waist circumference (WC)
Less waste on waist measurements: Determination of optimal waist circumference measurement site to predict visceral adipose tissue in postmenopausal women with obesity
... used waist circumference (WC) measurement sites could provide accurate estimations of VAT, as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is a gold standard for measuring VAT, in ...
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Alcohol consumption and its interaction with adiposity-associated genetic variants in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference and body weight
... large waist circumference (WC) (≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women) ...increased WC for given level of total alcohol intake ...major waist gain, and not associated with major ...
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<p>Obesity and Waist Circumference are Possible Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer: Correlation with Different Ultrasonography Criteria</p>
... Figure 1 A 56 years old female with medullary thyroid cancer, not diabetic or hypertensive has a positive family history of thyroid disease. She was euthyroid with multinodular goiter. Weight=119kg, Height=159cm, body ...
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Waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio reference percentiles for abdominal obesity among Greek adolescents
... (Ht), WC and hip circumference (HC), with adolescents being bare-foot and in minimal ...plane. Waist and hip circumfer- ences were measured twice using inextensible anthropo- metric tape with the ...
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Conclusion: The prevalence of metabolic Syndrome was high in our study. The components of metabolic
... weight, Waist circumference (WC) in centimetre, Body Mass Index (BMI), Lipid profile, Fasting blood sugar, Blood pressure) Post Menopausal women were considered to have metabolic Syndrome if they ...
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Body fat indices for identifying risk of hypertension in Indian children
... Higher WC (>90th centile) also exhibited ...indicates waist circumference is significantly correlated with systolic BP ...for, WC, WHtR, TSFT and WrC in Older age groups in both ...with ...
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Relationship between various anthropometric indicators used for obesity measurement among college going girls of Agra
... dividing waist circumference by height. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was obtained by dividing waist circumference by hip ...of WC of ≥80 cm, WHtR of ≥ ...
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Neck circumference measurement as a screening tool for obesity in children
... weight, WC, WHR, BMI and weight height ...and waist circumference measurement though reflect central obesity it is time consuming, cumbersome and may be effected by post prandial abdominal ...
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Body Composition of Young Females (20-25 years) by Bioelectrical Impedance: Relationship with Body Mass Index
... arm circumference (MUAC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) & wrist circumference (WrC) were measured using non stretchable plastic tape & standard ...on ...
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<p>The relationship between hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype and vitamin D status in type 2 diabetes</p>
... index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glu- cose; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; TG, trigly- ceride; HDL-C, high-density ...
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Neck circumference as an independent predictive contributor to cardio-metabolic syndrome
... neck circumference (NC) for cardio-metabolic risks remain ...(BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip ratio (WHpR) in a large Chinese ...
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Body Mass Index versus Other Adiposity Traits: Best Predictor of Cardiometabolic Risk
... (DBP) waist circumference (WC in cm), hip circumference (HC in cm), age, and gender of subjects were ...scale. Waist circumference was measured with a meas- uring tap placed ...
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Body Shape Index and Body Roundness Index: Two New Body Indices for Prediction of Multiple Metabolic Risk Factors in Southern China Adults
... with waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and body adiposity index (BAI) to predict metabolic ...that WC, BMI, ...
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Prediction of whole body fat percentage and visceral adipose tissue mass from five anthropometric variables
... BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are more frequently used ...of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as a risk indicator for poor cardio-metabolic health ...BMI, ...
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Head fat is a novel method of measuring metabolic disorder in Chinese obese patients
... Neck circumference; WC: Waist circumference; HC: Hip circumference; BM: Basal metabolism; UA: Uric acid; WHO: World Health Organization; T2DM: Type II diabetes mellitus; OSAS: ...
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Central body fat distribution indices in Thai preschool children
... ). Waist circumference (WC) was measured at the umbilicus level using non-elastic ...Hip circumference (HC) was measured at the level yielding maximum circumference over the ...buttock. ...
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Body composition and ankle-brachial index in Ghanaians with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in a tertiary hospital
... and waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) for central adiposity ...as WC, WHR and WHtR are bet- ter determinant of CVD morbidity and ...
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Obesity indices predict hypertension among indigenous adults in Krau Wildlife Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
... (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-height ratio (WHtR), are commonly used as a proxy measure of ...obesity, WC, WHR, and WHtR indicate abdom- inal ...
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Study of Correlation between Dominant Hand s Grip Strength and Some Physical Factors in Adult Males and Females
... Weight, Waist circumference (WC) and Hip circumference (HC) were recorded along with Hand span of dominant hand and dominant hand’s grip strength test was carried out after the clinical ...
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Anthropometric parameters and their associations with cardio-metabolic risk in Chinese working population
... index; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio; BP: Blood pressure; BF%: Body fat percent (BF%); OGTT: Oral glucose tolerance test; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; 2hPG: 2-hour plasma ...
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