Waist circumference: a better index of fat location than WHR for predicting lipid profile in overweight/obese Iranian women
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (4): 899-905
in English
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ABSTRACT
We carried out a clinical cross-sectional study on 728 overweight and obese women aged 20-60 years during July 2005-May 2006 in Sistan and Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Body mass index [BMI] and waist circumference [WC] showed significant correlation with total cholesterol [TC], triglycerides [TG] and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. After adjustment for age and BMI, this was also true for WC with TC and TG. There was no such correlation between waist-to-hip ratio [WHR] and lipid profile. Hence, WC was a better anthropometric index of fat location than WHR to estimate lipid profile in overweight and obese adult women
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Triglycerides
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Body Mass Index
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Anthropometry
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Cholesterol
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Waist-Hip Ratio
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Overweight
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Lipids
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Cholesterol, LDL
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Obesity
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2009
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