Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Waist-to-height ratio"
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Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk factors in Brazilian children and adolescents: the mediating role of obesity parameters
(2021) [Journal article]Background There is a lack of clarity as to which obesity parameters may be more important in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF). Aim To verify the mediating ... -
Waist-to-Height Ratio : A Sensitive Tool for Assessing the Need for Nutritional Risk Management in Elderly Populations from Brazil
(2023) [Journal article]Introduction: Nutritional status assessment commonly relies on body mass index (BMI), which overlooks lean mass and adipose tissue distribution. However, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) provide ...