• Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue compartments: association with metabolic risk factors in the framingham heart study. (scielosp.org)
  • WC represents accumulated abdominal fat and is strongly correlated with visceral adipose tissue. (scielosp.org)
  • Obesity is defined as a state of abnormal or excessive accumulation of adipose tissue that leads to health risks. (jomes.org)
  • Waist circumference (WC) does not distinguish visceral from subcutaneous adipose tissue, and hence cannot accurately reflect levels of visceral adipose tissue [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Areas of abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were calculated using computed tomography imaging. (go.jp)
  • Objective: To investigate whether prediction equations including a limited but selected number of anthropometrics that consider differences in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue may improve prediction of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in youth. (lih.lu)
  • Study design: Anthropometrics and abdominal adipose tissue by MRI were available in 7-18 years old youth with overweight or obesity: 181 White Europeans and 186 White and Black Americans. (lih.lu)
  • Conclusions: A model including both WaistC and HipC that considers differences in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue more accurately predicts VAT in girls and is superior to commonly measured anthropometrics used individually. (lih.lu)
  • The purpose of the study was to validate indirect Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry technique and abdominal circumference measurement as tools to predict visceral adipose tissue in rats. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To elucidate the relationship between plasma levels of adiponectin, adiponectin gene expression in adipose tissue, and markers of inflammation, we obtained blood samples, anthropometric measures, and subcutaneous adipose tissue samples from 65 postmenopausal healthy women. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Adiponectin plasma levels and adipose-tissue gene expression were significantly lower in obese subjects and inversely correlated with obesity-associated variables, including high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • 0.05), whereas the inverse correlation between adiponectin plasma levels or adiponectin gene expression in adipose tissue with plasma IL-6 were largely dependent on the clustering of obesity-associated variables. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Testosterone has been found to inhibit triglyceride uptake and lipoprotein lipase activity and cause a rapid turnover of triglycerides in abdominal adipose tissue (Martin et al, 1996). (bhma.org)
  • Whole body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can simultaneously evaluate both fat and muscle mass, therefore, whole body DXA may be suitable for the diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Body composition was measured by both dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and bioelectrical impedance (BIA) methods. (frontiersin.org)
  • Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio better estimate abdominal obesity driving insulin resistance. (sdgln.com)
  • Waist-to-hip ratio: a measurement for determining risk of distribution of body fat. (drnamitajain.com)
  • Use the 2 simple methods - waist measure and waist-to-hip ratio to find out the risk of your body fat distribution. (drnamitajain.com)
  • The waist-to-hip ratio offers a fast and reliable assessment of fat distribution towards risk to health. (drnamitajain.com)
  • This is calculated by dividing the waist measurement by the hip measurement to determine the ratio. (drnamitajain.com)
  • A study published in the European Heart Journal in April 2007 showed that waist circumference and waist-hip ratio (defined as waist circumference divided by hip circumference) were predictors of cardiovascular events. (wikipedia.org)
  • Waist-hip ratio is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. (wikipedia.org)
  • A number of studies have suggested that certain dietary factors as well as age, sex, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), education and smoking may have an important link with CVD [6-8]. (who.int)
  • to identify cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with better sensitivity, specificity and accuracy to distinguish overweight elderly people by sex, using three body mass index criteria as anthropometric references. (scielosp.org)
  • Different anthropometric measurements are used in clinical practice and in epidemiological studies to assess body adiposity, owing to their practicality and low cost, such as WC, BMI and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). (scielosp.org)
  • Schneider HJ, Klotsche J, Silber S, Stalla GK, Wittchen H-U. Measuring abdominal obesity: effects of height on distribution of cardiometabolic risk factors risk using waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. (scielosp.org)
  • Methods We conducted a meta-analysis of individual participant data on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip and waist-height ratio (WHtR) from the Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration. (sahmri.org.au)
  • WC and WHtR more strongly associated with risk than BMI (ratio of hazard ratios: 0.95 [0.92,0.99] - 0.97 [0.95,0.98]) but there was no appreciable difference between the four measures in the predictive accuracy for diabetes at five years. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Sarcopenic obesity was defined as the coexistence of low SMI and obesity determined by four patterns of obesity as follows: android to gynoid ratio (A/G ratio), android fat mass or percentage of body fat (%BF) was higher than the sex-specific median, or body mass index (BMI) was equal to or greater than 25 kg/m 2 . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The present data suggest that the whole body DXA is valuable in the diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity (high A/G ratio or android fat mass with low SMI) to determine the risk of CVD events in patients with type 2 diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Men and women with a large waist circumference and a large waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) have an increased risk of developing colon cancer. (news-medical.net)
  • 0.001), and also with waist circumferences and waist-to-hip ratio ( P for trend = 0.042 and 0.007, respectively). (go.jp)
  • To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and various measurements such as waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in obese children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • The preferred and more accurate obesity metric in academic community is the body fat percentage (BF%) - the ratio of the total weight of a person's fat to his or her body weight. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Unfortunately, accurate measurement of the body fat percentage is much more difficult than measurement of BMI [ 6 ].Thus, many researches recommend other obesity measurements including waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and skinfold thickness [ 5 , 7 ]. (annexpublishers.co)
  • In the clinical assessment of obesity, various methods such as body fat measurement, body weight, body mass index, skin fold thickness, waist-hip ratio can be used. (drhasanerdem.com)
  • Established indices of adiposity include BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR). (pace-cme.org)
  • Given that your Body Mass Index measurement can be misleading if you have different body types and shapes, scientists and researchers have invented a more accurate measurement of your body fat distribution by measuring your waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio. (healthjade.com)
  • Another reason why waist-hip-ratio is important to your health is that your health is not only affected by excess body fat, but also by where the fat is located . (healthjade.com)
  • The waist hip ratio has been used as an indicator or measure of health and the risk of developing serious health conditions. (healthjade.com)
  • The Waist-Hip Ratio has been shown to be a better predictor of mortality and morbidity after certain surgery than body mass index (BMI) or body surface area. (healthjade.com)
  • The researchers found those who had a normal body mass index but central obesity - a high waist-to-hip ratio - had the highest cardiovascular death risk and the highest death risk from all causes. (healthjade.com)
  • Fat oxidation can be assessed clinically by measuring respiratory quotient (RQ), which is the ratio of the carbon dioxide expired to the oxygen consumed during indirect calorimetry. (frontiersin.org)
  • According to studies in the United States and Canada, individuals with normal BMI and abdominal obesity showed higher risks of cardiovascular diseases compared to individuals classified as obese according to BMI without abdominal obesity. (jomes.org)
  • In addition, NAOs supplementation in obese mice improved body weight and metabolic syndrome by increasing the abundance of intestinal microorganisms such as Eubacterium fissicatena and Ruminococcaceae UCG-005 and showed anti-obesity effects [ 15 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Actually in the 5th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, individuals with sarcopenic obesity defined by low muscle mass and high BMI had significantly high 10-year CVD risk determined using the Framingham risk model, whereas sarcopenic non-obese and non-sarcopenic obese individuals were not associated with an increased 10-year CVD risk [ 15 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thus, overweight or obese populations are treated as public health issues 2,6 , indicating the need for the development of studies and the perfection of measures which qualify the evaluation of nutritional status. (bvsalud.org)
  • The abdominal circumference measure appears useful in studying overweight or obese rats. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Morbidly obese with a body mass index of 40 and above is a form of obesity that has visibly reached the point where it can cause serious illness, physical problems or even death. (drhasanerdem.com)
  • In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are overweight or obese, antidiabetic medications that have additional actions to promote weight loss (such as glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1] analogs or sodium-glucose-linked transporter-2 [SGLT-2] inhibitors) are suggested, in addition to the first-line agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, metformin. (medscape.com)
  • Because waist circumference is highly correlated with visceral fat and is easy to measure and interpret, this is used as the basic clinical tool for evaluating abdominal obesity. (jomes.org)
  • Investigations developed with representative samples have shown that a significant correlation exists between BMI and other anthropometric indicators of non-visceral fat 6,7,8 , such as subscapular skinfold thickness (SST), triceps skinfold thickness (TST), and the measure of hip circumference (HC), as well as the measure of visceral fat, as evaluated by waist circumference (WC) 4 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Excess weight, especially abdominal fat, alters hormone and cytokine signaling, creating a chronic inflammatory state and insulin resistance. (sdgln.com)
  • Obesity also stresses pancreatic beta cells to produce more insulin initially, leading to exhaustion and burnout over time. (sdgln.com)
  • There are several mechanisms by which obesity induces insulin resistance and diabetes progression. (sdgln.com)
  • Obesity creates inflammation mediated by immune cells within fat tissue that alters insulin pathway functioning. (sdgln.com)
  • Visceral abdominal fat appears most metabolically active in driving insulin resistance through these pathways. (sdgln.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)
  • The insulin resistance associated with abdominal obesity and the resulting increase in circulating insulin levels may possibly play a role. (news-medical.net)
  • Low plasma levels of the anti-inflammatory factor adiponectin characterize obesity and insulin resistance. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • The relation between obesity and cancer is complicated and involves alterations in insulin metabolism, response to inflammation and alterations in estradiol metabolism. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is strongly associated with abdominal obesity and insulin resistance and effective approaches to nutrition (e.g., omega-3 fatty acids intake) might improve the cardiometabolic risk profile. (frontiersin.org)
  • The document also reported that there are several causes of low HDL cholesterol levels and that a number of these-including type II diabetes, overweight, obesity, elevated triglycerides (TGs), and a lack of physical activity-are associated with insulin resistance . (medscape.com)
  • Fifteen of the men had metabolic syndrome, a condition that is characterized by excessive abdominal fat, insulin resistance, and blood fat disorders such as high levels of triglycerides (fat in the blood) or low levels of HDL (high density lipoprotein, or "good" cholesterol). (elispot.biz)
  • The diet, combined with moderate exercise, improved many factors that contribute to heart disease and that are indirect measures of plaque progression in the arteries, including insulin resistance, high cholesterol, and markers of developing atherosclerosis," Roberts said. (elispot.biz)
  • The role of testosterone on insulin sensitivity was further investigated, where acute androgen deprivation resulted in reduced insulin sensitivity among young men (Yiamalas et al, 2007) and strongly impaired the glycaemic control of men with T2DM (Haidar et al, 2007). (bhma.org)
  • 31 The presence of abdominal obesity is more highly correlated with the metabolic risk factors than is an elevated BMI. (slideplayer.com)
  • We performed crude and adjusted Poisson regression analyses for each obesity outcome and multinomial logistic regression for metabolic risk. (scielosp.org)
  • Multivariate analysis showed that the prevalence of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity increased according the age and abdominal obesity decreased with high physical activity in men. (isciii.es)
  • Obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (sdgln.com)
  • Obesity significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (sdgln.com)
  • Higher BMIs strongly predict type 2 diabetes risk as excessive weight strains the metabolic system. (sdgln.com)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sarcopenic obesity on incident CVD in patients with type 2 diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In fact, having lots of fat in the abdominal area is strongly linked to diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. (theweightloss.blog)
  • Girth measurements are used to assess the circumference of various body parts. (drnamitajain.com)
  • A study showed that self-reported measurements, as opposed to measurement done by a technician, underestimated waist circumference and this underestimation increased with increased body size. (wikipedia.org)
  • Variables such as posture significantly influence the measurement of the waist, and therefore any measurements for a group need to maintain a constant posture between the subjects. (wikipedia.org)
  • Due to the limitations of BMI methodology, current reports by the World Health Organization and other organizations suggest combining the measurements of BMI and abdominal obesity [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • A total of 464 police officers participated in the study which involved questionnaires measuring demographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors, DEXA measurements to record bone density and body composition, ultrasounds of the brachial and carotid arteries, 18 salivary cortisol samples throughout the day and in response to a series of challenges, and blood samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past few decades, researchers have been making great efforts to find better measurements for obesity and its complications. (annexpublishers.co)
  • For the limited sample size, we used GRA to explore the relationships between different obesity measurements in children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • An analogous approach, normalising body composition measurements for height, BMI, and waist circumference has been used for the 1999-2006 United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 12 . (nature.com)
  • Women with lower socioeconomic status and men in need of walking exercise also had a higher risk of abdominal obesity. (jomes.org)
  • This article explores the link between obesity and diabetes, the mechanisms behind the connection, complications that can arise, and preventive lifestyle measures and medical interventions to reduce diabetes risk. (sdgln.com)
  • Body shape also influences the consequences of obesity, with a higher risk of metabolic and cardiovascular complications for large waist size but lower risk for large hip size 2 . (nature.com)
  • screening for comorbidities of obesity should be applied in a hierarchal, logical manner for early identification before more serious complications result. (medscape.com)
  • 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)
  • Studies on the accumulation of abdominal fat mass in animals could help to better understand the mechanisms of metabolic syndrome development but the techniques of investigation are lacking. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aims First, to conduct a detailed exploration of the prospective relations between four commonly used anthropometric measures with incident diabetes and to examine their consistency across different population subgroups. (sahmri.org.au)
  • We aimed to examine the association of alcohol consumption with fat deposition and anthropometric measures. (go.jp)
  • In boys, other anthropometric measures did not significantly contribute to the prediction of VAT beyond WaistC alone. (lih.lu)
  • when considering subcutaneous fat, the study found a strong correlation with waist circumference (WC) ( r =0.87 and r =0.88) and with body mass index (BMI) ( r =0.88 and r =0.83) in women and men, respectively. (scielosp.org)
  • The Kappa statistic established an agreement between the two BMI criteria and the Spearman coefficient determined a correlation between BMI and waist circumference (WC). (bvsalud.org)
  • For the males, the BMI scores were strongly correlated with the HC for children younger than 14 years, and this correlation was weaker for children older than 14 years. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Multivariable linear regression was used to estimate adjusted means of obesity indices for each group. (go.jp)
  • In the last years, novel indices of adiposity have been introduced that are also easy to measure and calculate, but better reflect the body fat distribution and total fat mass than the traditional indices. (pace-cme.org)
  • These measures were used to calculate the different indices of adiposity. (pace-cme.org)
  • Obesity is quantified with the body mass index (BMI), yet BMI does not reflect the fat distribution in the visceral abdominal volume (VAV) and subcutaneous abdominal volume (SAV). (biomedcentral.com)
  • When adjusted for age and BMI, daily excessive alcohol consumption increased the risk of abdominal obesity in adults of normal weight. (jomes.org)
  • Socioeconomic status (SES) strongly predicts morbidity and premature mortality, especially for non-communicable diseases (NCD s ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • Harrell's concordance statistic was used to test the predictive accuracy of each measure for diabetes risk at five years. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Conclusions Despite suggestions that abdominal measures of obesity have stronger associations with incident diabetes and better predictive accuracy than BMI, we found no overall advantage in any one measure at discriminating the risk of developing diabetes. (sahmri.org.au)
  • At BMIs greater than or equal to 35, waist circumference has little added predictive power of disease risk beyond that of BMI. (healthjade.com)
  • Adhering to a healthy lifestyle at age 4 years is associated with a decreased risk of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity at 7 years, according to a study published in Pediatric Obesity . (thinend.today)
  • To formulate clinical practice guidelines for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of pediatric obesity. (medscape.com)
  • Pediatric obesity remains an ongoing serious international health concern affecting ~17% of US children and adolescents, threatening their adult health and longevity. (medscape.com)
  • Pediatric obesity has its basis in genetic susceptibilities influenced by a permissive environment starting in utero and extending through childhood and adolescence. (medscape.com)
  • The psychological toll of pediatric obesity on the individual and family necessitates screening for mental health issues and counseling as indicated. (medscape.com)
  • The prevention of pediatric obesity by promoting healthful diet, activity, and environment should be a primary goal, as achieving effective, long-lasting results with lifestyle modification once obesity occurs is difficult. (medscape.com)
  • Although some behavioral and pharmacotherapy studies report modest success, additional research into accessible and effective methods for preventing and treating pediatric obesity is needed. (medscape.com)
  • Despite a significant increase in research on pediatric obesity since the initial publication of these guidelines 8 years ago, further study is needed of the genetic and biological factors that increase the risk of weight gain and influence the response to therapeutic interventions. (medscape.com)
  • Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, is central to the metabolic syndrome and is strongly related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women. (shemagazine.in)
  • Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate if there are any differences between two bioelectrical impedance analysis techniques performed in children and adolescents with obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 3 - 6 Mortality from coronary artery disease was also found to be higher in individuals with normal BMI and abdominal obesity. (jomes.org)
  • BMI serves as a predictor of morbidity and mortality, and is frequently used for the estimation of the prevalence of obesity in populations 2,3,5 . (bvsalud.org)
  • However it has been found that BMI alone cannot indicate obesity comorbidities risk and mortality appropriately [ 5 ]. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Body mass index, abdominal fatness, and heart failure incidence and mortality: A systematic review and dose response meta-analysis of prospective studies. (pace-cme.org)
  • All participants underwent an indirect calorimetry to measure the respiratory quotient. (frontiersin.org)
  • Overweight, and in particular, obesity, are considered chronic diseases that interact with a range of sicknesses of epidemiological severity 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Overweight and obesity are important modifiable risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) 1 1. (scielosp.org)
  • Body fat percentage (BFP) is strongly associated with the risk of several chronic diseases and a massive increased fat mass leads to obesity defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • For the metabolic syndrome in which multiple mild abnormalities in lipids, waist size (abdominal circumference), blood pressure, and blood sugar increase the risk of CHD, the designated HDL cholesterol levels that contribute to the syndrome are sex-specific. (medscape.com)
  • Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is an anthropometric index associated with visceral adiposity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It remains relatively unknown whether SAD, as a manifest measure of visceral adiposity, differs by sex in the general population and in the subgroups defined by socio-economic characteristics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sarcopenic obesity, defined as reduced skeletal muscle mass and power with increased adiposity, was reported to be associated with cardiovascular disease risks in previous cross-sectional studies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • Obesity substantially increases the risk of several major cancers in women, especially postmenopausal breast cancer and endometrial cancer. (shemagazine.in)
  • 9 Asians are known to have more severe abdominal obesity than Caucasians with identical BMIs leading to the suggestion that different diagnostic criteria should be applied to different races. (jomes.org)
  • The aim of this work was to assess the prevalence of overweight, obesity, abdominal-obesity and short stature among Rosario (Argentina) adult population. (isciii.es)
  • Adolescents undergoing lifestyle therapy, medication regimens, or bariatric surgery for obesity will need cohesive planning to help them effectively transition to adult care, with continued necessary monitoring, support, and intervention. (medscape.com)
  • Unhealthy diets high in saturated fats, sugars, and refined carbohydrates also provoke obesity and impaired glucose metabolism. (sdgln.com)
  • We observed high prevalences of general and abdominal obesity in this population, which is consistent with the values found in urban populations. (scielosp.org)
  • A waist circumference of more than 40 inches in men and more than 35 inches in women, signifies obesity. (drnamitajain.com)
  • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute classifies the risk of obesity-related diseases as high if men have a waist circumference greater than 102 cm (40 in) and women have a waist circumference greater than 88 cm (35 in). (wikipedia.org)
  • Waist-hip ratios of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men have been shown to correlate strongly with general health and fertility[citation needed]. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to the 2005 IDF criteria, subsequently revised in 2009, abdominal obesity is identified as the waist circumference of ≥80 cm in women and ≥94 cm in men. (hindawi.com)
  • In the model adjusted for age and BMI, abdominal obesity was associated with fasting glucose intolerance and diabetes in men and hypertriglyceridemia and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in women. (jomes.org)
  • Anything above 40 inches (102 cm) in men and 35 inches (88 cm) in women is known as abdominal obesity. (theweightloss.blog)
  • This agrees with our observation that BMI is rather inappropriate for predicting colon cancer in women because the relation between BMI and waist circumference is not as close as in men. (news-medical.net)
  • This is probably because men gain weight primarily by increasing abdominal body fat, whereas in women, body fat normally also accumulates in other parts of the body", says Heiner Boeing, head of EPIC Potsdam. (news-medical.net)
  • The WC measure was more accurate for detecting health risks, especially in elderly eutrophic women. (bvsalud.org)
  • The new IDF consensus definition of the metabolic syndrome stipulates the following as a pre-requisite for a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome: ≥ 80 cm for European women ≥ 94 cm for European men Waist circumference is calculated by comfortably measuring the waist halfway between the bottom of the rib cage and the top of the pelvis. (slideplayer.com)
  • In women prevalence of overweight/obesity, and abdominal obesity increased with age, marital status (married or coupled), presence of at least one child at home and low educational level. (isciii.es)
  • Obesity is a health problem that concerns everyone from men and women to young and old, and by another definition, excessive fat storage in measures that do not fit the physical structure of the body. (drhasanerdem.com)
  • When it is desirable to evaluate waist circumference, the value that should be in women is 88 cm and below, and in Men-102 cm and below. (drhasanerdem.com)
  • We evaluated three outcomes: general obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ), abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥ 102 cm and ≥ 88 cm in men and women, respectively), and concomitant obesities, classified as: no risk, only one risk factor, and aggregate factors. (scielosp.org)
  • In contrast, RFM, WHR and BMI were more strongly associated with HFrEF in men than in women (P for interaction= 0.07, 0.06 and 0.09, respectively). (pace-cme.org)
  • Women with a waist more than 35 inches or men with a waist more than 40 inches are at increased risk. (shemagazine.in)
  • Do health disparities exist for groups strongly influenced by the context of their occupation? (cdc.gov)
  • Knowledge of sex-specific socio-economic factors associated with SAD could promote the development of sex specific interventions to prevent obesity-related health disparities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)