Association Between Waist Circumference and the Prevalence of ...

This study highlighted waist circumference as a significant biomarker to evaluate the risk of (pre) hypertension.

Results: A total of 27,894 participants were included in this study. In the fully adjusted model, waist circumference was positively associated with (pre) ...

The association between waist circumference and risk of mortality ...

Background For the elderly, the association between waist circumference (WC) and mortality considering body mass index (BMI) remains unclear, and thereby also ...

Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice - Nature

Despite the observation that the association between waist circumference and adverse health risk varies across BMI categories, current obesity- ...

Factors Affecting Obesity and Waist Circumference Among US Adults

Associations between sedentary activity and obesity differ between the sexes. A large population study of employed Canadian adults found ...

Waist circumference and blood pressure in Adolescents | Global Heart

On the other hand, waist circumference (WC) is a better marker of abdominal fat and has a stronger association with CV risk factors [ 10 ]. In adolescents, the ...

Association of body mass index and waist circumference with high ...

The relationship between obesity and prevalent high blood pressure in older adults has predominantly been estimated using categorical ...

Waist circumference-years and cancer risk: a prospective study of ...

This is the first study to identify positive associations between waist circumference-years and cancer.

Sociodemographic characteristics are associated with prevalence of ...

Adiposity status in adolescence is associated with various health outcomes in adulthood. Waist circumference [WC] and waist-to-height ratio ...

Moderate Waist Circumference and Hypertension Prevalence

Discussion. We found that moderate WC was associated with hypertension prevalence independent of BMI in middle-aged and older adults. This association between ...

Independent Association of Waist Circumference With Hypertension ...

Obesity is usually measured using body mass index (BMI). However, abdominal adiposity may be more predictive of CVD risk than BMI. This study ...

Association Between Waist Circumference and the Prevalence of ...

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the association between waist circumference and the prevalence of (pre) hypertension.Methods: Cross-sectional data ...

Higher waist circumference is associated with increased likelihood ...

We observed a positive association between increased waist circumference and increased prevalence of infertility in both the crude and adjusted models. A ...

Negative associations between step‐up height and waist ...

Abdominal obesity, WC ≥ 66 centimetres (cm) in children, ≥88 cm in women and ≥102 cm in men, was observed in 13% and 35% of girls and boys, and ...

Waist Circumference Versus Body Mass Index

As mentioned, in the sole study performed to date in dialysis patients, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio showed a direct linear relationship with all- ...

Impact of Waist Circumference on the Relationship Between Blood ...

Indeed, it has been reported that WC was the strongest independent predictor (age, gender, BMI, and insulin resistance included) of SBP and ...

Association between waist circumference and the prevalence ...

[Association between waist circumference and the prevalence/control of hypertension by gender and different body mass index classification in an urban elderly ...

Association between waist circumference and hypertension in ...

Correlation between the prevalence of AO and HPT was observed in girls and individuals with mild levels of ID (OR = 6.07 and 7.67 respectively).

Association between waist circumference and female infertility in the ...

Waist circumference is a positive predictor of female infertility, independent of BMI. Moderate recreational activities can lower the risk.

Associations between gender, age and waist circumference

The impact of gender and age on waist circumference (WC) is examined, which increases with age, so does the risk of many chronic diseases, and an evaluation ...