Association between bisphenol A and waist-to-height ratio among children: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2010

Little evidence exists regarding the association between waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors in Mexican adults. Our study pursued a twofold objective: To describe the association between a high WHtR and CVR indicators among Mexican adults canvassed by the 2016 Half-Way National Health and Nutrition Survey, and to examine the interaction of sex and age on this association. We analyzed data from the adult sample (≥20 years old) and classified in two groups using WHtRs ≥0.5 considered high and low otherwise. The following CVR factors were analyzed: High-total-cholesterol (≥200 mg/dL), low high-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c < 40 mg/dL), high low-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c ≥ 130 mg/dL), high triglycerides (≥150 mg/dL), insulin resistance (IR) (HOMA-IR) (≥2.6), and hypertension (HBP) (≥140/≥90 mmHg). We estimated prevalence ratios (PR) to analyze the association between high WHtRs and CVR indicators. Over 90% of participants had high WHtRs and were at greater risk for dyslipidemias, HBP, and IR compared to those that had low WHtRs. PR for men with high WHtRs were between 1.3 to 2.3 for dyslipidemias, 3.4 for HBP and 7.6 for IR; among women were between 1.8 to 2.4 for dyslipidemias and HBP and 5.9 for IR (p < 0.05). A high WHtR is associated with CVR factors in Mexican adults.

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Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Allergic Asthma: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2006

Journal of Asthma ◽

10.3109/02770903.2012.721041 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 49 (8) ◽

pp. 800-806 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Swapnil V. Vaidya ◽

Hemant Kulkarni

Keyword(s):

Bisphenol A ◽

Allergic Asthma ◽

National Health ◽

Nutrition Examination Survey ◽

Health And Nutrition

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Renal Function, Bisphenol A, and Alkylphenols: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2003–2006)

Environmental Health Perspectives ◽

10.1289/ehp.1002572 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 119 (4) ◽

pp. 527-533 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Li You ◽

Xiangzhu Zhu ◽

Martha J. Shrubsole ◽

Hong Fan ◽

Jing Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Renal Function ◽

Bisphenol A ◽

National Health ◽

Nutrition Examination Survey ◽

Health And Nutrition

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Insulin Resistance of Normal Weight Central Obese Adolescents in Korea Stratified by Waist to Height Ratio: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2008–2010

International Journal of Endocrinology ◽

10.1155/2015/158758 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Won Kyoung Cho ◽

Hyojin Kim ◽

Hyun Young Lee ◽

Kyung Do Han ◽

Yeon Jin Jeon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Insulin Resistance ◽

National Health ◽

Central Obesity ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

High Insulin ◽

Waist To Height Ratio ◽

Wbc Count

Background. To evaluate insulin resistance of normal weight central obese 13–18-year-old male and female adolescents stratified by waist to height ratio (WHR).Methods. Data were obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (K-NHANES) conducted during 2008–2010. Central obesity was defined as that in the upper quartile of age and sex specific WHR. Subjects were classified into no central obesity normal weight (NW), central obesity normal weight (CONW), no central obesity overweight (OW), and central obesity overweight (COOW).Results. The prevalence of CONW was 9.6% (83/832) in female and 7.0% (61/909) in male. CONW showed higher levels of insulin (P<0.006), HOMA-IR (P<0.006), and ALT (P<0.001) than NW in female. CONW had higher levels of insulin (P<0.0001), HOMA-IR (P<0.0001), and WBC count (P<0.021) and lower level of HDL (P<0.0001) than NW in male. WHR and BMI had similar significant correlations with MS components. CONW showed 2.5 times (95% confidence interval, 1.21–5.00) more likelihood to have high insulin resistance than NW in male.Conclusions. Screening for central obesity using WHR in clinical setting is recommended.

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Relationships Between Urinary Phthalate Metabolite and Bisphenol A Concentrations and Vitamin D Levels in U.S. Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2005–2010

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ◽

10.1210/jc.2016-2134 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 101 (11) ◽

pp. 4062-4069 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Lauren E. Johns ◽

Kelly K. Ferguson ◽

John D. Meeker

Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Bisphenol A ◽

National Health ◽

Nutrition Examination Survey ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

Vitamin D Levels ◽

Phthalate Metabolite

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Personalised measures of obesity using waist to height ratios from an Australian health screening program

Digital Health ◽

10.1177/2055207619844362 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 205520761984436

Author(s):

Herbert F Jelinek ◽

Andrew Stranieri ◽

Andrew Yatsko ◽

Sitalakshmi Venkatraman

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

National Health ◽

Nutrition Examination Survey ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Australian Health ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

Index Measure

Objectives The aim of the current study is to generate waist circumference to height ratio cut-off values for obesity categories from a model of the relationship between body mass index and waist circumference to height ratio. We compare the waist circumference to height ratio discovered in this way with cut-off values currently prevalent in practice that were originally derived using pragmatic criteria. Method Personalized data including age, gender, height, weight, waist circumference and presence of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease for 847 participants over eight years were assembled from participants attending a rural Australian health review clinic (DiabHealth). Obesity was classified based on the conventional body mass index measure (weight/height 2 ) and compared to the waist circumference to height ratio. Correlations between the measures were evaluated on the screening data, and independently on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that included age categories. Results This article recommends waist circumference to height ratio cut-off values based on an Australian rural sample and verified using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database that facilitates the classification of obesity in clinical practice. Gender independent cut-off values are provided for waist circumference to height ratio that identify healthy (waist circumference to height ratio ≥0.45), overweight (0.53) and the three obese (0.60, 0.68, 0.75) categories verified on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dataset. A strong linearity between the waist circumference to height ratio and the body mass index measure is demonstrated. Conclusion The recommended waist circumference to height ratio cut-off values provided a useful index for assessing stages of obesity and risk of chronic disease for improved healthcare in clinical practice.

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