Effectiveness of A Body Shape Index (ABSI) in predicting chronic diseases and mortality: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Anthropometric measures are simple, inexpensive, noninvasive tools to assess the risk of
morbidity and mortality. This systematic review assessed the performance of A Body Shape …
morbidity and mortality. This systematic review assessed the performance of A Body Shape …
Development of hypertension in overweight adolescents: a review
RK Kelly, CG Magnussen, MA Sabin… - … health, medicine and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The upward trend in adolescent hypertension is widely attributed to the adolescent obesity
epidemic. Secular trends in adolescent prehypertension and hypertension have risen in …
epidemic. Secular trends in adolescent prehypertension and hypertension have risen in …
Association of Body Shape Index (ABSI) with cardio-metabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study of 6081 Caucasian adults
A Body Shape Index (ABSI) was specifically developed as a transformation of waist
circumference (WC), statistically independent of BMI to better evaluate the relative …
circumference (WC), statistically independent of BMI to better evaluate the relative …
Entering a new era of body indices: the feasibility of a body shape index and body roundness index to identify cardiovascular health status
MFH Maessen, TMH Eijsvogels, RJHM Verheggen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) are well-used
anthropometric predictors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but their validity is regularly …
anthropometric predictors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but their validity is regularly …
[PDF][PDF] Obesity diagnosis and mortality risk based on a body shape index (ABSI) and other indices and anthropometric parameters in university students
M Gazarova, M Galsneiderova… - Roczniki Państwowego …, 2019 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Background. Obesity is a global epidemic and belongs to major risk factors for the most
prevalent diseases. Anthropometric measures are simple, inexpensive, non-invasive tools to …
prevalent diseases. Anthropometric measures are simple, inexpensive, non-invasive tools to …
Dynamic association of mortality hazard with body shape
NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background A Body Shape Index (ABSI) had been derived from a study of the United States
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004 mortality data to …
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004 mortality data to …
Anthropometric indicators of adiposity related to body weight and body shape as cardiometabolic risk predictors in British young adults: superiority of waist‐to‐height …
F Amirabdollahian, F Haghighatdoost - Journal of obesity, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Frequently reported poor dietary habits of young adults increase their risk of metabolic
syndrome (MetS). Excess adiposity is the most established predictor of MetS, and numerous …
syndrome (MetS). Excess adiposity is the most established predictor of MetS, and numerous …
“A Body Shape Index” in middle-age and older Indonesian population: scaling exponents and association with incident hypertension
YB Cheung - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background “A Body Shape Index”(ABSI) is a recently proposed index that standardizes
waist circumference for body mass index (BMI) and height. This study aims to:(a) examine if …
waist circumference for body mass index (BMI) and height. This study aims to:(a) examine if …
Comparisons of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and a body shape index (ABSI) in predicting high blood pressure among Malaysian …
Objective To compare the performance of different anthropometric indices including body
mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and a body shape …
mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and a body shape …
Inverse relationship between “a body shape index”(ABSI) and fat-free mass in women and men: Insights into mechanisms of sarcopenic obesity
Background & aims Sarcopenic obesity may be defined by a high fat to fat-free mass
(FM/FFM) ratio. Skeletal muscle may be negatively influenced by the pro-inflammatory milieu …
(FM/FFM) ratio. Skeletal muscle may be negatively influenced by the pro-inflammatory milieu …