BACKGROUND Measures of central adiposity are better predictors of adverse health events than BMI. Nonetheless, BMI is more widely used in health research. One reason for this may be the limited research supporting the self-measurement of waist and hip circumference. The lack of validity studies is particularly acute in Asia. The main objective was to establish the validity of self-measurement o...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) together with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) to study the influence of acupuncture therapy on abdominal fat and hepatic fat content in obese children. DESIGN The design was a longitudinal, clinical intervention study of acupuncture therapy. SUBJECTS SUBJECTS were 10 healthy, obese children (age: ...

Purpose: This study was planned to evaluate the relationship between pulmonary function and some anthropometric measurements body composition in healthy young women with different mass index (BMI). 
 Materials Methods: One hundred seventeen (n:117) women, aged 19-30 years, participated this study. Some of participants (body weight, height, waist circumference, hip neck circumference) were ...

BACKGROUND As a result of both genetic and environmental factors, the body composition and topography of African populations are presumed to be different from western populations. Accordingly, globally accepted anthropometric markers may perform differently in African populations. In the era of rapid emergence of cardio-vascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, evidence about the performance of ...

BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory skin disorder. Higher adiposity may increase the risk of psoriasis, but, to our knowledge, no prospective data are available on this relationship. METHODS We prospectively examined the relationships between body mass index (BMI [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]), weight change, waist circumference, h...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether video-based instructions improve the accuracy of self-measures of waist and hip circumference compared with written instructions. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional study. Self-measurements of waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) of fifty-seven participants randomly allocated to receive either written instruction or video instruction were co...

The prevalence of class III obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2)) in black women is 18%. As class III obesity leads to hip joint deterioration, black women frequently present for orthopedic care. Weight loss associated with bariatric surgery should lead to enhanced success of hip replacements. However, we present a case of a black woman who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with the expectation that weig...

Objective: While usually associated with weight gain, pregnancy and the postpartum period are also considered as an opportunity to prevent gain its complications. Therefore, prevention of ‘excessive/unnecessary’ is a necessary issue. The aim this study was determine effect group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on self-efficacy lifestyle control anthropometric indices among overweight obese ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated a relationship between central adiposity and cognitive function. However, only some of these studies have adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease, and none have also adjusted for physical activity level. PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to examine the association between anthropometric measures of central adiposity ...