"Waist-Hip Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement. For both men and women, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.0 or higher is considered "at risk" for undesirable health consequences, such as heart disease and ailments associated with OVERWEIGHT. A healthy WHR is 0.90 or less for men, and 0.80 or less for women. (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2004)
| Descriptor ID |
D049629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.960 E05.041.124.946 G07.100.100.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist-Hip Ratio- Waist-Hip Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-Hip
- Ratios, Waist-Hip
- Waist Hip Ratio
- Waist-Hip Ratios
- Waist-to-Hip Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-to-Hip
- Ratios, Waist-to-Hip
- Waist to Hip Ratio
- Waist-to-Hip Ratios
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist-Hip Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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The Effect of Obesity on the Waist Circumference Cut-Point Used for the Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome in African Women: Results from the SWEET Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 08 18; 19(16).
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Overall and central obesity and prostate cancer risk in African men. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Feb; 33(2):223-239.
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Cardiometabolic risk in a population of older adults with multiple co-morbidities in rural south africa: the HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa: longitudinal studies of INDEPTH communities) study. BMC Public Health. 2017 02 17; 17(1):206.
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Effects of an education and home-based pedometer walking program on ischemic heart disease risk factors in people infected with HIV: a randomized trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Nov 01; 67(3):268-76.
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A 12-week sports-based exercise programme for inactive Indigenous Australian men improved clinical risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Sci Med Sport. 2015 Jul; 18(4):438-43.
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Self-reported health and health care use in an ageing population in the Agincourt sub-district of rural South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2013 01 24; 6:19305.
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Obesity and carotid atherosclerosis in African black and Caucasian women with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Mar 19; 14(2):R67.
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Contribution of central and general adiposity to abnormal left ventricular diastolic function in a community sample with a high prevalence of obesity. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Dec 01; 104(11):1527-33.
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Impact of age on the independent association of adiposity with pulse-wave velocity in a population sample of African ancestry. Am J Hypertens. 2008 Aug; 21(8):936-42.
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Exercise training reduces central adiposity and improves metabolic indices in HAART-treated HIV-positive subjects in Rwanda: a randomized controlled trial. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2008 Jan; 24(1):15-23.