ReviewFrontiers in psychology2021
Anthropometric Indicators as a Tool for Diagnosis of Obesity and Other Health Risk Factors: A Literature Review.
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- Smartphone and tablet-based 3D scanner for anthropometric assessments in adults: a systematic review of reliability, validity, and accuracy.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Home-Based Exercise Training on Anthropometric Indices and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2026Trial
- Comparison of central obesity prevalence among adults living with and without HIV in Botswana: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Trial
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- Multivariable Associations of Anthropometric and Psychosocial Markers with an Elevated Abdominal Volume Index Among University Students: A Sex- and Academic Program-Stratified Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The association between triglyceride glucose index and its derived indices with kidney stones: a nationwide population-based study.World journal of urology · 2026Article
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- Reassessing BMI thresholds for obesity: a population-based study in Turkish adults.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Comparative Performance of Body Mass Index and Simple Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Body Fat Percentage-Defined Obesity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparing anthropometric measures and Lancet Commission definitions in relation to hypertension: Population-level evidence from a small island with high metabolic burden.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Overweight and obesity in Jordanian adults before and after COVID-19: a multi-index comparison.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Association of anthropometric and biochemical-anthropometric obesity indices with chronic kidney disease in diabetes: a KNHANES-based study.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2026Article
- Clinical obesity in Asian people: bridging the gap between adiposity and disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
- History of Cannabis Use and Obesity Among U.S. Low-Income Veterans: Associations With Mental Health and Psychosocial Functioning.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Prevalence of hypertension in adults of primitive tribe of east Singhbhum district of Jharkhand: A community-based cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Progressive increase of cardiometabolic risk in Brazilian children according to obesity phenotypes.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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- Social capital and obesity: a longitudinal study among older adults after relocation for poverty alleviation in China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Genome-Wide Association Study of Body Mass Index in a Commercial Landrace × Yorkshire Crossbred Pig Population.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the amount of fat accumulated as in its distribution. Abdominal obesity (central or visceral) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, having an important role in the so-called metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent, detect, and appropriately treat obesity. The diagnosis is based on anthropometric indices that have been associated with adiposity and its distribution. Indices themselves, or a combination of some of them, conform to a big picture with different values to establish risk. Anthropometric indices can be used for risk identification, intervention, or impact evaluation on nutritional status or health; therefore, they will be called anthropometric health indicators (AHIs). We have found 17 AHIs that can be obtained or estimated from 3D human shapes, being a noninvasive alternative compared to X-ray-based systems, and more accessible than high-cost equipment. A literature review has been conducted to analyze the following information for each indicator: definition; main calculation or obtaining methods used; health aspects associated with the indicator (among others, obesity, metabolic syndrome, or diabetes); criteria to classify the population by means of percentiles or cutoff points, and based on variables such as sex, age, ethnicity, or geographic area, and limitations.
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