Background Japanese diets contain a relatively high amount of carbohydrates, and its high
dietary glycemic index and glycemic load may raise the risk of diabetes in the Japanese …

Objectives: We aim to evaluate the ethnic-specific relationship of total fat mass and
anthropometric indices in Chinese. Design: Cross-section study. Setting: This study was …

Background: Glucose intolerance is clearly associated with increasing risk of cardiovascular
disease, but the association among increasing glycemia and cardiovascular risk factors …

Aim The aim of this study is to assess whether WHtR is a better predictor of glucose
intolerance and systemic hypertension than some other obesity indices. Methods This is a …

ObjectiveLimited information is available on the prevalence and effect of
hypertriglyceridaemic–waist (HTGW) phenotype on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Objective: Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), a measurement of the distribution of body fat,
correlated with abdominal obesity indicating that it might be a better predictor of …

ObjectiveTo examine the relative contribution for the prediction of hypertension by waist
circumference (WC), waist: stature ratio (WSR) or waist: hip ratio (WHR) with that by BMI, to …

BACKGROUND: Optimal cutoffs for obesity indices are rarely studied in Asians. We
evaluated these cutoffs for diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and any risk factor for the …

Background and objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the best
anthropometric index and calculate the cut-off point for each anthropometric index in …

Background. It remains controversial whether body mass index (BMI), waist circumference
(WC), waist‐to‐height ratio (WHtR), or triglyceride glucose (TyG) index has a stronger …