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Association between sarcopenia and weight-adjusted waist index in male patients with type 2 diabetes
BMC Endocrine DisordersBackground The Weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) has emerged as a predictive factor for a range of metabolic disorders. To date, the predictive value of the WWI in relation to sarcopenia in individuals with diabetics has not been extensively explored ...
Yushuang Xiang +5 more
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Frontiers in NutritionObjectiveWhile previous studies have explored the relationship between obesity and levels of thyroid autoantibodies, research using novel indicators such as weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) remains limited.
Xiaoyong Wen +7 more
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Adiposity in British secondary school children: a population based study [PDF]
, 2008 Summary:Adiposity is defined as the property of containing fat. Excessive adiposity is a cause of both morbidity and mortality in adults. Important consequences include increased risks of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, (particularly ...
Odoki, Katherine Helen
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The Adjusted Measure of Body Mass Index for the Chinese and its Impact on Health [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of socio-economic status (SES) on the Body Mass Index (BMI), a formula based on the ratio of height to weight, linked to health, using a four-year (1991, 1993, 1997 and 2000) panel data set which comes from ...
Qiu, Tian
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Lipids in Health and DiseaseBackground Obesity is linked to a variety of metabolic issues, with hyperlipidemia being a crucial adjustable risk element for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, the connection between indicators of obesity with overall and CVD mortality in American
Yiheng Zhang, Yajun Yao
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Correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and weight-adjusted-waist index: a cross-sectional study
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundObesity is recognized as a prominent factor in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) has emerged as a novel metric for assessing adiposity.
Mengye Zhang +3 more
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Understanding excess body weight: New Zealand Health Survey [PDF]
, 2015 Explores the increase in obesity over a 36 year period to 2013 and investigates the impact of obesity on different birth cohorts. Summary Obesity is New Zealand’s leading modifiable risk factor for health loss.
Hilary Sharpe, Sarah Bradbury
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Scientific ReportsAbstractThis study aims to investigate the relationship between weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI), a new body index, and sarcopenia, while also assessing the potential of WWI as a tool for screening sarcopenic patients. The cross-sectional study involved adults who possessed complete data on WWI and appendicular skeletal muscle mass from the 1999–2006 ...
Haojing Zhou +6 more
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A comparison of measured height and demi-span equivalent height in the assessment of body mass index among people aged 65 years and over in England [PDF]
, 2008 Objectives: to examine differences between measured height and demi-span equivalent height (DEH) among people aged >= 65 and investigate the impact on body mass index (BMI) of using DEH.Design and Setting: nationally representative cross-sectional sample
Hirani, V, Mindell, J
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Risk Management and Healthcare PolicyTing Tang,1,* Hua Fan,2,* Qingwen Yu,1 Xiyun Rao,1 Yongmin Shi,1 Xuhan Tong,1 Lanlan Feng,1 Zhao Xu,1 Xinyan Fu,1 Juan Chen,1 Xingwei Zhang,1 Jiake Tang,1 Hu Wang,1 Mingwei Wang1,3– 6 1Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Hospital of ...
Tang T +13 more
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