Sentence examples for indicator for obesity from inspiring English sources

Using a representative sample from the general North American Caucasian population, we demonstrate that the BMI is also a good indicator for obesity in adolescents, however the readily-measured WC AC, CPR, and STR, indices of central obesity, and SUM, a single measure of subcutaneous adiposity, are stronger predictor of both fasting glucose and insulin levels and lipid profiles, than BMI.

Although body mass index (BMI) cannot measure the percentage of body fat and accurately reflect obesity, it is also considered to be a useful indicator for obesity.

However, our survival analysis showed that it is important to detect AR early in Japanese children to intervene to reduce obesity and that AR plays a significant role as an indicator for obesity.

Kloting et al. have investigated vaspin mRNA expression as an indicator for obesity and its association with anthropometric and metabolic parameters in VAT and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) samples.

A national audit of all local guidelines for GDM screening in Sweden shows that a cut-off value of 90 kg for body weight as an indicator for obesity was applied in 28% of the local guidelines [ 8].

The body mass index (BMI) has proved to be a reliable measure to assess childhood obesity and can also be seen as an indicator for obesity in adulthood [ 3, 4].

The limitation was the lack of waist circumference as an indicator for central obesity; however, we used BMI for substitute according to the WHO expert consultation [ 21].

NC seems thus suitable to be used in a clinical setting as a strong indicator for central obesity and metabolic abnormalities in type 2 diabetic subjects.

However, since age and central obesity were closely correlated, the indicators for central obesity in PCOS women were significantly higher than in non-PCOS when adjusted for ages.

In recent years, BMI has become a widely used indicator of obesity and indirect predictor for metabolic syndrome.

Researchers controlled for factors such as age, height, sex, body mass index (an indicator of obesity), socio-economic status, physical activity, and total energy intake.