the aim of this study was to estimate body fat percentage through circumference of different parts of body by hydrodensitometry (hydrostatic underwater weighing) as the criterion method and to develop related equations. 158 male students of isfahan university (mean age: 21.6 yrs, height: 174 cm, weight: 69.04 kg, body fat percentage: 15.61 kg, bmi: 22.59) were randomly selected. these subjects ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ALD: Alcoholic Liver Disease; FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; VAS: Visual Analog Scales; FBC: Full Blood Count; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference; HC: Hip Circumference; WHR: Waist Hip Ratio; FFQ: Food Freq...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether video-based instructions improve the accuracy of self-measures of waist and hip circumference compared with written instructions. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional study. Self-measurements of waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) of fifty-seven participants randomly allocated to receive either written instruction or video instruction were co...

OBJECTIVE To identify the best anthropometric index that predicts cardiometabolic risk factors.Design and settingCross-sectional study in Turkey, in 2003. SUBJECTS Turkish men and women aged 18 years and over (n 1692) were examined. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, TAG, glucose and insulin were measured. Metabolic syndrome ...

Background: Obesity is the biggest challenge in health management and public problem many countriessince it a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, to ascertain which anthropometricmeasurements are better predictors of obesity.The main objective evaluate compare anthropometric parameters non-obese, overweight, andobese subjects.Materials methods: This cross-sectional s...

background: identifying new ways to decrease adiposity have great importance for human health. we aimed to find out whether l – arginine (arg) and selenium alone or together can increase the effect of hypocaloric diet enriched in legumes (hdel) on anthropometric measures in healthy women with central obesity. methods: this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was undertaken in 84 ...

A twelve-week controlled intervention trial was carried out to evaluate the effects of combined physical activity and dietary intervention on obesity and metabolic risk factors among employees of Universiti Putra Malaysia. Participants consisted of adults aged 25-55 years with no reported chronic diseases but with abdominal obesity. They were assigned to either a combined physical activity and ...

INTRODUCTION BMI, hip and waist circumferences (HC and WC) are being used as clinical surrogates of obesity. Unceratinities exist regarding the cut-off values, which are recommonded for Western countries. OBJECTIVES We conducted a study to determine cut-off values for Sri Lankan women. METHODS Healthy premenopausal women (n=128) aged 25 to 50 years were selected randomly, from local MOH are...