First, some words about body shapes. Most men tend to be "apples" in that they carry most of their weight above the waist. Most women, on the other hand, are "pears", carrying more of their weight in the hips and thighs, as shown in the figure above. However, some women are more like apples, and their weight is distributed more like that of men. And if apples and pears become obese, these diffe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation of fasting serum leptin levels with anthropometric measurements and menopausal status, in women. METHODS The study comprised of 80 non-obese women who were divided into 2 groups as pre-menopausal (n=46) and post-menopausal (n=34). Anthropometric measurements i.e. height, weight, waist and hip circumference were measured for all the subjects and the Waist-...

A cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate sex differences in anthropometric characteristics, including central body fat distribution, among 11–14-year-old urban Bengalees of West Bengal, India. The sample consisted of 559 (314 boys and 245 girls) randomly selected students from two schools of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Height, weight, six circumference and ten skinfold m...

BACKGROUND Greater adiposity is associated with higher blood pressure. Substantial uncertainty remains, however, about which measures of adiposity most strongly predict blood pressure and whether these associations differ materially between populations. METHODS We examined cross-sectional data on 500 000 adults recruited from 10 diverse localities across China during 2004-08. Multiple linear ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of various obesity measures on identification of subjects at risk and their respective risk estimates for VTE in a prospective population-based study. METHODS AND RESULTS Measures of body composition such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR) were registered in 6708 sub...

BACKGROUND The aim of the current study was to establish the prevalence and relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) with chronic health conditions and their associated socio-demographic correlates in the elderly population of Singapore. METHODS The data was extracted from the Well-being of the Singapore Elderly (WiSE) study, a comprehensive single phase, cross-sectiona...

background and objectives: gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and constipation can affect the quality of life and various factors play a role in these disorders. the aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors related to these problems among iranian male university students. materials and methods: the study was conducted on 186 male students at ahv...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Waist circumference has been shown to be a better predictor of cardiovascular risk than body mass index (BMI). Our case-control study aimed to evaluate the contribution of obesity and abdominal fat mass to the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA). METHODS We recruited 1137 participants: 379 cases with stroke/TIA and 758 regional controls matched for age a...

BACKGROUND Although there is considerable research in the field of fasting and fluid restriction, little is known about the impact of food and water deprivation (FWD) on body circumferences and vital parameters. METHODS During 5 days of FWD in 10 healthy adults, hemodynamic, metabolic, and renal parameters, such as weight, 5 circumferences at neck, waist, hip, chest at axilla, chest at nipple...