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Waist Circumference
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Circumference, Waist
, Circumferences, Waist
, circumference waist
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A circumferential measurement of the waist, which may be classified as the area immediately below the lowest rib, at the narrowest part of the torso…
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Sagittal Abdominal Diameter
Waist-Hip Ratio
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Waist‐to‐height ratio is a better screening tool than waist circumference and BMI for adult cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and meta‐analysis
M. Ashwell
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P. Gunn
,
S. Gibson
Obesity Reviews
2012
Corpus ID: 7290185
Our aim was to differentiate the screening potential of waist‐to‐height ratio (WHtR) and waist circumference (WC) for adult…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a meta-analysis.
G. Vázquez
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S. Duval
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D. Jacobs
,
K. Silventoinen
Epidemiologic Reviews
2007
Corpus ID: 14803121
Body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio have been shown to be associated with type 2 diabetes. From the…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Waist Circumference and Cardiometabolic Risk
S. Klein
,
D. Allison
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+4 authors
R. Kahn
Diabetes Care
2007
Corpus ID: 14079138
Obesity is an important risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studies.
L. de Koning
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A. Merchant
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J. Pogue
,
Sonia S Anand
European Heart Journal
2007
Corpus ID: 3188243
AIMS The objectives of this study were to determine the association of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with…
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Metabolic syndrome—a new world‐wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation
K. Alberti
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P. Zimmet
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J. E. Shaw
Diabetic Medicine
2006
Corpus ID: 15025462
Aims To establish a unified working diagnostic tool for the metabolic syndrome (MetS) that is convenient to use in clinical…
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Predictive values of body mass index and waist circumference for risk factors of certain related diseases in Chinese adults--study on optimal cut-off points of body mass index and waist circumference…
Bei-fan Zhou
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES
2002
Corpus ID: 25310757
OBJECTIVE For prevention of obesity in Chinese population, it is necessary to define the optimal range of healthy weight and the…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The development of waist circumference percentiles in British children aged 5.0–16.9 y
H. McCarthy
,
K. Jarrett
,
H. Crawley
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2001
Corpus ID: 6079960
Objective: To develop waist circumference percentile curves for British children and to compare these curves with those from…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index
S. Savva
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M. Tornaritis
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+5 authors
A. Kafatos
International Journal of Obesity
2000
Corpus ID: 5775863
BACKGROUND: Visceral adipose tissue is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease risk factors and morbidity from…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Waist circumference as a measure for indicating need for weight management
M. Lean
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T. Han
,
C. Morrison
British medical journal
1995
Corpus ID: 24848052
Abstract Objective: To test the hypothesis that a single measurement, waist circumference, might be used to identify people at…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Waist circumference action levels in the identification of cardiovascular risk factors: prevalence study in a random sample
T. Han
,
E. Van Leer
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J. Seidell
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M. Lean
British medical journal
1995
Corpus ID: 44288024
Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in people categorised by previously defined “action…
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