AIMS: To investigate the relationship of waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) with
glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) concentrations and to define optimal cutoffs for these indices …

Abstract Aims/Introduction Recently, a new anthropometric parameter (a new hip index [HI])
was developed, and the HI shows a U‐shaped relationship to mortality in the USA …

Background As an indicator of abdominal obesity, waist circumference (WC) varied with race
and gender in diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MetS). Therefore, it is clinically important to …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Recent data suggest that current obesity diagnostic criterion based
on body mass index (BMI) above 30 in Caucasians may not be appropriate for Asian …

Background In some cross-sectional studies, hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) has been
recommended as an alternative to metabolic syndrome (MetS) for screening individuals at …

Background Patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes are associated with
higher morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease than those with hypertension or …

Background Obesity has become a major health problem in contemporary society and it is
closely related to many chronic diseases, so it is an important issue for measuring adiposity …

The relationship between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and newly diagnosed type
2 diabetes (T2D) remains uncertain. This study intended to explore the association between …

Objective The aim of this study was to identify which anthropometric measurement (body
mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], or waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) is a better …

Background: Few studies have combined the degree and duration of abdominal obesity into
a waist circumference-years construct for analysis. The purpose of this study was to …