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Utility of waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference and body mass index in pr...
Zong, X; Kelishadi, R; Kim, HS; Schwandt, P; Matsha, TE; Mill, JG; Whincup, PH; Pacifico, L; López-Bermejo, A; Caserta, CA; Medeiros, CCM; Yan, W-LAims: The clinical utility of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in predicting cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) and subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease remains controversial. We aimed to compare the utility of WHtR with waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) in identifying children and adolescents (youths) at risk for cardiometabolic outcomes, including clustered CMRFs, high carotid intima-m...
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in...
Schumacher, AE; Kyu, HH; Aali, A; Abbafati, C; Abbas, J; Abbasgholizadeh, R; Abbasi, MA; Abbasian, M; Abd ElHafeez, S; Abdelmasseh, M; Abd Elsalam, SBackground: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides n...
Editorial: The society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH): 50 yea...
Watts, M J; Argyraki, A; Barbieri, M; Brown, A; Button, M; Finkelman, R; Gibson, G; Humphrey, O; Huo, X; Hursthouse, A S; Kaninga, BWhen the SEGH international board released a short editorial paper back in 2019, we described an aim to increase the membership offering, whilst improving the diversity of input regionally, by scientific discipline and to ensure greater and more regular contact across the regions from 2020 onwards. Wider aspirations described in 2019 (Watts et al. 2019) are discussed within this short communication at the end o...