Obesity increases the risks of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and
degrades quality of life, ultimately increasing the risk of death. However, not all forms of …

Shorter telomere length is associated with numerous comorbidities; central obesity might
trigger leukocyte telomere shortening; in the current meta-analysis we evaluated the …

Background Several studies have shown that normal weight with central obesity (NWCO) is
associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and …

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has acknowledged the value of
waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as an indicator for 'early health risk'. We used recent UK data to …

Background A global epidemic of obesity has been documented, particularly among African
countries. While central obesity and overweight have been reported for many countries, very …

Background The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations of normal weight
obesity (NWO) with physical fitness in Chinese university students. As a secondary aim, we …

Background Several studies have shown that normal weight central obesity (NWCO) is
associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. However, studies conducted in …

Obesity is a worldwide health problem that is closely linked to many metabolic disorders.
Regular physical exercise has been found to attenuate the genetic predisposition to obesity …

Purpose Obesity is becoming one of the most common public health problems worldwide. In
particular, central obesity which indicates abnormal fat accumulation in the abdominal …

Objective The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity, its
predictors and its association with cardiovascular risk among adults in Burkina Faso. Design …