Appropriate Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Cutoffs for Categorization of Overweight and Central Adiposity among Uighur Adults in Xinjiang

Background: Childhood obesity is a serious problem worldwide. Body mass index (BMI) has been the widely used tool to detect obesity. Central adiposity detected by waist indices is a better predictor of obesity related complications like metabolic syndrome. Objective of this study was to analyze the correlation of waist indices with BMI as indicators of overweight (OW)/obesity in school going children.Methods: This study was done in 880 adolescents from two schools in Kerala. Anthropometric measurements including waist circumference (WC) were taken according to guidelines and BMI, waist hip ratio (WHR), waist height ratio (WHtR) calculated. We categorized children as normal, OW/obese according to BMI charts by centers for disease control and prevention (CDC). A cutoff 70th centile in WC charts by Khadilkar et al, WHR of more than 0.85 in girls and 0.9 in boys, WHtR >0.5 were taken as central obesity.Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity (BMI >85th centile) was estimated to be 26.3%. Prevalence of central obesity was 12.3% when measured by WC, 22.8% measured by WHR, 14.8% measured by WHtR. All three waist indices showed statistically significant correlation with OW/obesity and BMI (p<0.001). Multivariate regression showed association of OW/obesity with urban school, acanthosis nigricans, hypertension, WHtR (p<0.001) and with WC (p=0.004).Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is alarmingly high in adolescent children. Waist height ratio was best correlated with Body mass index and overweight/obesity, followed by Waist circumference. We recommend waist height ratio as a screening tool to predict obesity in school going children.

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Body mass index, waist circumference and waist to hip ratio and change in sex steroid hormones: the Massachusetts Male Ageing Study

Yearbook of Endocrinology ◽

10.1016/s0084-3741(08)70213-0 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 ◽

pp. 408-410

Author(s):

A.W. Meikle

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Steroid Hormones ◽

Body Mass ◽

Sex Steroid Hormones ◽

Sex Steroid ◽

Waist To Hip Ratio ◽

Ageing Study ◽

Male Ageing

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449-P: Impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) on Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Japanese with and without Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

Diabetes ◽

10.2337/db20-449-p ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 449-P

Author(s):

TAKESHI KOMATSU ◽

KAZUYA FUJIHARA ◽

MAYUKO H. YAMADA ◽

TAKAAKI SATO ◽

MASARU KITAZAWA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Coronary Artery Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Coronary Artery ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Artery Disease

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WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AND BODY MASS INDEX CORRELATE WITH CEREBRAL GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN THE TEMPORAL LOBE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS

10.26226/morressier.571f103fd462b8028d88c5a2 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Natalia García-Casares

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Glucose Metabolism ◽

Body Mass ◽

Temporal Lobe ◽

Cerebral Glucose Metabolism ◽

Diabetic Patients

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Impact of Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index on Risk of Cardiometabolic Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese Adults: A National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Survey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0057319 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. e57319 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Xuhong Hou ◽

Juming Lu ◽

Jianping Weng ◽

Linong Ji ◽

Zhongyan Shan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Metabolic Disorders ◽

Chinese Adults ◽

Cardiometabolic Disorder

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The Association of Obesity and Liver Enzyme Activities in a Student Population at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease / Veza Između Gojaznosti I Aktivnosti Jetrenih Enzima U Studentskoj Populaciji Sa Povećanim Rizikom Za Nastanak Kardiovaskularnih Bolesti

Journal of Medical Biochemistry ◽

10.2478/v10011-012-0024-z ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 26-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Emina Čolak ◽

Dragana Pap ◽

Nada Majkić-Singh ◽

Ivana Obradović

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Liver Enzyme ◽

Body Mass ◽

Statistical Processing ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ◽

Increased Risk

Summary Background: It has been reported that obesity is associated with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, cardiovascular risk but also with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is increasing rapidly all over the world. The aim of this study was to analyze the value of liver enzymes: AST, ALT and γGT in a group of obese students in order to establish their correlation to anthropometric parameters such as: BMI (body mass index), WC (waist circumference), HC (hip circumference), and WHR (waist-to-hip ratio) compared to non-obese students who comprised the control group (CG). Methods: In this study, 238 students from the University of Novi Sad of both sexes (126 men and 112 women) with a mean age of 22.32 ± 1.85 years were included. According to the body mass index (BMI) lower and higher than 25 kg/m2 and waist circumference (WC) lower and higher than 94 cm (80 cm for females) the whole group of 238 students was divided into 2 subgroups: the obese group at increased risk for CVD (Group 1) and the group at lower risk for CVD (Group 2). AST, ALT and γGT activities were determined in fasting blood samples. Results: Statistical processing data revealed significantly higher values of AST, ALT and γGT in the group of students with BMI>25 kg/m2, WC>94 cm for males and WC>80 cm for females, HC>108 cm for males and HC>111 cm for females, and WHR>0.90 for males and WHR>0.80 for females (P<0.001). Significant association was established between anthropometric parameters and liver enzyme levels (P<0.0001). Conclusions: Obese students with higher BMI, WC, HC and WHR values have higher liver enzyme activites and a higher chance to develop NAFLD in the future.

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Waist Circumference Adjusted for Body Mass Index and Intra-Abdominal Fat Mass

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0032213 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. e32213 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Tina Landsvig Berentzen ◽

Lars Ängquist ◽

Anna Kotronen ◽

Ronald Borra ◽

Hannele Yki-Järvinen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Fat Mass ◽

Abdominal Fat

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Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in Scottish South Asian and Caucasian Youth

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094667 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4667

Author(s):

Meizi Wang ◽

Jianhua Ying ◽

Ukadike Chris Ugbolue ◽

Duncan S. Buchan ◽

Yaodong Gu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

South Asian ◽

Metabolic Risk Factors ◽

Individual Risk ◽

Metabolic Risk ◽

Asian Adolescents ◽

Individual Risk Factors

(1) Background: Scotland has one of the highest rates of obesity in the Western World, it is well established that poor weight profiles, and particularly abdominal obesity, is strongly associated with Type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Whether these associations are apparent in ethnic population groups in Scotland is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between different measures of fatness with clustered cardio metabolic risk factors between Scottish South Asian adolescents and Scottish Caucasian adolescents; (2) Methods: A sample of 208 Caucasian adolescents and 52 South Asian adolescents participated in this study. Stature, waist circumference, body mass index, blood pressure, physical activity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk were measured; (3) Results: Significant, partial correlations in the South Asian cohort between body mass index (BMI) and individual risk factors were generally moderate. However, correlations between Waist circumference (WC) and individual risk factors were significant and strong. In the Caucasian cohort, a significant yet weak correlation between WC and total cholesterol (TG) was noted although no other associations were evident for either WC or BMI. Multiple regression analysis revealed that both BMI and WC were positively associated with CCR (p < 0.01) in the South Asian group and with the additional adjustment of either WC or BMI, the independent associations with clustered cardio-metabolic risk (CCR) remained significant (p < 0.005); (4) Conclusions: No positive relationships were found between BMI, WC, and CCR in the Caucasian group. Strong and significant associations between measures of fatness and metabolic risk were evident in Scottish South Asian adolescents.

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