positive rate for assessment of abdominal obesity by the InBody 3.0 was 7∼17% presuming that the abdominal obesity according to manual measurement of waist circumference and WHR were golden standards. (jomes.org)
The importance of manual tape measurement in order to accurately evaluate fat distribution and abdominal obesity must be emphasized. (jomes.org)
This has led to an increasing evidence for abdominal obesity indices such as waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as predictors of CVD [ 16 , 17 ]. (hindawi.com)
However, even in the absence of the hyperglycaemic state which characterizes type 2 diabetic patients, non diabetic individuals with a specific form of obesity, named abdominal obesity, often show clustering metabolic abnormalities which include high triglyceride levels, increased apolipoprotein B, small dense low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels, a hyperinsulinemic-insulin resistant state, alterations in coagulation factors as well as an inflammatory profile. (researchgate.net)
This agglomeration of abnormalities has been referred to as the metabolic syndrome which can be identified by the presence of three of the five following variables: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride concentrations, low HDL-cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and elevated fasting glucose. (researchgate.net)
Post-mortem analyses of coronary arteries have indicated that obesity (associated with a high accumulation of abdominal fat measured at autopsy) was predictive of earlier and greater extent of large vessels atherosclerosis as well as increase of coronary fatty streaks. (researchgate.net)
Metabolic syndrome linked to abdominal obesity is also predictive of recurrent coronary events both in post-myocardial infarction patients and among coronary artery disease men who underwent a revascularization procedures. (researchgate.net)
It is suggested that until the epidemic progression of obesity is stopped and obesity prevented or at least properly managed, cardiologists will be confronted to an evolving contribution of risk factors where smoking, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension may be relatively less prevalent but at the expense of a much greater contribution of abdominal obesity and related features of the metabolic syndrome. (researchgate.net)
These clinical observations regarding the detrimental health effects of central or upper body obesity were subsequently reinforced by the results of large prospective epidemiological studies of diabetes incidence, in which fat patterning of subjects was estimated using body surface measurements, specifically waist and hip circumferences and skinfold thicknesses ( 2 - 5 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
This lack of clarity in the epidemiologic literature regarding optimal measures of obesity for studies of diabetes risk is due at least in part to the nature of these proxy (surrogate) measurements. (diabetesjournals.org)
In this context, the relatively few large epidemiologic cohorts that have conducted detailed baseline assessments of abdominal fat distribution in combination with prospective evaluations of outcomes such as incident diabetes can provide novel insights into the natural history of the obesity-diabetes relationship. (diabetesjournals.org)
Methods A total of 51 Spanish girls (age 7-16 years) with abdominal obesity underwent 8 weeks of a multidisciplinary intervention for weight loss. (unav.edu)
Ratio2
While these and other studies have reported superior prediction of diabetes with waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio compared with BMI, it is notable that this is far from a universal finding. (diabetesjournals.org)
Indeed, a recent meta-analysis of 32 studies concluded that BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio had similar associations with incident diabetes ( 6 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
Adiposity2
Objective-- To investigate the associations between long work hours and adiposity measures in police officers. (cdc.gov)
Adiposity measures were not associated with work hours among women on any shift. (cdc.gov)
Measurements2
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the waist circumference, hip circumference, and WHR measurements obtained through InBody 3.0. (jomes.org)
The following data were collected: personal (sex and date of birth), anthropometric (weight, height, waist, and hip measurements) were taken. (springeropen.com)
Significantly1
Conclusion-- Working longer hours was significantly associated with larger waist circumferences and higher body mass index among male police officers working the midnight shift. (cdc.gov)
Body4
While the importance of increased body mass in diabetes etiology is unequivocal, it has been recognized for some time that the distribution of body fat provides additional resolution regarding diabetes risk. (diabetesjournals.org)
The expression of miR-221-3p was positively correlated with body weight, BMI and waist circumference, and negatively correlated with quantitative insulin sensitivity check index. (unav.edu)
The waist, hip circumferences, and WHR obtained by InBody 3.0 were compared with the waist, hip circumferences, and WHR obtained by manual unelastic tape measurement. (jomes.org)
Despite the convenience of the automatic measurement of waist circumference and WHR obtained by InBody 3.0, it had a tendency to overestimate the values. (jomes.org)
Area1
top of the iliac crest) and hip circumference (the widest area of the buttock) were measured manually by a single trained personnel. (jomes.org)
Tape3
Dynamic circumferences were measured using inelastic band tape measures attached to rotary encoders capturing expansion and contraction. (physionet.org)
Measuring tape position for abdominal (waist) circumference. (cdc.gov)
Insertion tape position for head circumference. (cdc.gov)
All of this evidence, however, has emerged from analyses that have used cross-sectional designs, in which exposure variables of interest are measured at the same time as outcome variables. (diabetesjournals.org)
Years1
3.3.1.11 Measuring Children under 8 Years of Age. (cdc.gov)
Length1
Telomere length was measured using a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. (unav.edu)
Blood1
Blood pressure, anthropometrics, and biochemical indices were measured. (hindawi.com)
Visceral fat, also known as organ fat or intra-abdominal fat , is located inside the peritoneal cavity , packed in between internal organs and torso , as opposed to subcutaneous fat , which is found underneath the skin , and intramuscular fat , which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle . (wikipedia.org)
Subcutaneous fat, particularly in the femorogluteal area, might provide a depot helping to prevent lipid deposition at intra-abdominal and visceral sites, where it might be more damaging. (cfp.ca)
Researchers first started to focus on abdominal obesity in the 1980s when they realized it had an important connection to cardiovascular disease, diabetes , and dyslipidemia . (wikipedia.org)
Overweight3
BMI values indicated that 62.3% of the population was overweight, and 73.6% of women and 16.5% of men had high fat tissue distribution. (biomedcentral.com)
Our findings suggest that applying the BMI thresholds that identify being overweight in the general adult population may lead to an overestimation in the number of overweight elderly Similar problems appear to exist when assessing waist circumference and WHR values. (biomedcentral.com)
The addition of waist circumference to this model minimally changed the hazard ratios (and 95% CIs): 1.32 (1.14-1.53) for B cup, 1.71 (1.46-2.01) for C cup and 1.58 (1.29-1.94) for ≥ D cup. (cmaj.ca)
18 Skinfold measures subcutaneous body fat, the fat that lies immediately under the skin. (fitnessrxformen.com)
Cardiovascular disease3
Abdominal obesity has been strongly linked to cardiovascular disease , [1] Alzheimer's disease , and other metabolic and vascular diseases . (wikipedia.org)
Abdominal obesity was more closely related with metabolic dysfunctions connected with cardiovascular disease than was general obesity. (wikipedia.org)
[7] Metabolic syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity, blood lipid disorders, inflammation, insulin resistance, full-blown diabetes, and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. (wikipedia.org)
Prevalence1
16 - 18 Prevalence of abdominal obesity as measured by WC is currently rising faster than general obesity as measured by BMI. (cfp.ca)
Truncal1
Abdominal obesity , also known as central obesity and truncal obesity , is the human condition of an excessive concentration of visceral fat around the stomach and abdomen to such an extent that it is likely to harm its bearer's health. (wikipedia.org)
normal weight and central obesity (title and abstract) or visceral obesity (title and abstract) or visceral fat (title and abstract) or ectopic fat (title and abstract) or hypertriglyceridemic waist (title and abstract) or metabolically obese (title and abstract) or abdominal adiposity (title and abstract) or waist (title and abstract) and mortality not cancer . (cfp.ca)
Metabolic1
10,17 Translating these numbers into the more common and useful English system, waist circumferences of 36 and 40 are indicators of weight- and fat- related metabolic disorders and cardiovascular risks. (fitnessrxformen.com)
WHtR1
Additionally, WHtR measures the distribution of body fat, whereas BMI does not. (inchcalculator.com)
Anthropometric3
Anthropometric measures are highly reliable for determining the nutritional status when compared with more sophisticated methodologies (hydrodensitometry, dilution techniques, measuring K-40 by whole body counting and electronic bioimpedance), the use of which is restricted by complexity and cost in population studies [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Changes in body composition differ in men and women at different life stages and are reflected in anthropometric measures. (biomedcentral.com)
The present study evaluated anthropometric measures and nutritional status as they relate to age and gender in healthy elderly people with no chronic disease diagnosed in the last 20 years and no hospital admission in the two months prior to assessment. (biomedcentral.com)
Weight3
The Mediterranean diet is an effective intervention to prevent ongoing weight gain while reducing abdominal girth. (cfp.ca)
However, the main difference between the two is that one compares waist circumference against height, and the other compares weight circumference against hip circumference. (inchcalculator.com)
Health1
Prospective studies are required to determine the associations between health and BMI, waist circumference and WHR in the elderly. (biomedcentral.com)
Similar1
This difference is notable in that people with shorter stature have higher amounts of body fat than taller people, even if they both have similar waist circumferences. (inchcalculator.com)
Height1
If you don't already know your height, it is best if you have someone else measure it for you. (inchcalculator.com)