Novel anthropometric parameters to define obesity and obesity-related disease in adults: a systematic review

Muscle mass, BMI, and mortality among adults in the United States: A population-based cohort study

(2018) Matthew K. Abramowitz et al.   PLoS One

The impact of using sagittal abdominal diameter to predict major cardiovascular events in European patients with type 2 diabetes

(2017) K. Rådholm et al.   NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Anthropometric and central obesity indices as predictors of long-term cardiometabolic risk among Saudi young and middle-aged men and women

(2017) Mahmoud Abulmeaty et al.   SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL

Comparison of anthropometric indices for predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome and its components in Chinese adults: a prospective, longitudinal study

(2017) Haoyu Wang et al.   BMJ Open

The relation of CUN-BAE index and BMI with body fat, cardiovascular events and diabetes during a 6-year follow-up: the Hordaland Health Study

(2017) Kathrine J. Vinknes et al.   Clinical Epidemiology

Best anthropometric discriminators of incident type 2 diabetes among white and black adults: A longitudinal ARIC study

(2017) Dale S. Hardy et al.   PLoS One

Association of Body Shape Index (ABSI) with cardio-metabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study of 6081 Caucasian adults

(2017) Simona Bertoli et al.   PLoS One

The association between A Body Shape Index and mortality: Results from an Australian cohort

(2017) Janet F. Grant et al.   PLoS One

Associations between Short Sleep Duration and Central Obesity in Women

(2017) Jenny Theorell-Haglöw et al.   SLEEP

Body roundness index and body adiposity index: two new anthropometric indices to identify metabolic syndrome among Chinese postmenopausal women

(2016) P. J. Liu et al.   CLIMACTERIC

A comparison of the clinical usefulness of neck circumference and waist circumference in individuals with severe obesity

(2016) Yavor Assyov et al.   ENDOCRINE RESEARCH

Deuterium oxide dilution and body composition in overweight and obese schoolchildren aged 6–9 years

(2016) Wendell Costa Bila et al.   Jornal de Pediatria

Usefulness of the conicity index together with the conjoint use of adipocytokines and nutritional-inflammatory markers in hemodialysis patients

(2016) Mar Ruperto et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The Olivetti Heart Study: Predictive value of a new adiposity index on risk of hypertension, blood pressure, and subclinical organ damage

(2016) L. D'Elia et al.   NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Visceral adiposity index and prognosis among patients with ischemic heart failure

(2016) Patrícia Vogel et al.   Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

(2016) Hélio José Coelho Júnior et al.   Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Predictive Validity of the Body Adiposity Index in Overweight and Obese Adults Using Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

(2016) Robinson Ramírez-Vélez et al.   Nutrients

Neck Circumference Positively Related with Central Obesity and Overweight in Turkish University Students: A Preliminary Study

(2016) İsmail Özkaya et al.   Central European Journal of Public Health

Neck Circumference May Be a Better Alternative to Standard Anthropometric Measures

(2016) Kaumudi Joshipura et al.   Journal of Diabetes Research

Association of a New Measure of Obesity with Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life

(2016) Wankyo Chung et al.   PLoS One

A body shape index and body roundness index: two new body indices to identify diabetes mellitus among rural populations in northeast China

(2015) Ye Chang et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Comparison of body mass index (BMI) with the CUN-BAE body adiposity estimator in the prediction of hypertension and type 2 diabetes

(2015) Vicente Martín et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Derivation and validation of simple anthropometric equations to predict adipose tissue mass and total fat mass with MRI as the reference method

(2015) Yasmin Y. Al-Gindan et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Conicity Index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Are Superior Obesity Indices in Predicting 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Among Men and Women

(2015) Nima Motamed et al.   CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Inverse relationship between “a body shape index” (ABSI) and fat-free mass in women and men: Insights into mechanisms of sarcopenic obesity

(2015) Gianni Biolo et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

Body composition phenotypes and obesity paradox

(2015) Carla M. Prado et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

Utility of novel body indices in predicting fat mass in elite athletes

(2015) Diana A. Santos et al.   NUTRITION

Body adiposity index performance in estimating body fat in a sample of severely obese Brazilian patients

(2015) Giliane Belarmino et al.   Nutrition Journal

Comparison of Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-To-Hip Ratio (WHR) and Waist-To-Height Ratio (WHtR) as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Adult Population in Singapore

(2015) Benjamin Chih Chiang Lam et al.   PLoS One

Surface-Based Body Shape Index and Its Relationship with All-Cause Mortality

(2015) Syed Ashiqur Rahman et al.   PLoS One

Relationship between neck circumference and overactive bladder in women with metabolic syndrome: a preliminary study

(2015) Yigit Akin et al.   WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

A New Index of Abdominal Obesity which Effectively Predicts Risk of Colon Tumor Development in Female Japanese

(2014) Rena Kaneko et al.   Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Different measurements of waist circumference and sagittal abdominal diameter and their relationship with cardiometabolic risk factors in elderly men

(2014) P. C. Anunciação et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

Prediction of cardiovascular disease by abdominal obesity measures is dependent on body weight and sex – Results from two community based cohort studies

(2014) A.C. Carlsson et al.   NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Dynamic Association of Mortality Hazard with Body Shape

(2014) Nir Y. Krakauer et al.   PLoS One

The abilities of new anthropometric indices in identifying cardiometabolic abnormalities, and influence of residence area and lifestyle on these anthropometric indices in a Chinese community-dwelling population

(2014) Shihui Fu et al.   Clinical Interventions in Aging

Sagittal abdominal diameter is a more independent measure compared with waist circumference to predict arterial stiffness in subjects with type 2 diabetes - a prospective observational cohort study

(2013) Elsa M Dahlén et al.   Cardiovascular Diabetology

Neck circumference as an independent predictive contributor to cardio-metabolic syndrome

(2013) Jing-ya Zhou et al.   Cardiovascular Diabetology

Anthropometric indices predicting incident type 2 diabetes in an Iranian population: The Isfahan Cohort Study

(2013) M. Talaei et al.   DIABETES & METABOLISM

Abdominal obesity and low-grade systemic inflammation as markers of subclinical organ damage in type 2 diabetes

(2013) E.M. Dahlén et al.   DIABETES & METABOLISM

Comparison of various surrogate obesity indicators as predictors of cardiovascular mortality in four European populations

(2013) X Song et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

General and abdominal obesity parameters and their combination in relation to mortality: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

(2013) S Carmienke et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Novel and established anthropometric measures and the prediction of incident cardiovascular disease: a cohort study

(2013) A C Carlsson et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Thigh Circumference and Diabetes: Obesity as a Potential Effect Modifier

(2013) Keum Ji Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Body Fat Distribution, Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All-Cause Mortality

(2013) Kathryn A. Britton et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Sagittal abdominal diameter as a marker for epicardial adipose tissue in premenopausal women

(2013) Ana Carolina Junqueira Vasques et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Assessing body shape index as a risk predictor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome among Iranian adults

(2013) Fahimeh Haghighatdoost et al.   NUTRITION

Relationships between body roundness with body fat and visceral adipose tissue emerging from a new geometrical model

(2013) Diana M. Thomas et al.   Obesity

Excess body fat in obese and normal-weight subjects

(2012) E. Louise Thomas et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEWS

A New Body Shape Index Predicts Mortality Hazard Independently of Body Mass Index

(2012) Nir Y. Krakauer et al.   PLoS One

Associação de diferentes medidas e índices antropométricos com a carga aterosclerótica coronariana

(2011) Patricia Chagas et al.   Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Derivation of anthropometric cut-off levels to define CVD risk in Sri Lankan adults

(2011) P. Katulanda et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Relation between body composition, abdominal obesity, and lung function

(2011) E. Pekkarinen et al.   CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING

Clinical Usefulness of a New Equation for Estimating Body Fat

(2011) J. Gomez-Ambrosi et al.   DIABETES CARE

Anthropometric indices of central obesity how discriminators of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian women with polycystic ovary syndrome

(2011) Eduardo Caldas Costa et al.   GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

A Better Index of Body Adiposity

(2011) Richard N. Bergman et al.   Obesity

Defining Obesity Cut-Off Points for Migrant South Asians

(2011) Laura J. Gray et al.   PLoS One

Methods for measuring abdominal obesity in the prediction of severe acute pancreatitis, and their correlation with abdominal fat areas assessed by computed tomography

(2010) A. Duarte-Rojo et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Neck Circumference Positively Related With Central Obesity, Overweight, and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: Beijing Community Diabetes Study 4

(2010) G.-r. Yang et al.   DIABETES CARE

Waist-to-thigh ratio and diabetes among US adults: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

(2010) Chaoyang Li et al.   DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Obesity-related non-communicable diseases: South Asians vs White Caucasians

(2010) A Misra et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Impact of Abdominal Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Jackson Heart Study

(2010) Jiankang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

The Distance between the Lower Edge of the Xiphisternum and the Center of the Umbilicus as an Indicator of Abdominal Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

(2010) Prasad Katulanda et al.   Obesity Facts

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Sri Lankan adults

(2010) P. Katulanda et al.   Obesity Reviews

Abdominal obesity and peripheral vascular disease in men and women: A comparison of waist-to-thigh ratio and waist circumference as measures of abdominal obesity

(2009) Bing Lu et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population

(2008) A Romero-Corral et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

BMI-related errors in the measurement of obesity

(2008) K J Rothman   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Measures of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Among Men and Women

(2008) Rebecca P. Gelber et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Beyond BMI: The value of more accurate measures of fatness and obesity in social science research

(2007) Richard V. Burkhauser et al.   JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS