A Body Shape Index (ABSI) achieves better mortality risk stratification than alternative indices of abdominal obesity: results from a large European cohort

S Christakoudi, KK Tsilidis, DC Muller, H Freisling… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abdominal and general adiposity are independently associated with mortality, but there is
no consensus on how best to assess abdominal adiposity. We compared the ability of …

Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in patients with diabetes and adverse outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zhou, J Wang, Q Yao, Q Jian, Z Luo - Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & aims Sarcopenic obesity (SO), which refers to the coexistence of sarcopenia
and obesity. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was first to assess the …

Validity of non‐traditional measures of obesity compared to total body fat across the life course: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

AM Palumbo, CM Jacob, S Khademioore… - Obesity …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
IntroductionTraditional obesity measures including body mass index, waist circumference,
waist‐to‐hip ratio, and waist‐to‐height ratio have limitations. The primary objective of this …

Sarcopenic obesity assessed using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can predict cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective …

T Fukuda, R Bouchi, T Takeuchi, K Tsujimoto… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Springer
Background Sarcopenic obesity, defined as reduced skeletal muscle mass and power with
increased adiposity, was reported to be associated with cardiovascular disease risks in …

Novel and traditional anthropometric indices for identifying metabolic syndrome in non-overweight/obese adults

L Wu, W Zhu, Q Qiao, L Huang, Y Li, L Chen - Nutrition & Metabolism, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in non-overweight/obese people is
insidiously associated with cardiovascular disease. Novel anthropometric indices can reflect …

Anthropometric indices and cut-off points in the diagnosis of metabolic disorders

S Głuszek, E Ciesla, M Głuszek-Osuch, D Kozieł… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective Identifying metabolic disorders at the earliest phase of their development allows
for an early intervention and the prevention of serious consequences of diseases. However …

A mixed-methods study exploring women's perceptions and recommendations for a pregnancy app with monitoring tools

N Lazarevic, C Pizzuti, G Rosic, C Bœhm… - NPJ Digital …, 2023 - nature.com
Digital health tools such as apps are being increasingly used by women to access
pregnancy-related information. Conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study …

Association of body-shape phenotypes with imaging measures of body composition in the UK Biobank cohort: relevance to colon cancer risk

S Christakoudi, KK Tsilidis, E Evangelou, E Riboli - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference are strongly correlated
and do not reflect body composition. A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Hip Index (HI) define …

The obesity paradox in lung cancer: associations with body size versus body shape

FH Ardesch, R Ruiter, M Mulder, L Lahousse… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background The association between obesity and lung cancer (LC) remains poorly
understood. However, other indices of obesity on the basis of body shape instead of body …

Prediction the changes of anthropometric indices following a weight-loss diet in overweight and obese women by mathematical models

V Ebrahimzadeh Attari, M Nourmohammadi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Estimating the change rates in body size following the weight loss programs is very
important in the compliance of those programs. Although, there is enough evidence on the …