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Abnormal waist to hip ratio

MedGen UID:
1632006
•Concept ID:
C4703553
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0031818

Definition

A deviation from normal of the waist to hip ratio, defined as the waist measurement divided by hip measurement. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal waist to hip ratio

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular disease risk in children with short stature due to isolated growth hormone deficiency: a case-control study.
Gupta S, Dayal D, Rohit MK, Gawalkar AA, Raj KM, Attri SV, Sachdeva N, Kaur H
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2022 Aug 26;35(8):1059-1068. Epub 2022 Jul 12 doi: 10.1515/jpem-2021-0693. PMID: 35822711
Clinical Model for NASH and Advanced Fibrosis in Adult Patients With Diabetes and NAFLD: Guidelines for Referral in NAFLD.
Bazick J, Donithan M, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Kleiner D, Brunt EM, Wilson L, Doo E, Lavine J, Tonascia J, Loomba R
Diabetes Care 2015 Jul;38(7):1347-55. Epub 2015 Apr 17 doi: 10.2337/dc14-1239. PMID: 25887357Free PMC Article
Current recommendations for the diagnostic evaluation and follow-up of patients presenting with symptomatic polycystic ovary syndrome.
Fraser IS, Kovacs G
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2004 Oct;18(5):813-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.06.009. PMID: 15380149

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes in a large community-based study in the Sultanate of Oman: STEPS survey 2017.
Al-Mawali A, Al-Harrasi A, Jayapal SK, Morsi M, Pinto AD, Al-Shekaili W, Al-Kharusi H, Al-Balushi Z, Idikula J
BMC Endocr Disord 2021 Mar 5;21(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12902-020-00655-9. PMID: 33673840Free PMC Article
Prevalence and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in a cross-sectional community-based sample of 18-100 year-olds in Morocco: Results of the first national STEPS survey in 2017.
Pengpid S, Peltzer K
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):1487-1493. Epub 2020 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.047. PMID: 32795740
Relationship between sitting time and anthropometric indices: Findings of Yazd health study (YaHS).
Mirzaei M, Askari M, Namiranian N, Mahmoudi Kohani HA
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019 May-Jun;13(3):2220-2225. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.05.015. PMID: 31235160
Determinants of healthy ageing and its relation to 10-year cardiovascular disease incidence: the ATTICA study.
Kollia N, Panagiotakos DB, Chrysohoou C, Georgousopoulou E, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Papageorgiou C, Pitsavos C
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018 Mar;26(1):3-9. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5165. PMID: 29684290
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of metformin for the treatment of HIV lipodystrophy.
Kohli R, Shevitz A, Gorbach S, Wanke C
HIV Med 2007 Oct;8(7):420-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00488.x. PMID: 17760733

Diagnosis

Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes in a large community-based study in the Sultanate of Oman: STEPS survey 2017.
Al-Mawali A, Al-Harrasi A, Jayapal SK, Morsi M, Pinto AD, Al-Shekaili W, Al-Kharusi H, Al-Balushi Z, Idikula J
BMC Endocr Disord 2021 Mar 5;21(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12902-020-00655-9. PMID: 33673840Free PMC Article
Relationship between sitting time and anthropometric indices: Findings of Yazd health study (YaHS).
Mirzaei M, Askari M, Namiranian N, Mahmoudi Kohani HA
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019 May-Jun;13(3):2220-2225. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.05.015. PMID: 31235160
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among prediabetic Omani adults: a preliminary study.
Al-Shafaee MA, Ganguly SS, Bhargava K, Duttagupta KK
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2008 Dec;6(4):275-9. doi: 10.1089/met.2008.0019. PMID: 19067531
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of metformin for the treatment of HIV lipodystrophy.
Kohli R, Shevitz A, Gorbach S, Wanke C
HIV Med 2007 Oct;8(7):420-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00488.x. PMID: 17760733
Distribution and correlates of total impaired fasting glucose in Oman.
Al-Riyami AA, Afifi M
East Mediterr Health J 2003 May;9(3):377-89. PMID: 15751931

Therapy

Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes in a large community-based study in the Sultanate of Oman: STEPS survey 2017.
Al-Mawali A, Al-Harrasi A, Jayapal SK, Morsi M, Pinto AD, Al-Shekaili W, Al-Kharusi H, Al-Balushi Z, Idikula J
BMC Endocr Disord 2021 Mar 5;21(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12902-020-00655-9. PMID: 33673840Free PMC Article
Risk Factors of Hypertension among Diabetic Patients from Yaoundé Central Hospital and Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre, Cameroon.
Kemche B, Saha Foudjo BU, Fokou E
J Diabetes Res 2020;2020:1853516. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1155/2020/1853516. PMID: 32626776Free PMC Article
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of metformin for the treatment of HIV lipodystrophy.
Kohli R, Shevitz A, Gorbach S, Wanke C
HIV Med 2007 Oct;8(7):420-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00488.x. PMID: 17760733

Prognosis

Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes in a large community-based study in the Sultanate of Oman: STEPS survey 2017.
Al-Mawali A, Al-Harrasi A, Jayapal SK, Morsi M, Pinto AD, Al-Shekaili W, Al-Kharusi H, Al-Balushi Z, Idikula J
BMC Endocr Disord 2021 Mar 5;21(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12902-020-00655-9. PMID: 33673840Free PMC Article
Prevalence and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in a cross-sectional community-based sample of 18-100 year-olds in Morocco: Results of the first national STEPS survey in 2017.
Pengpid S, Peltzer K
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):1487-1493. Epub 2020 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.047. PMID: 32795740
Relationship between sitting time and anthropometric indices: Findings of Yazd health study (YaHS).
Mirzaei M, Askari M, Namiranian N, Mahmoudi Kohani HA
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019 May-Jun;13(3):2220-2225. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.05.015. PMID: 31235160
Determinants of healthy ageing and its relation to 10-year cardiovascular disease incidence: the ATTICA study.
Kollia N, Panagiotakos DB, Chrysohoou C, Georgousopoulou E, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Papageorgiou C, Pitsavos C
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018 Mar;26(1):3-9. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5165. PMID: 29684290

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes in a large community-based study in the Sultanate of Oman: STEPS survey 2017.
Al-Mawali A, Al-Harrasi A, Jayapal SK, Morsi M, Pinto AD, Al-Shekaili W, Al-Kharusi H, Al-Balushi Z, Idikula J
BMC Endocr Disord 2021 Mar 5;21(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12902-020-00655-9. PMID: 33673840Free PMC Article
Prevalence and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in a cross-sectional community-based sample of 18-100 year-olds in Morocco: Results of the first national STEPS survey in 2017.
Pengpid S, Peltzer K
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):1487-1493. Epub 2020 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.047. PMID: 32795740

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