Sentence examples for using waist from inspiring English sources

Figures  4 and 5 show the distribution of obesity and diabetes by age and gender; 67% of adults were either overweight or obese (using BMI) and 57% had central obesity (using Waist Hip Ratio (WHR)) [ 13].

"If people are using waist size to monitor body weight, that's fine," said Emily B. Levitan, the lead author and a research fellow at Harvard.

Some researchers have proposed using waist circumference percentile — or a similar measure, waist-to-height ratio — as a better gauge of health.

Using waist measurements together with body mass index may better predict a teenager's cardiovascular risk than using B.M.I. alone, a new study finds.

And though kids might object, Dr. Hewitt stresses the importance of using waist straps.

Similar results were recorded using waist circumference as obesity indicator.

Last yearin the BBC's Scrubbing Up column, nutrition expert Dr Margaret Ashwell advocated using waist-to-height ratio to determine obesity.

T2D and glucose tolerance was diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 1999 criteria [20], and central obesity was defined using waist-circumference (≥88 cm for women and ≥102 cm for men).

2 Another common method of defining obesity is by using waist-circumference (WC) measurements.

Physical activity was measured using waist-mounted ActiGraph accelerometers (GT1M, ActiGraph LCC, Pensacola, FL, USA).

This might explain why the overall correlation in our study was similar to correlations observed using waist-worn accelerometers.