Trends in elevated waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference in U.S. adults and their associations with cardiometabolic diseases and cancer, 1999–2018

Trends in elevated waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference in U.S. adults and their associations with cardiometabolic diseases and cancer, 1999–2018

IntroductionAlthough waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has established association with cardiometabolic disease, the trend of changes in elevated WHtR among general population have not been examined adequately.MethodsThis study examined the prevalence of elevated WHtR and waist circumference (WC) and the...

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Main Authors: Bo Yang, Jingli Yang, Martin Ming-him Wong, Juwel Rana, Qinghua Yang, Vicky Chan, Moyukh Shabon Khan, Aimin Yang, Kenneth Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
waist-to-height ratio
waist circumference
prevalence
trend analysis
NHANES
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1124468/full

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