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, we ...

background: today, obesity is considered as a health problem that increases the risk of some diseases. therefore, identifying the effective factors on obesity is of great importance. shift work is one of the indicators for increased risk of obesity in society and also shift work may cause various health problems for workers in military organizations. the current study aimed to investigate the r...

conclusions optimal wc values for defining mets were 91.5 cm and 85.5 cm in men and women, respectively. the cut-off values recommended by world organizations are not appropriate for an adult population living in ahvaz city. results the cut-off points of wc, according to a maximum sum of sensitivity plus specificity for detecting at least two components of mets were found to be 91.5 cm and 85.5...

background: obesity is growing rapidly in our country. nutrition is an important associate of obesity. the aim of this study was to determine the association between fruit and vegetable intake with the waist circumference and the body mass index (bmi) among young female university students.   methods: this cross sectional study was conducted on 236 healthy female university students aged betwee...

background: it seems that weight gain and body composition changes occur during the first year of college . the aim of this study was the comparison of body composition among freshmen medical sciences students one term after entering rafsanjan university of medical sciences , south east of iran.   materials and methods: all freshmen medicine (n = 73) and nursing- midwifery students (n = 57) of ...

objective: this study was done to explore the relationship between components of metabolic syndrome and smoking. materials and methods: in this analytical cross-sectional study in ahvaz, south west of iran, the gathering data sheet was completed. body mass index, abdominal and waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, triglyceride, total cholesterol, ldl and hdl levels, systolic and diastolic b...

In the assessment of diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome, much work, including ours (1), has been done to identify an optimal cutoff value for waist circumference, i.e., one that best predicts the clustering of metabolic risk factors. By contrast, little attention has been paid to the waist circumference site to be measured and its impact on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, alth...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the ability of different measures of adiposity to discriminate between low/high motor coordination and to evaluate the relationship between different measures of adiposity and motor coordination. METHODS This study included 596 elementary school children aged 9 to 12 years (218 females - 47.1%). Weight, height, and waist circumference were objectively m...