In total, 14% of participants with normal blood glucose, 19.6% pre-diabetes, 7.6% diabetes, 24% normotensive, 15.4% pre-hypertensive and 1.8% hypertensive coexisted with overweight. Pre-diabetes co-existed with 9.8% normotensive and pre-hypertensive, respectively, while…
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Investigation on Body Mass Index and Health Related Physical Fitness in Saudi Girls and Adolescents Aged 8-15 Years
In a national cross-sectional sample of Saudi girls and adolescents, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and health-related physical activity (HRPF). Methods:…
Investigating the Performance of Waist Circumference Relative to BMI in Predicting Risk of Obesity and Hypertension among Affluent Indian Adults
In view of the fact that Asians have higher abdominal fat at lower levels of body mass index (BMI), measures of abdominal adiposity such as waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip…