Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a meta-analysis

G Vazquez, S Duval, DR Jacobs Jr… - Epidemiologic …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
… index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio were included in the present analysis. Other
… subscapular/triceps skinfold thickness ratio, waist/thigh ratio, subscapular skinfold thickness…

Waist‐to‐height ratio is a better screening tool than waist circumference and BMI for adult cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and metaanalysis

M Ashwell, P Gunn, S Gibson - Obesity reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… differentiate the screening potential of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist circumference
(WC) for … We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that used receiver …

Waist circumference and pulmonary function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FC Wehrmeister, AMB Menezes, LC Muniz… - Systematic reviews, 2012 - Springer
Background Studies have reported an impact of central obesity on people’s health. The
literature is scarce on the effects of waist circumference (WC) on pulmonary function. Our …

Waist‐to‐height ratio, body mass index and waist circumference for screening paediatric cardio‐metabolic risk factors: a metaanalysis

K Lo, M Wong, P Khalechelvam, W Tam - Obesity reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… score when compared with waist circumference. Although not … This finding is supported by
another meta-analysis, which was … Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to investigate whether …

Effect of aerobic exercise on waist circumference in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and metaanalysis

A Armstrong, K Jungbluth Rodriguez, A Sabag… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
waist circumference and change in visceral adipose tissue and/or bodyweight with aerobic
exercise interventions; and (3) if reductions in waist circumferencewaist circumference by 3.2 …

… circumference and waist–hip ratio: which is the better discriminator of cardiovascular disease mortality risk? Evidence from an individual‐participant metaanalysis of …

S Czernichow, AP Kengne, E Stamatakis… - Obesity …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… We conducted an individual‐participant metaanalysis of nine cohort studies of men and …
Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist‐to‐hip ratio (WHR) were …

Relationship between abdominal obesity (based on waist circumference) and serum vitamin D levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies

Z Hajhashemy, S Foshati, P Saneei - Nutrition reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Although previous observational studies have investigated the association between
waist circumference (WC) values and serum vitamin D levels, findings have been …

The association between waist circumference and risk of mortality considering body mass index in 65-to 74-year-olds: a meta-analysis of 29 cohorts involving more …

EL de Hollander, WJE Bemelmans… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… the elderly, the association between waist circumference (WC) and … This meta-analysis
examined the association between WC … support was offered to participate in this meta-analysis. …

Sleep duration and waist circumference in adults: a meta-analysis

SD Sperry, ID Scully, RH Gramzow, RS Jorgensen - Sleep, 2015 - academic.oup.com
… of these variables across the studies included in this meta-analytic review. For example,
only 14 of the 22 studies included in this meta-analysis included data on the mean age of the …

The effect of saffron supplementation on waist circumference, HA1C, and glucose metabolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

J Rahmani, E Bazmi, C Clark, SSH Nazari - Complementary Therapies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
… The results of the present study support the supplementation of saffron for the improvement
of waist circumference and glucose metabolism, with sub-group analysis highlighting that …