020

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine
Background Sleep quality, independent of sleep duration, has been linked to central obesity. However, prior findings are inconsistent, likely due to reliance on body mass index and waist circumference, which inadequately capture abdominal fat. The weight-
Gui Xiao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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