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. Obesity could be generally divided into general obesity which is commonly evaluated by BMI and central obesity with waist circumference (WC) as the most common measure ( 20 ). Although imaging approaches, such as CT and MRI, are gold standards for
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on bone health, more recent research has revealed a positive association between obesity and bone fractures ( 6 ). Waist circumference (WC), which is an easy-to-determine clinical parameter, has been proposed to assess central obesity in
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. Previous studies indicated that waist circumference (WC) ( 11 ) and BMI ( 12 ) are useful predictive factors for risk of NAFLD. Recently, different metabolic indices combining both anthropometric and lipid measures have been used as a valuable indicator of
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waist circumference (WC) as reliable indices of adiposity are excluded, as these are well-established risk factors for atherosclerosis in non-PA children as well. In order to test our hypothesis, we carried out a cross-sectional study by evaluating girls
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to 0.030–0.032 mg/kg from month 18 to 24 in order to achieve the above-mentioned targets. Study protocol In all children at baseline, we measured body height (expressed as s.d. ), BMI s.d. and waist circumference (WC). GH secretion was
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data were obtained from our databases: family history of diabetes, age of menarche, weight, BMI, waist circumference (WC), and Ferriman–Gallwey (FG) score. At the time of diagnosis of PP, girls were tested for FSH, LH, 17b-estradiol (E2), 17OH
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classified as follows: grade I obesity for BMI 30–34.99 kg/m 2 , grade II obesity 35–39.99 kg/m 2 and grade III obesity BMI ≥40 kg/m 2 . To identify abdominal distribution of fat, we referred to ethnic group definition for waist circumference (WC) (male ≥94
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waist circumference form the reference group. Figure 3 The association of thigh circumference with hypertension in different subgroups of waist circumference. WC, waist circumference; TC, thigh circumference. Model 1 was unadjusted; Model 2 was
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, according to waist circumference (WC) cutoff, had the highest mortality risk compared with normal-weight subjects without central OB ( 6 ). Location is key when it comes to body fat distribution and is the main contributor to cardiometabolic risk ( 7 ). Our
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depression are not yet unified ( 10 ). Obesity promotes an increased risk of cardiovascular and psychiatric diseases, which may depend on abdominal fat and its function ( 11 ). Currently, most studies use body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) to