BACKGROUND Overweight and obese individuals are more likely to be insulin resistant and at increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes. Questions remain as to whether waist circumference (WC) or body mass index (BMI) most effectively identifies insulin-resistant individuals. OBJECTIVE This study quantified insulin-mediated glucose uptake (IMGU) in 330 apparently healthy volunteers and compare...

PURPOSE The aim of the study is to evaluate the pressure of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) according to waist circumference (WC) and correlate the presence of urinary tract symptoms (UTS) with WC. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was observational and cross-sectional. One-hundred and sixty-four females between 45 and 65 years of age were evaluated. The sample was divided into two groups, accord...

Thermally sprayed cermet coatings are adequate solutions to improve cavitation and wear resistance of hydraulic turbines made stainless steel (SS), especially in rivers with a high sediment load, such as the Madeira River Brazil. However, some cermets easily dissolved river water, leading premature failure coating costly maintenance. Moreover, galvanic corrosion induced by coupling SS can accel...

BACKGROUND An elevated body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be associated with a lower rate of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, waist circumference (WC) may be a better marker of cardiovascular risk than BMI. We used data from a contemporary French population-based cohort of patients with AMI to analyze the impact of WC and BMI on death rates. METHODS AND RESULTS ...

BACKGROUND There remains controversy regarding which of the anthropometric indicators best defines obesity. In this study, we compared the efficacy of using body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in the diagnosis of obesity and assessed their associations with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in an urban working population in China. METHODS Anthro...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between central adiposity parameters and autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study included 114 obese individuals without any cardiovascular risk factors. Weight (in kg), height (in m), and waist circumference (WC; in cm) were measured and body mass index was calculated. Echocardiographic examination was performed to mea...

BACKGROUND Cross-sectional data suggests that a low level of plasma ascorbic acid positively associates with both Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC). This leads to questions about a possible relationship between dietary intake of ascorbic acid and subsequent changes in anthropometry, and whether such associations may depend on genetic predisposition to obesity. Hence, we examine...

In commercial pigs, the greatest susceptibility for pre-weaning mortality occurs in low birth-weight piglets. Despite their overall decreased birth weight, Meishan (MS) piglets have decreased pre-weaning mortality rates compared with contemporary Western breeds. The objective of the current study was to determine the contributions of the maternal uterine environment, piglet genotype, and their ...

We thank Dr Kawada for the interest in our article1 and the appreciative comments. Recently, we reported that, regarding diabetes mellitus and hypertension, the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUCs) for waist-toheight ratio (WHtR) was significantly higher than either the body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) in both sexes. Additionally, the AUCs for WHtR were...

BACKGROUND In Korea, the cutoff values of waist circumference (WC) for the identification of metabolic syndrome (MetS) were suggested to be 90 cm for men and 85 cm for women based on the analysis mainly in middle-aged adults. As aging is associated with increased fat, especially abdominal visceral fat, the cutoff value of WC may differ according to age. In addition, the usefulness of visceral a...