Our comprehensive weight assessment guidelines (body mass index, waist size and body-fat percentage) are critical indicators of heart disease.
The new guidelines, Pereira's memo said, are based on a formula that incorporates body mass index, waist size and body fat percentage.
The researchers used data from American national surveys and compared how socially connected and supported people felt with markers of disease – blood pressure, body mass index, waist size and C-reactive protein levels (a measure of inflammation).
Then, researchers looked at whether the quality and quantity of social ties were associated with four specific health markers: blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference and a particular protein which measures inflammation.
Secondary outcomes include self-reported physical activity, dietary intake, body mass index, waist circumference, percent body fat, and nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Compared with their sisters, the lesbians had a significantly higher body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR).
After 4 weeks of olanzapine treatment; BMI (body mass index), waist circumference, blood triglyceride, total cholesterol, and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels were increased significantly in patients compared to their pre-treatment baseline.
Independent variables were age, sex, race, body mass index, waist circumference and sleep parameters.
Mean values for body mass index, waist circumference, waist/hip ratio and diastolic blood pressure were above cutoff values set by IDF regarding criteria for the metabolic syndrome.
There were no significant differences in sex, race, body mass index, waist circumference, hypertension, and diabetes status between patients with and without OSA.
Thirty obese T2DM and 60 non-diabetic women closely matched by age, body mass index, waist circumference, and smoking status were recruited from the outpatient Obesity Unit of a university hospital.
