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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 | IMEMR | ID: emr-157392
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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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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Triglycerides / Body Mass Index / Anthropometry / Cholesterol / Cross-Sectional Studies / Waist-Hip Ratio / Overweight / Lipids / Cholesterol, LDL / Obesity Type of study: Prevalence study Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: East Mediterr Health J. Year: 2009

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Triglycerides / Body Mass Index / Anthropometry / Cholesterol / Cross-Sectional Studies / Waist-Hip Ratio / Overweight / Lipids / Cholesterol, LDL / Obesity Type of study: Prevalence study Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: East Mediterr Health J. Year: 2009