- Availability of waist circumference as a anthropometric index of abdominal obesity
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Han JM, Yoo SM, Cheong YS, Park EW
- KMID: 2295142
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2001 Feb;22(2):212-220.
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor of hyperlipidemia, DM, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. In clinical practice the evaluation of obesity has been done indirectly by anthropomet ric indices such as... -
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- The Usefulness of Waist/Height Ratio as an Obesity Index
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Byun JS, Kim MJ, Hwang YW, Kim MJ, Kim SY, Hwang IH
- KMID: 2253697
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2004 Apr;25(4):307-313.
BACKGROUND: Waist circumference and BMI have been known as an independent predictor for cardiovascular diseases. But some people with a normal BMI or normal waist circumference may have cardiovascular risk... -
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- Comparison of usefulness in the variable standards of waist circumference measurement
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Kim JH, Park TS, Koh HJ
- KMID: 2295114
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2001 Apr;22(4):548-555.
BACKGROUND: Waist circumferences are widely used to diagnosis and assessment of obesity but various standards of the measuring waist circumference originate the confusion on diagnosis and assessment of obesity. According... -
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- Correlation of Somatotype Drawing and Anthropometric Values
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Jeong YS, Park EW, Bae JM, Lee Y
- KMID: 2056330
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 1997 Sep;18(9):918-926.
BACKGROUND: The evaluation of obesity in practice has been done indirectly by anthropometric values such as body mass index(BMI), waist and hip circumferences and waisthip ratio(WHR). Somatotype drawing developed by... -
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- Influence of Waist Circumference Index of Metabolic Syndrome on the Establishment of Reference Intervals
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Ahn HJ, Jeon CI, Kim HR, Kim YA, Sun YK, Yoo JH
- KMID: 2040482
- J Lab Med Qual Assur.
- 2008 Dec;30(2):301-306.
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome is a combination of disorders that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of... -
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- The Comparison of Efficacy of Obesity Indices for Screening Metabolic Risk Factors Among Adults In Jeju Island
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Park SG, Lee YW, Kong MH, Kim HJ
- KMID: 1992481
- Korean J Obes.
- 2010 Sep;19(3):101-106.
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference have been widely used as indices to determine obesity along with waist/height ratio. The purpose of this study was to compare the... -
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- The Association between Carbohydrate Intake and Waist Circumference
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Park S, Park MS, Ko JA
- KMID: 1485473
- Korean J Obes.
- 2008 Dec;17(4):175-181.
BACKGROUND: Abdominal obesity is an important factor of metabolic syndrome and it is known as an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of obese population in Korea is... -
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- The Accuracy of the Assessment of Visceral Obesity by InBody 4.0 and Waist Circumference
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Jeon HS, Kang JH, Kim SK, Yu BY
- KMID: 2294560
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2006 Nov;27(11):904-910.
BACKGROUND: InBody 4.0, a bioelectrical impedance analyser (BIA) has an automatic function of printing out the measurement data of visceral fat area. The purpose of this study was to assess... -
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- Neck Circumference as a Measure for Identifying Obesity in Female College Students
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Chaung SK
- KMID: 2296648
- J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.
- 2005 Dec;12(3):347-353.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify whether neck circumference might be correlated with other obesity indices and to determine the neck circumference cutoff level for obesity in... -
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- The Association between Thigh Circumference and Lipids Profile in Korean Population: The Korea Medical Institute Study
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Jung KJ, Lee GJ, Jee SH
- KMID: 2198365
- J Lipid Atheroscler.
- 2012 Dec;1(2):79-86.
- doi: 10.12997/jla.2012.1.2.79
OBJECTIVE: We performed a study of the relationship between thigh circumference and serum lipids. METHODS: A total of 314,842 Korean men and women aged 30 to 79 enrolled in the Korea... -
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- Response: Relation between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Echocardiographic Index of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function (Korean J Obes 2016;25:84-91)
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Cho YJ, Lee GH
- KMID: 2368807
- Korean J Obes.
- 2016 Dec;25(4):257-258.
- doi: 10.7570/kjo.2016.25.4.257
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- Letter: Relation between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Echocardiographic Index of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function (Korean J Obes 2016;25:84-91)
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Seo JA
- KMID: 2368806
- Korean J Obes.
- 2016 Dec;25(4):255-256.
- doi: 10.7570/kjo.2016.25.4.255
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- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Based on Combined Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Korean Adults
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Cho YG
- KMID: 2395321
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2017 Nov;38(6):313-314.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.6.313
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- A Study on Comparison of the Physical Growth between the Korean and the Japanese Young Adults(18-29 yrs.)
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Park SC, Kim JH
- KMID: 2376346
- Korean J Phys Anthropol.
- 1995 Jun;8(1):19-29.
- doi: 10.11637/kjpa.1995.8.1.19
The physical conditions of the Korean and the Japanese young adults (aged 18-29) were analyzed for the 10 important body dimensions such as stature, body weight, sitting height, chest circumference,... -
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- The effects of cigarette smoking on abdominal fatness
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Kim JH, Kim HY, Song CH, Lee KM, Jeung SP
- KMID: 2295179
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2000 Sep;21(9):1172-1179.
BACKGROUND: With increase in the prevalence of obesity in recent years, much inferest has focused on obesity nowdays. Inerease in abdominal fatness raises mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular disease and... -
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- Correlation of Metabolic Syndrome with Waist Circumference and Waist-to-height Ratio
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Kim JI, Yu BC, Jeon MJ, Kim JM, Choi JS, Park JY, Lee YH
- KMID: 1835407
- Korean J Obes.
- 2009 Sep;18(3):87-93.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio (W/Ht) to components of metabolic syndrome. METHODS: A total of 2,299 healthy examinees who... -
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- Adolescent obesity and the elevation of aminotransferase levels
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Kim SY, Lee HJ, Park TS, Kim SG, Shin HJ
- KMID: 2279778
- Korean J Pediatr.
- 2006 Oct;49(10):1037-1041.
- doi: 10.3345/kjp.2006.49.10.1037
PURPOSE: The prevalence of obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH) was increased in adolescents. This study was performed to observe the prevalence of elevated aminotransferase levels in adolescents and to assess the... -
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- Relationship between Body Fat Distribution and Metabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents
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Kim DH, Seong TJ, Hong YJ, Son BK, Kim SK
- KMID: 2207037
- J Korean Pediatr Soc.
- 2003 Apr;46(4):326-334.
PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of obesity in adolescents; to study the association between obesity, blood pressure, and dyslipidemia; and to evaluate the superiority... -
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- Health-related quality of life in people with overweigh and large waist circumference
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Park YW, Shin HC, Kim CH
- KMID: 2295213
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2000 Jun;21(6):753-761.
BACKGROUND: The relationship between abnormal body fat distribution and increased risks of morbidity and mortality is well established. Less is known about the impact on functional health status and subjective... -
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- Waist Circumference May be More Important than Body Mass Index (BMI) in Determinants of Left Ventricular Mass in Korean Hypertensive Patients
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Lim YH, Park BH, Kim SZ, Cho CG
- KMID: 2008081
- J Korean Diabetes Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;31(2):130-135.
- doi: 10.4093/jkda.2007.31.2.130
BACKGROUND: In many studies, obesity is highly correlated with adverse coronary risk profile. Increased left ventricular (LV) mass is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Hypertension is... -
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