- 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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- Correlations Between Waist-Hip Ratio, Body Fat, BMI (Body Mass Index), Relative Body Weight and Serum Lipids by Men and Women
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Kim HS
- KMID: 2297305
- J Korean Acad Nurs.
- 1999 Jun;29(3):596-604.
This study aims at examining the correlations between waist-hip ratio, body fat, BMI, relative body weight and serum lipids by men and women in 40's and 50's. The subjects were... -
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- Correlation Among Waist to Hip Ratio, Body Fat, BMI, Weight and Serum Lipids in Obese College Women
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Kim H, Hwang R
- KMID: 2296900
- J Korean Acad Nurs.
- 2000 Dec;30(7):1768-1777.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the waist to hip ratio, body fat, BMI(Body Mass Index), weight, serum lipids and to examine the correlation between waist to... -
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- The Usefulness of Hip to Thigh Ratio as an Anthropometric Indicator for the Incidence of Hip Fracture
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Park J, Yang KH, Moon SH
- KMID: 2183880
- J Korean Fract Soc.
- 2009 Jan;22(1):1-5.
- doi: 10.12671/jkfs.2009.22.1.1
PURPOSE: To compare anthropometric indicators around the hip between osteoporotic fracture group and control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients for osteoporotic hip fracture and the same number of patients for... -
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- The Comparison of Waist Circumference, Waist to Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index in Female College Students
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Chaung SK, Paek KS
- KMID: 2293124
- J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.
- 2005 Dec;16(4):527-533.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to validate waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) corresponding to body mass index (BMI) of 25kg/m2 and to survey the... -
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- The correlation between simple anthropometric indices and abdominal visceral fat accumulation by computed tomography
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Shin SW, Choi YS, Lee YM, Yoon DK, Cho KH, Hong MH, Chang JA
- KMID: 2295124
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2001 Mar;22(3):316-323.
BACKGROUND: A predominant accumulation of adipose tissue in abdominal region confers increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The best technology available for measurement of regional fat distribution is computed tomography. However,... -
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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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- Long Term Effects of Exercise on Waist-Hip Ratio, BMI, HbA1c
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An KH, Han KA, Min KW
- KMID: 2177740
- J Korean Diabetes Assoc.
- 2005 Nov;29(6):526-532.
BACKGROUND: Korean Diabetes Association recommends exercise over than 3 times per week. But the compliance is poor and researches about physical activity of Korean type 2 diabetics are limited. The... -
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- A Study on the Body Fatness and Lifestyles of Some Medical Students
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Ahn DK, Choi JM, Yoon TY, Lew DJ, Park SY
- KMID: 2282727
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1995 Mar;28(1):85-102.
This study was carried out to evaluate the associations between lifestyles and Body Mass Index in a group of 349 male and 65 female medical students, ages 17 to 31... -
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- A Distribution of Waist-hip Ratio Associated with the Blood Pressure in Middle-aged Men
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Bae JM, Kim DS, Kim J, Ahn YO
- KMID: 2283026
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1999 Sep;32(3):395-399.
BACKGROUND: Excess abdominal fat, expressed as an increased ratio of waist to hip circumferences (WHR), is independently associated with higher levels of blood pressure. Although a WHR greater than 1.0... -
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- Effects of an Abdominal Obesity Management Program on Body Composition and Physiological Indicators in Women with Abdominal Obesity
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Ahn S, Lee SO, Kim MO, Lee KJ, Park HS
- KMID: 2308346
- Korean J Women Health Nurs.
- 2006 Dec;12(4):348-354.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an abdominal obesity management program on a woman's body composition and physiological indicators. A sample of 20 women who... -
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- Difference of the Obesity Index, Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Abdominal and Non Abdominal in Men and Women
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Kim HS, Kim NC
- KMID: 2374941
- J Korean Acad Nurs.
- 2000 Aug;30(4):948-955.
This study was done to compare the difference of obesity index(waist-hip ratio, body fat, body mass index, relative body weight), blood pressure and serum lipids in abdominal obesity and non... -
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- The Usefulness of Indices for Central Obesity Estimated by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome
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Hwang IC, Kim KK, Lee KS, Kim SS
- KMID: 2305110
- Korean J Health Promot.
- 2011 Jun;11(2):64-71.
BACKGROUND: Recently-developed equipment based on bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) not only measures total body fat but also displays several estimated indicators that reflect intra-abdominal fat, such as waist circumference (WC)... -
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- Relations of Pulse Wave Velocity to Waist Circumference Independent of Hip Circumference
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Ko MJ, Kim MK, Shin J, Choi BY
- KMID: 2380516
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2010;32:e2010004.
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the effect of waist circumference (WC) on brachial artery pulse wave velocity (baPWV) independent of hip circumference (HC). Therefore, this study aimed to dissociate specific... -
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- Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Colon Diverticulosis
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Bae HJ, Kim ST, Hong SG, Lee H, Choi HS, Cho YK, Kim TH, Chung SH
- KMID: 2458694
- Korean J Gastroenterol.
- 2019 Sep;74(3):142-148.
- doi: 10.4166/kjg.2019.74.3.142
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The etiology of colon diverticulosis is related to a range of genetic, biological, and environmental factors, but the risk factors for asymptomatic diverticulosis of the colon are unclear. This... -
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- The Relationship between Obesity, Lifestyle, and Dietary Intake and Serum Lipid Level in Male University Students
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Hyun WJ
- KMID: 2367907
- Korean J Community Nutr.
- 2001 May;6(2):162-171.
This study was performed to investigate the relationship between obesity, health-related lifestyle, and dietary intake and serum lipid level in 96 male university students. Health-related lifestyle factors were obtained from... -
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- The association between indicators of central obesity and bone mineral density in women
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Moon JH, Lee JK, Lee OH, Lee SY, Kim YJ
- KMID: 2295140
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2001 Feb;22(2):192-199.
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a protective factor of osteoporosis, which is one of the important health problems in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between... -
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- Plasma Adiponectin Levels in Elderly Patients with Prediabetes
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Kong SE, Kang YE, Joung KH, Lee JH, Kim HJ, Ku BJ
- KMID: 2407084
- Endocrinol Metab.
- 2015 Sep;30(3):326-333.
- doi: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.3.326
BACKGROUND: The significance of adiponectin levels in elderly individuals with prediabetes has yet to be determined. Thus, the present study was performed to evaluate the relationships between adiponectin levels and... -
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- Validation of Waist-to-Height Ratio for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Prediabetes
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Kim JM, Back MK, Ju SH, Shin MY, Kim MJ, Park YH, Park KI, Joung KH, Kim HJ, Ku BJ
- KMID: 2271151
- Korean J Obes.
- 2015 Mar;24(1):36-43.
- doi: 10.7570/kjo.2015.24.1.36
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome is associated with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in patients with prediabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare WHtR (Waist-to-Height Ratio) as... -
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- Optimal Cutoffs of Cardiometabolic Risk for Postmenopausal Korean Women
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Kim HR, Kim HS
- KMID: 2387597
- Asian Nurs Res.
- 2017 Jun;11(2):107-112.
- doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2017.05.003
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to identify the optimal cutoff values of indices for cardiometabolic risk in postmenopausal Korean women. Specifically, we intended to determine the cutoffs of... -
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