UK Biobank is a large-scale prospective study with deep phenotyping and genomic data. Its
open-access policy allows researchers worldwide, from academia or industry, to perform …

Previous evidence on postdiagnosis body fatness and mortality after breast cancer was
graded as limited‐suggestive. To evaluate the evidence on body mass index (BMI), waist …

This review summarizes body circumference-based anthropometrics that are in common use
for research and in some cases clinical application. These include waist and hip …

Associations of liver, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers in blood with body shape are
unclear, because waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) are dependent on …

Background Body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference are strongly correlated
and do not reflect body composition. A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Hip Index (HI) define …

Associations of sex steroids and their binding proteins with body shape are unclear,
because waist and hip circumference are correlated strongly with body size. We defined …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is closely associated with adverse cardiometabolic outcomes.
The objective of this study was to identify practical methods that could enable the effective …

Background Platelet count (PLT) is associated positively with lung cancer risk but has a
more complex association with body mass index (BMI), positive only in women (mainly …

Background: Obesity is a globally increasing health problem that impacts multiple organ
systems and a potentially modifiable risk factor for many diseases. Obesity has a significant …

Background and aims Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of primary liver cancer
(PLC). As the most commonly used indicator of adiposity, the body mass index (BMI) has …