Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity

R Ross, IJ Neeland, S Yamashita, I Shai… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both
independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic syndrome: risk factors, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management with natural approaches

SM Mohamed, MA Shalaby, RA El-Shiekh… - Food Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a bunch of metabolic defects comprising hypertension, insulin
resistance, visceral obesity, fatty liver, and atherogenic cardiovascular diseases. Lifestyle …

[PDF][PDF] Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, Geneva, 8-11 December 2008

World Health Organization - 2011 - apps.who.int
The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Consultation on Waist Circumference and
Waist–Hip Ratio was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 8–11 December 2008. The …

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Middle-East countries: Meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

A Ansarimoghaddam, HA Adineh, I Zareban… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Metabolic syndrome is an important metabolic disorder which impose noticeable
burden on health system. We aimed to review and imply the prevalence of it in Middle-East …

Prevalence of obesity and overweight in adults and children in Iran; a systematic review

S Jafari-Adli, Z Jouyandeh, M Qorbani… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2014 - Springer
Background Obesity is one of the most important underlying risk factors for chronic disease.
Dramatically increasing and following complication of obesity should be alerted to health …

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Latin America: a systematic review

F Márquez-Sandoval, G Macedo-Ojeda… - Public health …, 2011 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo assess the available data on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in
Latin-American countries. DesignSystematic review. Searches were carried out in PubMed …

Metabolic health in the Middle East and north Africa

F Azizi, F Hadaegh, F Hosseinpanah… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary The Middle East and north Africa are home to different populations with widely
varying cultures, histories, and socioeconomic settings. Hence, their health status, health …

Trend in the prevalence of obesity and overweight among Iranian children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Kelishadi, AA Haghdoost, B Sadeghirad… - Nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Childhood obesity is an important predisposing factor for most non-communicable
diseases. The aim of this review was to provide evidence on the prevalence and trends of …

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Iran: A 2011 update: 伊朗的代谢综合征患病率: 2011 年更新数据

S Noshad, M Abbasi, K Etemad, A Meysamie… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
背景当前这项2011 年研究的目的是确定伊朗成年人群的代谢综合征及其各个组分的患病率,
并且调查了从2007 年至2011 年的变化. 方法将分别在2007 年与2011 年进行的两轮非传染性 …

Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) study: design, baseline characteristics and 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation

M Ghayour-Mobarhan, M Moohebati, H Esmaily… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Objective The Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) study
is a 10-year cohort study that aims to evaluate the impact of various genetic, environmental …