Waist-to-height ratio and body mass index

Biomarker

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Humans1

Associations

Plasma lipid profile

mixedin humans1

1 study

Plasma lipid profile is associated with waist-to-height ratio and body mass index in humans.
“Remarkably, these associations were substantially weakened in nonagenarians, with TGs and DAGs showing the greatest age-group divergence.”
HumansCompared with adults aged 25–60; sex-stratified analysesplasman = 182
Body size and blood fats were less linked at ages 90–100
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Body size and blood fats were less linked at ages 90–100

An observational study of 182 people aged 90–100 and 306 adults aged 25–60 found weaker links between body-size measures and blood fats in the older group.An observational study of 182 people aged 90–100 and 306 adults aged 25–60 found weaker links between body-size measures and blood fats in the older group.

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