Body mass index (BMI), a measurement based on a person's height and weight, allows the
classification of individuals into categories such as obese or overweight. With these …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

Background Obesity poses significant challenges to healthcare globally, particularly through
its bi‐directional relationship with co‐morbid metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes …

Background: Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and the waist-stature ratio
(WSR) are considered to be possible proxies for adiposity. Objective: The objective was to …

Background Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases in South Asia. Machine learning (ML) models have been shown to outperform …

Background—Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-
cause mortality. The relationship between milder elevations of blood glucose and mortality is …

Abstract Objective Asian Americans have low prevalence of overweight/obesity based on
standard BMI cut points yet have higher rates of diabetes. We examined the prevalence of …

There is a worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity, 1 which contributes to a higher
incidence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2, 3 It has been projected …

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death in people without
chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the effect of obesity in people with CKD is uncertain …

Human adiposity has long been associated with insulin resistance and increased
cardiovascular risk, and abdominal adiposity is considered particularly adverse. Intra …