Introduction The weight-adjusted-waist Index (WWI), an innovative metric for assessing
obesity, exhibits superior efficacy in appraising lean muscle and adipose tissue mass …

Objective: To determine if the combination of body mass index (BMI) and waist
circumference (WC) explains an additional component of arthritis and knee osteoarthritis risk …

Background Unhealthy body composition, including high fat mass, low muscle mass and low
bone mass, is a critical health issue in adults. The weight‐adjusted waist index (WWI) …

Background The weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) is a novel obesity
indicator that offers improved accuracy in assessing both muscle and fat mass compared to …

Objective Studies of previous cohorts have demonstrated an association between a status of
overweight/obesity and the presence of knee and hand osteoarthritis (OA). However, no …

Background Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) in knee
(s). However, the relationship between obesity and OA in hand (s) and hip (s) remains …

Background The relationship between weight change patterns and arthritis onset,
specifically rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA), is unclear. We examined the …

Background The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) reflected body compositional changes
with aging. This study was to investigate the association of WWI with abdominal fat and …

Objectives The main objective was to examine the relationship between weight-adjusted
waist index (WWI) and the prevalence of hypertension among individuals aged≥ 60 years …

Objective: To determine in a prospective population-based cohort study relationships
between different measures of body mass and the incidence of severe knee and hip …