BACKGROUND Higher waist circumference and lower hip circumference are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, despite being directly correlated. The real effects of visceral obesity may therefore be underestimated when hip circumference is not fully taken into account. We hypothesized that adding waist and hip circumference to traditional risk factors would significant...

OBJECTIVE Body mass index (BMI) is more commonly used than waist circumference as a measure of adiposity in clinical and research settings. The purpose of this study was to compare the associations of BMI and waist circumference with cardiorespiratory fitness. METHODS In a cross-sectional study of 403 healthy men and women aged 50 ± 8.8 years, BMI and waist circumference were measured. Cardio...

the defect. The ADO II is available in eight sizes with four waist diameters (3, 4, 5, and 6 mm) and there are two length options for each waist diameter (4 or 6 mm). In our case, [3] the device length was 4 mm and the waist diameter was 6 mm (with a circumference of 18.84 mm). However, the height of the mechanical valve was standard and was 5 mm, and its sewing cuff height was almost 4 mm with...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To analyze the association between higher body mass index and waist circumference, and the prognostic values of both indicators in total and cardiac mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. METHODS The study included 2254 patients who were followed up for 4 years. Obesity was classified as a body mass index ≥30 and overweight as a body mass index of 25.0-2...

OBJECTIVE To determine which of five measures of adiposity maintains the strongest association with cardiovascular disease risk factors. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES A nationally representative sample of 12,608 adult participants of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were examined. Waist circumference, total body fat, percent body fat, BMI, and skinfold thickness we...

INTRODUCTION Metabolic syndrome is increasing among adolescents. We examined the utility of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference to identify metabolic syndrome in adolescent girls. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 185 predominantly African American girls who were a median age of 14 years. Participants were designated as having metabolic syndrome if they met criteria...

BACKGROUND Beyond obesity, sleep apnea syndrome is frequently associated with excess abdominal adiposity that could contribute to the deteriorated cardiometabolic risk profile of apneic patients. METHODS The present study addressed the respective contribution of the severity of sleep apnea syndrome and excess abdominal adiposity to the cardiometabolic risk profile of 38 non obese men with pol...