OBJECTIVES While researchers are increasingly recognizing the importance of adjusting waist circumference (WC) for height, no standard has yet been established. In this study we contrast three standard methods for indexing WC by height (using height, root-height and height-squared) via comparisons with age-specific optimal indices. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Measurements from 722 male and 746 f...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the relation Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio among adult girls. METHODOLOGY A descriptive or cross-sectional conducted adolescent girls 18 plus by BS students at Jinnah college for women’s University Peshawar, in collaboration Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) Khyber Medical College Peshaw...

This cross-sectional study evaluated the relationships between anthropometric and aerobic fitness (rate of perceived exertion [RPE] predicted maximal oxygen uptake [VO2max]) among 228 participants (age: 23.78±4.42 years). RPE VO2max were determined during cycle ergometer exercise test. Data also obtained for height, weight, body mass index (BMI), hip waist (WC) circumferences. analysis reveale...

Introduction: The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) Lenten fasting (Abiy Tsom) is a seven-week period of fasting before Easter. It is a religious fasting practice, which has been less documented in the scientific literature. The present study aimed to investigate effect of EOC fasting with vegan diet practices on body composition parameters. Methods: This prospec...

background: identifying new ways to decrease adiposity will be very valuable for health. the aim of this study was to find out whether l-arginine (arg) and selenium alone or together can increase the effect of hypocaloric diet enriched in legumes (hdel) on anthropometric measures in healthy obese women. methods: this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was undertaken in 84 health...

background: the aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (bmi), waist-to-hip ratio, and lipid parameters and serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh) levels in healthy euthyroid individuals. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted between june 1st and july 20th, 2013, at bushehr university of medical sciences. one hundred forty euthy...

PURPOSE Central fat distribution is significantly associated with an increased cortisol levels. We hypothesized that men with metabolic syndrome have a higher serum cortisol levels compared to women. The purpose of this study was to compare serum cortisol levels, and its correlation with serum leptin levels, between men and women with and without metabolic syndrome. METHODS A cross sectional ...

Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is an early pathophysiological change in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) during prediabetes mellitus. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that exercise intervention contributes to the reversal of vascular endothelium-dependent dysfunction in middle-aged patients with IGT. Following exercise intervention, significant changes in endothelin (E...