"Waist-Hip Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement. For both men and women, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.0 or higher is considered "at risk" for undesirable health consequences, such as heart disease and ailments associated with OVERWEIGHT. A healthy WHR is 0.90 or less for men, and 0.80 or less for women. (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2004)
| Descriptor ID |
D049629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.960 E05.041.124.946 G07.100.100.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist-Hip Ratio- Waist-Hip Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-Hip
- Ratios, Waist-Hip
- Waist Hip Ratio
- Waist-Hip Ratios
- Waist-to-Hip Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-to-Hip
- Ratios, Waist-to-Hip
- Waist to Hip Ratio
- Waist-to-Hip Ratios
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2018 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist-Hip Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting Obesity Using Facial Pictures during COVID-19 Pandemic. Biomed Res Int. 2021; 2021:6696357.
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Analyses of abdominal adiposity and metabolic syndrome as risk factors for respiratory distress in COVID-19. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2020 12; 7(1).
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Contribution of epicardial and abdominopelvic visceral adipose tissues in Chinese adults with impaired glucose regulation and diabetes. Acta Diabetol. 2019 Sep; 56(9):1061-1071.
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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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Association of body size metrics with left atrial phasic volumes and reservoir function in the elderly. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 10 01; 19(10):1157-1164.
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Anthropometric variables as predictors of aspects of quality of life in persons with central obesity. BMC Res Notes. 2018 Sep 25; 11(1):680.
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Sleep Duration and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Are Associated with Obesity Independent of Diet and Physical Activity. Nutrients. 2018 Sep 03; 10(9).
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Association of anthropometric measures and cardio-metabolic risk factors in normal-weight children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Aug 28; 31(8):847-854.
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Obesity and mortality risk in heart failure: when adipose tissue distribution matters. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 09; 20(9):1278-1280.
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Waist-to-hip ratio and mortality in heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 09; 20(9):1269-1277.