"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist-Hip Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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Multidimensional sleep health is not cross-sectionally or longitudinally associated with adiposity in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Sleep Health. 2020 12; 6(6):790-796.
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The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study. PLoS Genet. 2015 Oct; 11(10):e1005378.
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Body shape index in comparison with other anthropometric measures in prediction of total and cause-specific mortality. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2016 Jan; 70(1):90-6.
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Anthropometric measures in cardiovascular disease prediction: comparison of laboratory-based versus non-laboratory-based model. Heart. 2015 Mar; 101(5):377-83.
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Relation of abdominal fat depots to systemic markers of inflammation in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2009 May; 32(5):932-7.
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Longitudinal anthropometric patterns among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Mar 01; 47(3):312-9.