This study aims to compare the performance of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) to predict the presence of at least 3 main CV risk factors in US adolescents. A total of 3621 adolescents (boys: 49.9%) aged 12-17 years from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2012) were included in this study. Measured CV risk factors inclu...

Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess a child's weight status but it does not provide information about the distribution of body fat. Since the disease risks associated with obesity are related to the amount and distribution of body fat, measures that assess visceral or subcutaneous fat, such as waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), or skinfolds thickness may be mor...

Objective: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) describes a clinical constellation of distinct but interrelated abnormalities that have been linked to many cardio-metabolic diseases which result in increased morbidity and mortality. Several indices have been developed to predict cardio-metabolic diseases. This study evaluated the accuracy of such indices as the lipid accumulation product (LAP), viscer...

OBJECTIVES Central obesity, measured as waist circumference (WC), is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes already in children. The ratio of waist circumference to height (WHtR) is a further indicator for body shape. International reference values, however, do not exist for any of the two measures and neither do references specific to Switzerland. The aim of this stud...

CONTEXT Hypothalamic obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and relapse/progression have a major impact on prognosis in childhood-onset craniopharyngioma (CP). We analyzed nuchal skinfold thickness (NST) on magnetic resonance imaging performed for follow-up monitoring as a novel parameter for body composition (BC) and CVD in CP. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to identify the associa...

BACKGROUND A strong association between obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been reported. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to evaluate if new obesity indices, including a body shape index (ABSI) and body roundness index (BRI), have stronger associations with NAFLD than waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). METHODS In this cross-sectional study,...

BACKGROUND Waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are all independent predictors of cardio-metabolic risk and therefore important in HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy at risk of increased visceral adiposity. This study aimed to assess the extent of agreement between these parameters and the body mass index (BMI), as anthropometric parameter...

OBJECTIVES While available data exist on total body fat of rural South African children, as measured by body mass index, little is known concerning the abdominal obesity of rural South African children. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity among rural South African children. Methods : Participants involved 1 172 rural black school children (541 boys and 631...

A cross sectional study of 136 women age group40-55 years was conducted to study which anthropometric measure had the strongest association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in middle aged women. In accordance with their BMI measurement subjects were divided into three groups namely: Normal weight (Group1) BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, Overweight (Group2) - 25 kg/m2 - 29.9 kg/m2, Obese (Group3) -...

The distribution of fat tissue is related to the risk metabolic diseases. Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) an essential hormone for calcium homeostasis. According several types research, body affects PTH levels. Currently, Body Mass Index (BMI) not only parameter needed identify in accordance with chronic disease risks such as Waist Circumference (WC), Hip Ratio (WHR), and Height (WHtR). study aimed d...