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Jackson, Robert T., Nawal Al Hamad, Prassana Prakash, and Mona Al Somaie. "Waist circumference percentiles for Kuwaiti children and adolescents." Public Health Nutrition 14, no. 1 (2010): 70–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980010002600.

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AbstractObjectiveAbdominal obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases. Yet there are no waist circumference (WC) cut-offs for children in the Arabian Gulf. We developed smoothed WC percentiles for 5–19-year-old Kuwaiti children and adolescents, which could be used in clinical and public health practice. We also examined the percentages of children who had WC ≥ 90th percentile, a value commonly associated with an elevated risk of CVD.DesignThis is a cross-sectional study that was conducted by the Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance System.SettingData were collected from representati
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Staiano, Amanda E., Bruce A. Reeder, Susan Elliott, et al. "Physical activity level, waist circumference, and mortality." Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 37, no. 5 (2012): 1008–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/h2012-058.

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This study predicted all-cause mortality based on physical activity level (active or inactive) and waist circumference (WC) in 8208 Canadian adults in Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan, surveyed between 1986–1995 and followed through 2004. Physically inactive adults had higher mortality risk than active adults overall (hazard ratio, 95% confidence interval = 1.20, 1.05–1.37) and within the low WC category (1.51, 1.19–1.92). Detrimental effects of physical inactivity and high WC demonstrate the need for physical activity promotion.
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Shah, Mahjabeen, Dimple Radia, and Huw David McCarthy. "Waist circumference centiles for UK South Asian children." Archives of Disease in Childhood 105, no. 1 (2019): 80–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315722.

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ObjectivesTo develop waist circumference (WC) centile curves for UK South Asian children, to make comparisons with published centiles for British, indigenous Indian and Pakistani children, as well as to make anthropometric comparisons with their UK white peers.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingSchool-aged children from London boroughs (main measures: 2004–2007).Participants1562 (652 boys, 910 girls) UK South Asian and 1120 (588 boys, 532 girls) UK white children aged 4.0–13.9 years.InterventionsWC, height, weight and body mass index (BMI).Main outcome measuresThe outcome measures were smoothe
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Castro, Teresa Gontijo de, Laura A. Barufaldi, Michael Maia Schlüssel, Wolney Lisboa Conde, Maurício Soares Leite, and Ilaine Schuch. "Waist circumference and waist circumference to height ratios of Kaingáng indigenous adolescents from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil." Cadernos de Saúde Pública 28, no. 11 (2012): 2053–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2012001100005.

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The aim of this study was to describe the distribution of waist circumference (WC) and WC to height (WCTH) values among Kaingáng indigenous adolescents in order to estimate the prevalence of high WCTH values and evaluate the correlation between WC and WCTH and body mass index (BMI)-for-age. A total of 1,803 indigenous adolescents were evaluated using a school-based cross-sectional study. WCTH values > 0.5 were considered high. Higher mean WC and WCTH values were observed for girls in all age categories. WCTH values > 0.5 were observed in 25.68% of the overall sample of adolescents. Mean
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Tanaka, Satoshi, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, et al. "Waist Circumference Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Is Interchangeable with Manual Measurement: Increased Waist Circumference Is Associated with Locomotive Syndrome Risk." BioMed Research International 2019 (September 25, 2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5971030.

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Objectives. The importance of preventive medicine in an aging society is increasing. Locomotive syndrome (LS) is attracting increasing attention. Recently, advances in bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) devices have made it possible to automatically measure waist circumference (WC). Nevertheless, there have been no reports evaluating the agreement or interchangeability between WC measured manually and using BIA. Therefore, we aimed to perform these analyses in the context of health checkups and investigated the associations with LS risk. Methods. We enrolled 597 participants who underwent
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Kosuri, Sravanthi, and Satheesh C. "Age and sex-specific waist circumference percentiles among school children in Chennai." International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 10, no. 12 (2023): 1796–800. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20233599.

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Background: The aim was to develop age- and sex-specific waist circumference percentiles for school children aged 5 to 17 years in Chennai. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study done among school children in Chennai. A total of 1124 children aged 5 to 17 years were included in the study, of which 540 were female and 584 were male. Anthropometric details, weight, height, waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI) were measured. The percentiles for waist circumference according to age and gender was done using SPSS 28.0. Khadilkar et al suggested a cutoff of 70th centile screening f
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Walls, Helen L., Dianna J. Magliano, John J. McNeil, et al. "Predictors of increasing waist circumference in an Australian population." Public Health Nutrition 14, no. 5 (2010): 870–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980010002673.

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AbstractObjectiveTo identify predictors of increasing waist circumference (WC) over a 5-year period in a contemporary population of Australian adults.DesignLongitudinal national cohort of adults participating in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab).SettingsAustralian adults in 2000 and 2005.SubjectsA total of 2521 men and 2726 women aged ≥25 years at baseline who participated in AusDiab and provided anthropometric measurements at baseline (1999–2000) and follow-up (2005).ResultsA ≥5 % increase of baseline WC occurred in 27 % of men and 38 % of women over the 5-year pe
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Grundy, Scott M., Ian J. Neeland, Aslan T. Turer, and Gloria Lena Vega. "Waist Circumference as Measure of Abdominal Fat Compartments." Journal of Obesity 2013 (2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/454285.

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This study examines intercorrelations among waist circumference (WC), intraperitoneal fat (IPF), and subcutaneous abdominal fat (SAF) in ethnically diverse Dallas Heart Study consisting of 1538 women and 1212 men (50% Black). Correlations between fat depots and triglyceride or HOMA2-IR, biomarkers of metabolic syndrome, are also reported. Total abdominal fat (TAF), ASF, and IPF masses were measured by magnetic resonance imaging. The highest correlations with WC according to ethnicity and gender were noted for TAF(R2=0.81-0.88)with progressively lower correlations with ASF (0.65–0.82) and IPF (
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Kabakambira, J. Damascene, Rafeal L. Baker Jr, Sara M. Briker, et al. "Do current guidelines for waist circumference apply to black Africans? Prediction of insulin resistance by waist circumference among Africans living in America." BMJ Global Health 3, no. 5 (2018): e001057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001057.

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BackgroundTo lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease in Africa, identification of African-centred thresholds for inexpensive biomarkers of insulin resistance (IR) is essential. The waist circumference (WC) thresholds that predicts IR in African men and women have not been established, but investigations recently conducted in Africa using indirect measures of IR suggest IR is predicted by WC of 80–95 cm in men and 90–99 cm in women. These WC cannot be used for guidelines until validated by direct measurements of IR and visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Therefore, we determined in a group of A
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Kurniawati, Widya, Marsetio Donosepoetro, and Andi Wijaya. "Correlation of Ghrelin and Obestatin with Waist Circumference in Central Obese Men." Indonesian Biomedical Journal 3, no. 2 (2011): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.18585/inabj.v3i2.144.

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BACKGROUND: Central obesity is known as the cause of many metabolic disorders called Metabolic Syndrome. Accumulation of adipocytes in central obesity increases production of cytokines proinflammation. Free fatty acid increases in obesity that drives atherogenic dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. IDF 2005 states that waist circumference (WC) is regarded as the simple criteria of obesity. Energy imbalance lasting for a long period is a determinant factor for obesity, e.g. when energy intake is greater than energy expenditure. The brain and gastrointestinal tract work together to maintain this
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Prajapati, Vaishali J., Shraddha V. Halpara, Khyati M. Kakkad, and Hardik R. Parmar. "A cross-sectional study to validate neck circumference, waist circumference, wrist circumference and mid upper arm circumference as a screening tool for overweight in adolescents at school of Ahmedabad city." Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences 12, no. 1 (2022): 102–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18231/j.pjms.2022.020.

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Obesity is a major health problem in children & adults. Due to physiological changes during growing up in children and adolescents, it is difficult to develop one simple index for measurement of overweight & obesity. So, this study was carried out to identify simple methods like neck, waist, wrist, and mid upper arm circumference used as screening tools for overweight & obesity.: To correlate neck, waist, wrist & mid upper arm circumference with BMI for prediction of overweight. This was a cross-sectional study done on healthy urban school going children in the age group of 9 -
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Gupta, Chhaya, Varsha Gupta, and Mamta Meena. "ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST PROFILE AMONG SCHOOL- GOING CHILDREN IN REFERENCE TO ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY." International Journal of Advanced Research 13, no. 05 (2025): 577–83. https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/20935.

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BACKGROUND: Protection of pediatric population by performing Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) is a primary concern. Lung function assessment is a crucial diagnostic and monitoring tool for a variety of pediatric respiratory conditions. Therefore, it is imperative to encourage primary care physicians and pediatricians to make implement of spirometry in the management of pediatric respiratory disorders. AIMS and OBJECTIVE: Given the rising concern of respiratory parameters according to Age, Weight, Height and Body Mass Index (BMI) , Head Circumference (HdC), Chest Circumference (CC), Upper Mid Arm
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Sannasi, Latha. "Comparison of Waist Circumference in Type 2 Diabetes and Non - Diabetic Population." Global Journal of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical Update 20 (March 27, 2025): 4. https://doi.org/10.25259/gjmpbu_1_2025.

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Objectives Diabetes mellitus has a great association with obesity. Obesity is a risk factor for diabetes mellitus. Obesity can be measured clinically with waist circumference (WC), which is an indirect measurement of obesity in humans. The association between WC and plasma glucose in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was studied in a population in the suburban population of Tamil Nadu. The objectives of this study were to study and compare the WC in diabetic and non-diabetic populations and to study the relation of WC with plasma glucose in T2DM. Materials and Methods WC, post-prandial plasma gl
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Bener, Abdulbari, Mohammad T. Yousafzai, Sarah Darwish, Abdulla O. A. A. Al-Hamaq, Eman A. Nasralla, and Mohammad Abdul-Ghani. "Obesity Index That Better Predict Metabolic Syndrome: Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Waist Hip Ratio, or Waist Height Ratio." Journal of Obesity 2013 (2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/269038.

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Aim. The aim was to compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), and waist height ratio (WHtR) to identify the best predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Qatari adult population.Methods. A cross-sectional survey from April 2011 to December 2012. Data was collected from 1552 participants followed by blood sampling. MetS was defined according to Third Adult Treatment Panel (ATPIII) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF). Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis was performed.Results. Among men, WC followed by WHR and WHtR yielded the
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Rai, Richa Hirendra, Shailly Gupta, and Asif Mohd. "Relationship of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate with Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Young Adults." Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) 56, no. 01 (2020): 26–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1712341.

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Abstract Introduction It has been observed that respiratory problems and the consequent pulmonary dysfunction are associated with an increase in waist circumference (WC), a measure of obesity. Both comorbidities result in changes in the overall health, quality of life, and life span. The literature shows that body fat distribution can affect pulmonary function. Pulmonary function test (PFT) is a basic and essential tool for the diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary dysfunction, lung diseases, and treatment effects. However, the facilities to measure PFT are not readily available for individual
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Alamanda, Elvietha, Endy Paryanto Prawirohartono, and Nenny Sri Mulyani. "Predicting hypertension using waist circumference in obese Indonesian adolescents." Paediatrica Indonesiana 50, no. 5 (2010): 300. http://dx.doi.org/10.14238/pi50.5.2010.300-4.

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Background Increasing prevalence of pediatric obesity and hypertension demonstrate the urgent need for early intervention. Waist circumference (WC) provides a measurement of central obesity, which has been specifically associated with cardiovascular risk factor including hypertension.Objectives To identify the optimal cut􀀹off point of we in predicting hypertension in obese adolescents.Methods We randomly recruited 115 adolescents aged 12-17 years from schools in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. We measured height, weight, WC, and blood pressure in 109 subjects. Optimum WC cut-offs to predi
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Indraswari, Darmawati Ayu, Hafizhil Uzhma Al Ahmadi, Devi Wahyu Arum Sari, et al. "Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference are Associated with Visceral Fats Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Adolescents." DIPONEGORO MEDICAL JOURNAL (JURNAL KEDOKTERAN DIPONEGORO) 10, no. 5 (2021): 351–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/dmj.v10i5.32040.

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Background: Overweight and obesity are two health conditions that contribute to the impaired quality of life. Two parameters of obesity also indicating body composition, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), have been used as simple tools to assess abdominal visceral fats. The correlation between both measurements and visceral fats remains unclear.Objective: The study aims at demonstrating that body mass index and waist circumference may reflect visceral fats using bioelectrical impedance analysis in adolescents.Methods: First-year students of the Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro U
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Lorenzi Berni, Andrea, Fabiana Salatino Fangueiro, Daniel Borges Pereira, Ana Paula Ribeiro, and Patrícia Colombo de Souza. "Influence of neck circumference, waist circumference and body mass index among children with overweight and normal weight." Brazilian Journal of Global Health 1, no. 2 (2021): 57–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.56242/globalhealth;2021;1;2;57-62.

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OBJECTIVE: To compare the measurements of neck circumference, waist circumference, and body mass index (BMI) between obese and eutrophic children. METHODS: Cross-sectional research, using primary and case control data, with a comparative approach of anthropometric variables, carried out with 218 students, 119 girls and 99 boys, from a municipal elementary school in São Paulo. Data collected were sex, age, body weight, height, neck circumference (NC), and waist circumference (WC). The BMI was calculated and classified using the BMI growth curve, according to age, in percentiles. For data analys
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Dias, Luiza Cristina Godim Domingues, Renata Maria Galvão de Campos Cintra, Camila Maria Arruda, Caroline Mendes Nunes, and Caroline Barros Gomes. "Relação entre circunferência abdominal e estado nutricional em pré-escolares de Botucatu, SP." Revista Ciência em Extensão 9, no. 1 (2013): 95–104. https://doi.org/10.23901/1679-4605.2013v9n1p95-104.

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Waist circumference (WC) is highlighted as a factor linked with the development of cardiovascular disease and as a component of associated metabolic syndromes in adults. It has recently been identified as a risk factor in the pediatric age group. The objective here was to establish a correlation between BMI (body mass index) and WC in pre-school children enrolled in two municipal early childhood education centers in Botucatu (São Paulo State). The study was cross-sectional in nature, with 96 children being evaluated at the final stage of early education. Significant correlation was found betwe
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Mogre, Victor, Robert Abedandi, and Zenabankara S. Salifu. "Correlates and Predictors of Increasing Waist Circumference in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Scholarly Research Notices 2014 (September 15, 2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/318569.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) has become a disease of public health concern worldwide. Obesity and elevated blood pressure have been shown to be comorbidities of type 2 DM. In this cross-sectional study in Tamale, Ghana, we determined the prevalence of abdominal obesity among type 2 DM patients. Furthermore, we examined the demographic, clinical, and anthropometric predictors of increasing waist circumference in this population. Three hundred type 2 DM patients attending the outpatient diabetes clinic of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana, were recruited for the study. Waist circumfere
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Nida Nowreen, Manmeet Kour. "Neck Circumference as a Novel Measure of Central Obesity in Young Adults: Correlation with other Anthropometric Indices." International Journal of Physiology 7, no. 4 (2019): 161–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i4.81.

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Background
 Obesity is an important yet the most neglected public health problem that has assumed epidemic proportions even in developing countries. Many simple anthropometric indices, including the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) are being widely used as markers to reflect obesity. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the utility of neck circumference (NC) in identifying people with obesity. This new index of upper body adiposity is quite easy to determine, does not require much body exposure, and is believed to correlate with other obesity indices.
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Santos, Rute, Carla Moreira, Jonatan R. Ruiz, et al. "Reference curves for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for Azorean adolescents (Portugal)." Public Health Nutrition 15, no. 1 (2011): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980011002230.

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AbstractObjectiveThere are no percentile curves for BMI, waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) available for Portuguese children and adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to develop age- and sex-specific BMI, WC and WHtR percentile curves for a representative sample of adolescents living in the Portuguese islands of Azores, one of the poorest regions of Europe, and to compare them with those from other countries.DesignCross-sectional school-based study. Weight, height and WC were objectively measured according to standard procedures. Smoothed percentile curves we
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Liu, Zhizhen, Hongqing Yang, Shiya Chen, Jing Cai, and Zijie Huang. "The association between body mass index, waist circumference, waist–hip ratio and cognitive disorder in older adults." Journal of Public Health 41, no. 2 (2018): 305–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy121.

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Abstract Purpose To examine the association between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist–hip ratio (WHR) and cognitive disorder in older adults. Methods Cross-sectional data from the mini-mental state examination questionnaire and physical examination of older adults (≥65, n = 1037) were collected and analyzed. Logistic regression examined the odds ratios (ORs) of cognitive performance according to BMI, WC and WHR. Results The prevalence of cognitive dysfunction in older adults was 13.0%. The BMI-based overweight rate, obesity rate and central obesity rate calculated by eithe
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Batubara, Astriana Marta, A. Fahmy Arif Tsani, Astika Widy Utomo, and Ahmad Syauqy. "Association of Anthropometric Profiles with Triglyceide/High-Density Lipoprotein Ratios in Adult Islamic Boarding School Students." Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan 18, Supp.1 (2023): 96–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.25182/jgp.2023.18.supp.1.96-98.

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The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between anthropometric profiles and Triglyceide/High-Density Lipoprotein (TG/HDL-C) ratio in adult Islamic boarding school students. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 83 Islamic boarding school students, aged 19 to 23 years, selected using a consecutive sampling design. Anthropometric measurements consisted of Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), and Skinfold Thickness (SFT). There were 45.8% students who had high TG/HDL-C ratio, WC (p<0.001; r=0.379) and WHR (p<0,001; r=0.455). The respondents' waist circumferen
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RAMÍREZ-CALDERÓN, Bayner Julián, Clara Helena GONZALEZ-CORREA, and Carlos Augusto GONZÁLEZ-CORREA. "WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE CUT-OFF POINTS OR BODY MASS INDEX FOR PREDICTING FAT MASS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS." REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE BIOMETRIA 38, no. 2 (2020): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.28951/rbb.v38i2.435.

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Obesity affects millions of people worldwide, becoming a public health problem with serious implications for human life quality. This is why low-cost prevention and diagnostic strategies that are accessible to the entire population are needed. Low-cost and easy-to-use strategies include the measurement of Body Mass Index (BMI) and measurement of waist circumference (WC). The objective was to determine whether the percentage of body fat in Colombian college students can be predicted through BMI or WC, establishing WC cutoff points. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a simple rand
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Mansour A.A., Abbas Ali, Aymen A. Al-Hassan A.A., and Meelad Imad Al-Jazairi M.I. "Toward establishing normal waist circumference in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (Arab) populations. Cutoff values for waist circumference in Iraqi adults." International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism 15, no. 1 (2007): 14–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000497628.

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Background: Determination of cutoff points for waist circumference (WC) is of paramount importance for prevention, optimum management, and prognosis of obesity, the metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary heart disease. The aim of this project was to establish cut-off levels for waist circumference in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (Arab) populations in Basrah, Iraq. Methods: This was a community-based cross-sectional survey for establishing normal value of WC from one district in Basrah (Abu-Al-khasib). A multiple stratified sampling procedure was used for sam
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Joshi, Bishal, Laxmi Shrestha, Kushal Bhattarai, Nilu Manandhar, and Narayan Bahadur Mahotra. "Comparison of Central Obesity with Overall Obesity in Predicting the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus." Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences 7, no. 1 (2019): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v7i1.24680.

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INTRODUCTION: Many studies have shown the association of waist circumference, waist hip ratio and body mass index with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Waist circumference and waist hip ratio have been used as measures of central obesity and body mass index has been used as a measure of general obesity. Objective of this study is to find out which type of obesity is better for prediction of risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
 MATERIAL AND METHODS:Total 100 participants with confirmed diagnosis of type 2 DM with age group 35-80 years were selected for the study. Anthropometric measurements like he
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Jeppu, Ashok K., and Kavitha A. Kumar. "An Interrelationship between Blood Pressure, Body Roundness Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist to Height Ratio." Recent Advances in Biology and Medicine 5 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18639/rabm.2019.880561.

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Obesity is a global epidemic. Obesity related comorbidities include hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and sudden death. Abdominal adiposity has been blamed for causing cardiovascular complications. The body roundness index (BRI) has been considered to be a superior anthropometric measure for abdominal adiposity. The aim of the study was to find the relationship of blood pressure in healthy individuals to BRI, waist circumference (WC), and waist to height Ratio (WHtR). It also tried to find out the relation of BRI to WC and WHtR. This cross-sectional study was condu
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Zvonar, Martin, Lovro Štefan, and Mario Kasović. "Percentile Curves for Body-Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Waist-To-Height Ratio and Waist-To-Height Ratio(Exp) in Croatian Adolescents." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 11 (2019): 1920. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111920.

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Purpose: The main purpose of the present study was to establish percentile curves for body-mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and WHtR(exp) in adolescents. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 1036 secondary-school students aged 15 to 18 years from eight randomly selected schools (55.3% girls). BMI, WC, WHtR and WHtR(exp) were calculated using standardized measuring protocol. The sex- and age-specific smoothed percentile curves with 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th percentile for each anthropometric measure were constructed using
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Susilo, Mursid Tri, Salimar, Helda Khusun, and Saptawati Bardosono. "Waist Circumference, Waist-to-Height Ratio, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Profiles of Under-Fives Children from a Cohort Study in Bogor." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 8 (2018): 6280–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12713.

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Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) were concerned as new screening indicators to detect obesity among under-fives children. Those data were compared to the Waist-to-Height Z-Score (WHZ) and Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-Age as the commonest indicators. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 370 children age 24–59 months old, nested with the Bogor Child and Development (BCD) cohort study by Indonesian Agency for Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health. The subjects and area of the study were referred to the BCD cohort study. ROC curv
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Cruz, Nilcemar Rodrigues Carvalho, Pollyanna Costa Cardoso, Thaisa Netto Souza Valente Frossard, et al. "Waist circumference as high blood pressure predictor in school age children." Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 24, no. 5 (2019): 1885–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232018245.18012017.

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Abstract Childhood hypertension is becoming more common with the increasing numbers of child obesity, which has encouraged new studies to identify a good anthropometric marker for high blood pressure levels. The objective this study was to identify the best anthropometric predictor of risk of hypertension in children between 8-10 years of age. The Children were evaluated for socioeconomic status and their blood pressure (BP), weight, height, waist circumference (WC) and percentage of body fat (PBF) were measured. The study included 445 children, of which 50.1% were females. The prevalence of o
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Irenewati, Sindy, Nahwa Arkhaesi, and Wistiani Wistiani. "Association of BMI measurements to waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in overweight and obese children." Paediatrica Indonesiana 60, no. 3 (2020): 130–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.14238/pi60.3.2020.130-5.

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Background Early monitoring of visceral fat is important to prevent the worsening of obesity in children. In recent years, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) measurements have gained attention as an anthropometric indexes for obesity in children. They are an easy-to-use, inexpensive, specific to visceral fat and safe monitoring methods for children. International reference values, however, do not exist for any of the two measures to determine obesity in children.
 Objective To compare WC and WHtR to body mass index (BMI) status in overweight and obese children aged
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Irenewati, Sindy, Nahwa Arkhaesi, and Wistiani Wistiani. "Association of BMI measurements to waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in overweight and obese children." Paediatrica Indonesiana 60, no. 3 (2020): 131–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.14238/pi60.3.2020.131-6.

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Background Early monitoring of visceral fat is important to prevent the worsening of obesity in children. In recent years, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) measurements have gained attention as an anthropometric indexes for obesity in children. They are an easy-to-use, inexpensive, specific to visceral fat and safe monitoring methods for children. International reference values, however, do not exist for any of the two measures to determine obesity in children.
 Objective To compare WC and WHtR to body mass index (BMI) status in overweight and obese children aged
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Ke, Jierong, Yuntian Feng, and Zhiyun Chen. "Association between waist circumference and female infertility in the United States." PLOS ONE 18, no. 12 (2023): e0295360. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295360.

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Background Obesity has significant implications for fertility and reproductive health. However, evidences linking abdominal obesity to female infertility were limited and inconclusive. Our objective was to figure out the potential relationship between waist circumference (WC) and infertility among women of childbearing age in the United States using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Methods Our cross-sectional study included 3239 female participants aged 18–45 years. To explore the independent relationship between WC and female infertility, the weighted m
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Lee, Jin, Hwang Sik Shin, Yong Jin Cho, and Jeung Eun Oh. "Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference with Prostate-Specific Antigen." Soonchunhyang Medical Science 27, no. 2 (2021): 71–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.017.

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Objective: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is widely used as a screening tool of prostate cancer, although there has been a controversy about efficacy. In Korea, rapid growth of obesity prevalence in adult men is a one of the biggest health problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential association between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and PSA.Methods: We calculated BMI and WC of a total of 25,603 males who visited the Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital Health Promotion Center from January 2016 to December 2020. This was categorized as follows: BMI
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Khalid, Ahmed Murtaz, Iffat Naiyar, Rizwan Masud, et al. "Association between BMI, waist circumference and prehypertension among adults." Professional Medical Journal 28, no. 05 (2021): 697–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2021.28.05.5667.

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Objective: To know the association between different anthropometric parameters for overweight and obese individuals to prevalence of prehypertension. Study Design: Correlational study. Setting: Vicinity of Kharian and at Outpatient Department, CMH Kharian Cantt. Period: February 2019 and January 2020. Material & Methods: Correlational study carried out in the vicinity of Kharian by employing different anthropometric measurements in accordance with guidelines to look at how blood pressure figure behaves in overweight, obese and morbidly obese population and further is there a difference in
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Molina, Ximena Palma, Julia Finkelstein, Deepa P, and Rebecca Kuriyan. "Longitudinal Changes in Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio in Children and Adolescents in Southern India." Current Developments in Nutrition 6, Supplement_1 (2022): 937. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac067.057.

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Abstract Objectives Waist-to-height ratio has been proposed as a surrogate indicator to screen for abdominal obesity in children. The objective of this analysis was to examine longitudinal changes in waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in school-aged children and adolescents in Southern India. Methods Participants were 3,955 children and adolescents (6–16 y) participating in a prospective school-based study in Bangalore, India (PEACH-II and III). Anthropometry, including weight, height, and waist circumference (WC), were collected at baseline and endline, with a median follow up of 2
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Gharipour, Mojgan, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Masoumeh Sadeghi, et al. "Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in the Iranian Population: Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, or Waist to Hip Ratio?" Cholesterol 2013 (March 24, 2013): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/198384.

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This study aimed to investigate whether body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), or waist to hip ratio (WHR) could be a better predictor of metabolic syndrome and, if so, what would be the cutoff points for these surrogates to appropriately differentiate metabolic syndrome in different age and sex subgroups. Methods. The present cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS). In total, 468 individuals (194 with and 274 subjects without metabolic syndrome) according to the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP-III) criteri
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R, ZLEM. "Evaluation of Waist Circumference, Waist-Hip Ratio and Waist-Length Ratio in Insulin Resistance: Which is A Powerful Predictor?" Annals of Medical Research 30, no. 5 (2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2022.06.194.

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Introduction: The most important cause of insulin resistance(IR) is obesity. Abdominal adiposity (AA) is more important than general obesity in IR formation. The aim of this study is to evaluate waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-length ratio (WLR) as the AA markers, and to question their predictive properties in IR. Material and Methods: Individuals diagnosed with IR were retrospectively examined. Seventy patients between 20-65 ages without systemic disease and drug use were included in the study. The patients were evaluated in terms of age, gender, and obesity grades.
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Gromnatska, N. M., Yu V. Marushko, T. V. Hyshchak, and V. M. Belusova. "The method of determining abdominal obesity by waist circumference in Ukrainian children." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY (Ukraine) 20, no. 6 (2024): 459–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.22141/2224-0721.20.6.2024.1443.

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Background. The prevalence of obesity in children has a trend of constant growth. A third of the pediatric population suffers from excess body weight and obesity, which are associated with such pathological conditions as hypertension, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome (MS) and early cardiovascular dysfunction. Waist circumference (WC) measurement is a simple noninvasive screening tool to identify children with abdominal obesity, MS, and increased cardiovascular risk. The purpose of the study was to develop age- and gender-specific WC percentil
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Abolfotouh, Mostafa A., Sunny A. Sallam, Mohammed S. Mohammed, Amany A. Loutfy, and Ali A. Hasab. "Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure and Association with Obesity in Egyptian School Adolescents." International Journal of Hypertension 2011 (2011): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/952537.

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Aim. To investigate the relationship between high blood pressure (HBP) and obesity in Egyptian adolescents.Methods. A cross-sectional study of 1500 adolescents (11–19 years) in Alexandria, Egypt, was conducted. Resting BP was measured and measurements were categorized using the 2004 fourth report on blood pressure screening recommendations. Additional measures included height, weight, and waist and hip circumferences. Obesity was determined based on BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) indicators. Crude and adjusted odds ratios were used
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Yamazaki, Riku, Komei Iwai, Tetsuji Azuma, et al. "Increased Waist Circumference after One-Year Is Associated with Poor Chewing Status." Healthcare 12, no. 13 (2024): 1341. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131341.

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Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between an increase in waist circumference (WC) after 1 year and self-reported chewing status in 10,870 Japanese adults who had received health checkups. Subsequently, 8068 participants were included in the final analysis. Methods: We defined an increase in WC ≥ 5 cm after 1 year as an unhealthy increase; in total, 613 (7.5%) respondents met this criterion. Chewing status was evaluated using a self-reported questionnaire at baseline; 1080 (13%) respondents were diagnosed with poor chewing status. Results: After adjusting for age, gen
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Solomon, Ritchie S., and Adlyne R. Solomon. "Utility of anthropometry in defining overweight and obesity in urban South Indian children." Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13, no. 8 (2024): 2952–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1656_23.

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ABSTRACT Introduction: Waist-based indicators of obesity are being used to detect central obesity and are predictive for metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of the study is to assess the basic anthropometric indices in children, to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and to determine the association between various waist-based measurements and body mass index (BMI). Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged 10 to 15 years attending government corporation schools in Chennai. Basic anthropometric measurements were taken. BMI, waist circumference/height r
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Lee, Su Hyun, Sun Ha Jee, and Yoon-Jung Choi. "Abstract 2318: Waist circumference and the risk of cancer: Two-sample mendelian randomization." Cancer Research 85, no. 8_Supplement_1 (2025): 2318. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2025-2318.

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Abstract Background: The normal range of waist circumference for Asians is less than 90 cm for men and less than 85 cm for women, according to the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO) guidelines. While observational studies have suggested an association between obesity and cancer, the causality of obesity in cancer development is not fully established. A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was used to assess whether a genetic predisposition index for waist circumference (WC) was associated with overall cancer and 10 site-specific cancer risk.While observational studies h
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Arellano-Ruiz, Paola, Antonio García-Hermoso, Jorge C. García-Prieto, Mairena Sánchez-López, Vicente Martínez Vizcaíno, and Montserrat Solera-Martínez. "Predictive Ability of Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio for Cardiometabolic Risk Screening among Spanish Children." Nutrients 12, no. 2 (2020): 415. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12020415.

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An excess of fat mass has been associated with adverse cardiometabolic risk factors. Different anthropometric measures have been proposed as alternative non-invasive measures for obesity-related cardiometabolic risk. To evaluate the magnitude of association between waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WtHR) with cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome and to determine the WtHR cutoff associated with a more favorable cardiometabolic risk profile in Spanish children, data were taken from a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2010 among 848 schoolchildren aged 8–11 year
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Madhurima, Maheshwari, Choudhary Raghuveer, Soni N.D., Kumar Jayant, and Mittal Nishu. "CORRELATION OF RESTING HEART RATE WITH GENERAL AND VISCERAL OBESITY INDICES IN YOUNG MALE ADULT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN." International Journal of Basic & Applied Physiology 3, no. 1 (2014): 237–42. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4486381.

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Background: Abdominal adiposity is suggested to be more closely associated with CVD risk and has been highlighted as a growing problem particularly in countries of Asia-Pacific region where individuals may exhibit a relatively normal BMI (<25 kg/m2) but have a disproportionately large waist circumference. Our objective is to compare body mass index(BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), waist stature ratio(WSR) and Body Fat% (BF%) as indices of obesity and assess the respective association with Resting Heart Rate (RHR). Method: A cross sectional descriptive study was made on
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Arumugam, Balaji, Aadarshna R., and Suganya E. "Neck circumference as a risk indicator for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a community based cross-sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 11 (2019): 4624. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195032.

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Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome due to insulin deficiency, characterized by hyperglycaemia. Indian diabetes risk score (IDRS) is the most commonly used one to determine the risk status. However there is lot of inconvenience and possible errors in measuring the waist circumference to determine the IDRS, hence the study was planned to evaluate if neck circumference could replace waist circumference in determining the diabetes risk.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 300 study participants fulfilling the eligible criteria. Socio-demographic variables, par
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Pramesti, Arindha Reni, and Walliyana Kusumaningati. "Body Mass Index and Waist Circumferences Related to Uric Acid Level among Adults." Muhammadiyah Journal of Nutrition and Food Science (MJNF) 1, no. 1 (2020): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.24853/mjnf.1.1.31-34.

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Background: the changes in metabolism in the body can trigger the increase of uric acid levels which can lead to a precursor of hyperuricemia and gout disease that can result extreme pain in the joint. Based on the study, it has known that uric acid levels can be caused by obesity, protein intake, lifestyle, and others. The anthropometric method which usually used to measured obesity are body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Currently, the most commonly used ratio in this way is the Body Mass Index (BMI). Result: in a Canadian study among 151 adults, it was reported that there wa
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Çoraplı, Gökhan, and Mahmut Çoraplı. "Effect of waist circumference and body mass index on respiratory function." Journal of Surgery and Medicine 7, no. 9 (2023): 551–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.28982/josam.7892.

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Background/Aim: The increase in waist circumference and obesity are among the important human health problems at present. It cannot be denied that this problem, which has a negative effect on many body systems, may also cause negative effects on the respiratory system. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of waist circumference and body mass index (WC and BMI, respectively) on spirometric parameters, such as the forced expiratory volume in 1 s and forced vital capacity (FEV1 and FVC, respectively). Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, patients who applied to the chest diseases
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Senghor, Arul, Meera Shivashekar, and Vm Vinodhini. "SERUM LEPTIN AND ADIPOSITY INDICATORS IN INFERTILE FEMALES OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP." Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 11, no. 6 (2018): 341. http://dx.doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i6.23569.

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Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the interrelationship of adiposity indicators such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, waist–hip ratio and waist height ratio, body adiposity index (BAI) in obese and non-obese female individuals unable to conceive. And also to correlate serum leptin levels with adiposity indicators in infertile females of reproductive age group.Materials and Methods: Infertile females of reproductive age group were classified as obese and non-obese individuals based on BMI and waist–hip ratio. Serum leptin levels were estimated
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