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Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, Hip Circumference and Waist-To-Hip Ratio
... that waist circumference would be a good pre- dictor of diabetes in the ...the waist circumference with body mass index, the waist to hip ratio and body fat percent in our ...
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Waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio reference percentiles for abdominal obesity among Greek adolescents
... plane. Waist and hip circumfer- ences were measured twice using inextensible anthropo- metric tape with the adolescents standing erect and relaxed with arms at the sides and feet positioned close ...
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Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip-Ratio in the Prediction of Obesity in Turkish Teenagers
... (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist- -to-hip ratio (WHR) in screening for obesity in teenagers by using the receiver operating characteristic ...WC, hip ...
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Relationship Between Neck Circumference, Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, Arm Circumference and Waist Hip Ratio as Predictors of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
... on waist circumference, waist hip ratio and body mass index and their correlation with cardiovascular disease risk factors in Australian suggested that given appropriate cut-off points, ...
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Waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio percentiles and central obesity among Pakistani children aged five to twelve years
... Muhammad Umair Mushtaq 1,2* , Sibgha Gull 1 , Hussain Muhammad Abdullah 1 , Ubeera Shahid 1 , Mushtaq Ahmad Shad 2 and Javed Akram 1 Abstract Background: Central obesity has been associated with the risk of ...
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Which is a better marker for overweight: waist height ratio or waist circumference?
... index, waist circumference and waist hip ratio have been widely ...and waist circumference are simple and inexpensive screening measurements for predicting obesity and ...
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Waist Circumference, Waist Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index in Female Undergraduates of a Tertiary Institution in Nigeria: a Cross-sectional Study
... longevity. Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are indicators of risk for central adiposity while body mass index is an indicator of overall risk of ...between waist ...
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Correlation of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio to fasting blood sugar levels in non-diabetics: an observational study
... hip ratio of less than ...about waist - hip ratio being an important risk factor for death due to coronary heart ...obesity waist - hip ratio is the best of all ...
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Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: Which Anthropometric Indicator is Better Predictor for the Hypertension Development in Women Population of the Island Cres
... BMI, waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, smoking habits, sport inactivity, and high levels of cho- lesterol and glucose in ...adiposity. Waist circumference ...
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Waist-to-Hip Ratio is Related to Body Fat Content and Distribution Regardless of the Waist Circumference Measurement Protocol, in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients
... however WC measured at the mid distance between lowest rib and iliac crest has been the most used protocol (Lear et al., 2009). To our knowledge it is unknown whether the use of different commonly used waist ...
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Serum Leptin Level and Its Association with Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Waist Hip Ratio and Waist Height Ratio
... index, Waist hip ratio and Waist height ...cms) waist circumference (in cms) and hip circumference (in cms) were ...BMI, waist hip ratio and ...
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Waist Circumference, Waist-to- Height Ratio and Body Mass Index of Thai Children: Secular Changes and Updated Reference Standards
... Organization. Waist Circumference and Waist–Hip Ratio: Report of a WHO Expert ...of waist circumference in the identification of overweight among 5-year-old children; the ...
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Combined effect of dance and fitness on waist hip ratio of sedentary females
... 2.2.1 Waist Circumference: The WHO STEPS protocol for measuring waist circumference instructs that the measurement be made at the approximate midpoint between the lower margin of the last ...
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Waist–hip ratio and breast cancer risk in urbanized Nigerian women
... and hip circum- ference at its widest diameter. Waist circumference was measured according to the guidelines in the World Health Organization MONICA Project manual ...
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Female waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index and sexual attractiveness
... the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), which is calculated by dividing the circumference of the waist by the distance around the hips and ...slimmer waist in relation to wider hips, ...
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Original Research Article To study the hip circumference to neck circumference ratio and neck circumference as a risk factor for coronary artery disease
... neck circumference, may confer risk above and beyond visceral abdominal ...neck circumference as a measure of obesity and as a marker of coronary artery disease as compared to BMI or waist ...
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<p>Waist–Calf Circumference Ratio Is an Independent Risk Factor of HRQoL in Centenarians</p>
... WC, hip circumference, calf circumference, blood pressure) were measured by trained local Hainan nurses who spoke the local language and could communicate with the centenar- ians without linguistic ...
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Preferred Women’s Waist-to-Hip Ratio Variation over the Last 2,500 Years
... The ratio between the body circumference at the waist and the hips (or WHR) is a second- ary sexual trait that is unique to humans and is well known to influence men ’s mate prefer- ...
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Fat Accumulation and Waist-Hip Ratio Trait of Bengali Women at Menopausal Phase
... Both generalized and abdominal obesity are associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The main cause of obesity‐related deaths is cardiovascular disease (CVD), for which abdominal obesity is a ...
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Female Mate Value at a Glance: Relationship of Waist-to-Hip Ratio to Health, Fecundity and Attractiveness
... There is accumulating clinical and epidemiological evidence that risk for various diseases depends not only on the degree of obesity as commonly measured by BMI, but on anatomical location of fat deposits as well ...
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