"Waist-Hip Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement. For both men and women, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.0 or higher is considered "at risk" for undesirable health consequences, such as heart disease and ailments associated with OVERWEIGHT. A healthy WHR is 0.90 or less for men, and 0.80 or less for women. (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2004)
| Descriptor ID |
D049629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.960 E05.041.124.946 G07.100.100.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist-Hip Ratio- Waist-Hip Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-Hip
- Ratios, Waist-Hip
- Waist Hip Ratio
- Waist-Hip Ratios
- Waist-to-Hip Ratio
- Ratio, Waist-to-Hip
- Ratios, Waist-to-Hip
- Waist to Hip Ratio
- Waist-to-Hip Ratios
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist-Hip Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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Genetics of sexually dimorphic adipose distribution in humans. Nat Genet. 2023 03; 55(3):461-470.
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The association between gut microbiome and anthropometric measurements in Bangladesh. Gut Microbes. 2020; 11(1):63-76.
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The Relationship between Anthropometric Indices and Breast Cancer in Central Iran. Nutr Cancer. 2019; 71(8):1276-1282.
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Associations of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Mitochondrial Variants and Genes with Seven Metabolic Traits. Am J Hum Genet. 2019 Jan 03; 104(1):112-138.
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Mendelian randomization study of adiposity-related traits and risk of breast, ovarian, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 06; 45(3):896-908.
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The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study. PLoS Genet. 2015 Oct; 11(10):e1005378.
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Association between anthropometric measures of obesity and subclinical atherosclerosis in Bangladesh. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Jan; 232(1):234-41.
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Sex-stratified genome-wide association studies including 270,000 individuals show sexual dimorphism in genetic loci for anthropometric traits. PLoS Genet. 2013 Jun; 9(6):e1003500.
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Anthropometric predictors of visceral adiposity in normal-weight and obese adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 Dec; 14(8):575-84.
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture. Nat Genet. 2013 May; 45(5):501-12.