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 ...

introduction: despite a growing popularity of noninvasive ultrasonic lipolysis procedure, there is a lack of evidence about the efficacy of this method. this study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of focused ultrasonic lipolysis on abdominal cellulite treatment. methods: twenty-eight consecutive subjects (age: 37.8 ± 8 years) underwent weekly transdermal focused ultrasonic lipolysis (med ...

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...

OBJECTIVE To test whether there is an association between socioeconomic status in childhood and measures of body mass index, waist circumference and the presence of overall and abdominal obesity in adult life. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort study, including a sample of adults (22-63 years old) living in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. The socioeconomic status in...

Background. Abdominal fat accumulation, also known as central obesity, is a major risk factor for many degenerative diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Isotonic and isometric workouts can be used to avoid the buildup of fat in the belly, and young ladies should measure their waist circumference regularly. Objectives. This study showed how isotonic and isometric exercise af...

background: obesity is a worldwide health problem which is associated with a lot of complications. one of these comorbidities is the metabolic syndrome that is in correlation with abdominal fat thickness and waist circumference. various methods were used to reduce abdominal fat thickness such as liposuction. a noninvasive method is the topical agent. in this study, we investigated the effective...

BACKGROUND Abdominal obesity increases all-cause mortality and is a risk factor for a number of diseases. There are few population-based studies of the longitudinal changes of abdominal obesity. METHODS Based on data from the Tromsø Study, we studied gender- and age-specific mean waist circumference and prevalence of abdominal overweight and abdominal obesity in two surveys in 1994-1995 (Trom...