Sentences with phrase «waist circumference independent»

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Other indicators of adiposity, such as body fat, also have been examined for mortality associations.26, 27 However, the independent association between body fat and mortality in the older population has not been adequately demonstrated.14, 27 Researchers speculate that the controversial association between adiposity and mortality in older individuals may be attributable to selective survival, cohort effects, or unadjusted confounding.41 We found that BMI or waist circumference, but not percent body fat, predicted overall mortality in adults at least 60 years old.

(6, 7, 8, 9) These associations were independent of traditional risk factors such as smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, waist circumference and diet.

In support of this one study reported that independent of total sedentary time and moderate - to - vigorous intensity activity time, increased breaks in sedentary time were beneficially associated with waist circumference, body mass index, triglycerides, and 2 hour plasma glucose.

And the most interesting thing is, the lower glucose levels were independent of the waist circumference reduction.