Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to discuss strengths and limitations of body
mass index (BMI) in diagnosing obesity, the use of alternative anthropometric …

Objective To quantify the association of indices of central obesity, including waist
circumference, hip circumference, thigh circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height …

Introduction: The body roundness index (BRI) and a body shape index (ABSI) are novel
anthropometric indices established to determine both the amount visceral adipose tissue …

Objective Our aim was to compare the effect of central obesity (measured by waist-to-height
ratio, WHtR) and total obesity (measured by body mass index, BMI) on life expectancy …

A Body Shape Index (ABSI) was specifically developed as a transformation of waist
circumference (WC), statistically independent of BMI to better evaluate the relative …

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 …

Abstract Background The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used as an anthropometric
measurement. Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) have been …

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 …

High cardiovascular mortality is well documented in lean phenotypes exhibiting visceral fat
accumulation. In contrast, corpulent phenotypes with predominantly subcutaneous fat …

Background The association of body mass index (BMI) with mortality remains controversial
among the middle-aged and elderly. Moreover, the contribution of other anthropometric …