BACKGROUND Indices predictive of adolescent central obesity include waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Such reference data are lacking for Greek adolescents. The aim of this study was to develop age- and gender-specific WC, WHR and WHtR smoothed reference percentiles for abdominal obesity among Greek adolescents aged 12-17 years, to investigate ...

background: the risk of cardiovascular diseases (cvds) increases with age. the objective was to determine whether lifestyle and dietary behaviors and anthropometric measures, which are affected by these behaviors, contribute to the increase of cvd risk factors across age categories of 20–50‑year‑old. methods: in a cross‑sectional design, 437 adults aged 20–50‑year‑old were selected from househo...

Adolescent obesity has fuelled scientific concerns recently in the developing world due to its recognition as a problem of increasing magnitude and significant morbidities. It has been estimated that 11% of African children will be overweight by 2025. A recent survey showed that school students in Egypt had the highest rates of overweight and obesity [31.4 and 9.3% respectively] among 7 African...

To date, it is unknown whether waist circumference can be measured validly and reliably when a subject is in a supine position. This issue is relevant when international standards for healthy participants are applied to persons with severe intellectual, sensory, and motor disabilities. Thus, the aims of our study were (1) to determine the validity of waist circumference measurements obtained in...

BACKGROUND Visceral obesity is positively related to insulin resistance. The nature of the relationship between waist circumference and insulin resistance has not been known in Japanese populations. This study examined the relationship between waist circumference and insulin resistance and evaluated the optimal cutoff point for waist circumference in relation to insulin resistance in middle-age...

A 35-year-old male office worker fell on an outstretched hand, injuring his dominant wrist. He had persistent pain about the radial aspect of the wrist. He reported no prior injury or symptoms proximally. On physical examination, mild swelling with tenderness was observed about the scaphoid in the snuffbox. Mild limitation of wrist range of motion existed. Anteroposterior (A), lateral (B), and ...