BACKGROUND Most predictive equations currently used to assess percentage body fat (%BF) were derived from persons in industrialized Western societies. OBJECTIVE We developed equations to predict %BF from anthropometric measurements in rural and urban Guatemalan adults. DESIGN Body density was measured in 123 women and 114 men by using hydrostatic weighing and simultaneous measurement of res...

UNLABELLED The Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by episodes upper airway collapse, and has been associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. AIM To correlate the neck, abdominal and pelvic circumference with the AHI and oxyhemoglobin saturation in OSA patients, and to correlate these values with disease severity. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective ...

Obesity and diabetes mellitus are two modern epidemics. But their interrelationship is debated. Here we explored the probable association among obesity, leptin and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus. 60 recent onset (< 5 years) diabetics and age-sex matched 33 non diabetic controls were assessed for physical and chemical parameters like Body Mass Index, abdominal circumference, wais...

OBJECTIVE In previous studies of associations of variants in the genes UCP2, UCP3, PPARG2, CART, GRL, MC4R, MKKS, SHP, GHRL, and MCHR1 with obesity, we have used a case-control approach with cases defined by a threshold for BMI. In the present study, we assess the association of seven abdominal, peripheral, and overall obesity phenotypes, which were analyzed quantitatively, and thirteen candida...

Background: Birth weight is largely influenced by the mother's parity, gender of baby, conceptus number, and maternal environment. The heavier seen for male babies at full-term compared to females, in singleton twins, later-born first baby. Low-weight are mothers lower socioeconomic status. In urban group closest correlation with neonatal calf circumference. Aim: present study was conducted per...

OBJECTIVES To describe the patterns and trends in waist circumference and abdominal obesity for those aged 70-89 contrasting the standard and new age-related cut-points, and to investigate how they vary with time, age and educational level. METHODS The subjects were 7129 men and 9244 women aged 70-89 years who participated in the Health Survey for England during 1993-2010. The outcome measure...