BACKGROUND There is now overwhelming scientific evidence that central obesity, as opposed to total obesity assessed by body mass index (BMI), is associated with the most health risks and that the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a simple proxy for this central fat distribution. This Opinion reviews the evidence for the use of WHtR to predict mortality and for its association with morbidity. A bo...

BACKGROUND To examine the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in Songming county, Yunnan province, South-west China and examine influences of anthropometric indicators on diabetic risk. METHODS This study was a population based cross-sectional study of 1031 subjects in Songming County aged 30 years and older. Age-standardization was performed by using the 2010 Songming population as the st...

Many diseases are associated with excess abdominal fat like cardiovascular diseases. Monitoring and controlling led to one of the many factors that can change status a person’s health. Awareness waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) be guide adjusting lifestyle maintaining normal WHtR value. This study developed assessment device automatically calculates value, displays health status, suggests ideal wai...

BACKGROUND Obesity is the major modifiable risk factor for diabetes. This study investigated the incidence of diabetes in relation to multiple anthropometric measures. METHODS Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-height ratio (WHtR), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and body fat percentage (BF %) were measured among 26,604 subjects (aged 45-73 years) without history of diabetes from th...

BACKGROUND Several studies have shown a relation between the adipose tissue accumulation and a higher risk for developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Thus, body fat content and, mainly, the fat distribution or adiposity could be considered as important indicators of health risk. In spite of presenting several limitations, BMI is the most widely used and accepted index for classifying...

BACKGROUND Obesity has been shown to be a prognostic indicator of type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, the power of different obesity indicators in the detection of T2D remains controversial. This study evaluates the detecting power of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHTR) for the presence of T2D in undiagnosed diabetics among the ...