Sentences with phrase «measuring central obesity»
While clinicians have access to whole body DXA scanners at most hospitals, portable DXA scanners have become available on the commercial market and this may allow regional bone and fat scanning, however it may not be the most reliable for measuring central obesity,» she concluded.
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In both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, BMI was more strongly correlated with waist circumference than with percent body fat, suggesting a central obesity pattern in addition to waist circumference, representing a reasonably accurate proxy measure for body fat distribution.
«Measures of central obesity are more important than total weight,» she concludes.
After one year, the researchers measured the women for what they call «central obesity,» the accumulation of abdominal fat resulting in an increased waist size.
Interestingly, in addition to improving blood pressure and lowering fasting glucose level, flaxseed intake also helped decrease central obesity (as measured by waist circumference).
Body mass index (BMI)(kg / m2) and central obesity (in women waist circumference ≥ 88 cm and in men ≥ 102 cm) were both measured by trained staff46.