"Waist-Height Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ratio of WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE to BODY HEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D065927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.780 E05.041.124.160.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist-Height Ratio- Waist-Height Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-Height
- Ratios, Waist-Height
- Waist Height Ratio
- Waist-Height Ratios
- Height-Weight Ratio
- Height Weight Ratio
- Height-Weight Ratios
- Ratio, Height-Weight
- Ratios, Height-Weight
- Waist to Height Ratio
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist-Height Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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Weight change across adulthood in relation to all cause and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2019 10 16; 367:l5584.
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Comparison of visceral, general and central obesity indices in the prediction of metabolic syndrome in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Jun; 25(3):727-734.
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The Relationship between Generalized and Abdominal Obesity with Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: A Multiethnic Asian Study and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2018 Nov 05; 10(11).
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Using different anthropometric indices to assess prediction ability of type 2 diabetes in elderly population: a 5 year prospective study. BMC Geriatr. 2018 09 17; 18(1):218.
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Role of galectin-3 in subclinical myocardial impairment in psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Jan; 33(1):136-142.
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Optimal cut-points of different anthropometric indices and their joint effect in prediction of type 2 diabetes: results of a cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2018 06 05; 18(1):691.
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Efficacy of anthropometric measures for identifying cardiovascular disease risk in adolescents: review and meta-analysis. Minerva Pediatr. 2018 Aug; 70(4):371-382.
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Prehypertension and its optimal indicator among adults in Hubei Province, Central China, 2013-2015. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2017; 39(6):532-538.
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Modeling anthropometric indices in relation to 10-year (2002-2012) incidence of cardiovascular disease, among apparently healthy individuals: The ATTICA study. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2017 Dec; 11 Suppl 2:S789-S795.
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Costs and effects of a state-wide health promotion program in primary schools in Germany - the Baden-Württemberg Study: A cluster-randomized, controlled trial. PLoS One. 2017; 12(2):e0172332.