The relation between body fat distribution, as measured by the waist-to-hip circumference ratio, and the 2-year incidences of hypertension and stroke were examined in a cohort of 41,837 women aged 55-69 years. Women who developed hypertension were 2.1 (95% confidence interval 1.7-2.6) times more likely to be in the upper tertile of waist-to-hip ratio than those who did not. Adjustment for age, ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the interface pressure redistribution when sitting after applying three different types of cushions and on a firm surface in individuals in their 20s and those older than 60 years old. [Subjects and Methods] Healthy 100 elderly (60 years and older) subjects and 111 college students participated in this study. Interface pressure redistribution w...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim was to examine (1) whether health habits are associated with body fat distribution, as measured by the waist/hip girth ratio, and (2) to what extent environmental factors, including anthropometric characteristics, explain the variability in levels of cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN The study was a population based cross sectional survey, conducted in the spring of ...

In this paper we compare the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) of hip and knee joints on skeletons series and relations between them. OA was registered from 166 individuals of Neolithic and protohistorical periods. Between Neolithic and Iron Age periods the ratio [hip OA/ knee OA] increases with diminution of knee OA prevalence; the ratio [patello-femoral OA / tibio-femoral OA] rather tends to ...

Prevention of osteoporosis is essential to health, quality of life, and independence in the elderly. The accepted diagnostic method for evaluation of fracture risk after osteopenia and osteoporosis is the measurement of bone mineral density with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). This method is limited because of its low accessibility, high capital costs, and low sensitivity. This study e...

AIM This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between waist/hip ratio (WHR) as a measurement of obesity and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) assessed by angiography in Kosovo. METHODS The study included 82 patients with suspected or known CAD who were referred for coronary angiography. All patients were subjected to full individual medical history, clinical examination ...

High mortality and dependent living after hip fracture pose a significant public health concern. Retrospective study was conducted with 481 hip fracture patients (≥65 years of age) undergoing surgery from March 2009 to May 2014. The Hip-MFS was calculated by Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). The primary outcome was the 6-month all-cause mortality rate. The secondary outcomes were 1-year...