 Waist-Height Ratio
"Waist-Height Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The ratio of WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE to BODY HEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D065927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.780 E05.041.124.160.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist-Height Ratio- Waist-Height Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-Height
- Ratios, Waist-Height
- Waist Height Ratio
- Waist-Height Ratios
- Height-Weight Ratio
- Height Weight Ratio
- Height-Weight Ratios
- Ratio, Height-Weight
- Ratios, Height-Weight
- Waist to Height Ratio
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist-Height Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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Yazdi M, Assadi F, Qorbani M, Daniali SS, Heshmat R, Esmaeil Motlagh M, Kelishadi R. Validity of anthropometric indices in predicting high blood pressure risk factors in Iranian children and adolescents: CASPIAN-V study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 06; 22(6):1009-1017.
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Sadeghi M, Talaei M, Gharipour M, Oveisgharan S, Nezafati P, Dianatkhah M, Sarrafzadegan N. Anthropometric indices predicting incident hypertension in an Iranian population: The Isfahan cohort study. Anatol J Cardiol. 2019 06; 22(1):33-43.
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Kazlauskaite R, Avery-Mamer EF, Li H, Chataut CP, Janssen I, Powell LH, Kravitz HM. Race/ethnic comparisons of waist-to-height ratio for cardiometabolic screening: The study of women's health across the nation. Am J Hum Biol. 2017 Jan; 29(1).
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