ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023
Higher waist circumference is associated with increased likelihood of female infertility: NHANES 2017-2020 results.
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- Correlation between cardiometabolic index and female infertility: a cross-sectional analysis.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Article
- Association between the age-adjusted visceral adiposity index (AVAI) and female infertility status: a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES 2013-2018.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
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- The relationship between cardiometabolic index and infertility in American adults: a population-based study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Revisiting Waist Circumference: A Hypertension Risk Factor that Requires a More In-depth Understanding.Current cardiology reviews · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Waist circumference can be used as an anthropometric measure to assess central obesity and is easier and more convenient than the waist-to-hip ratio in identifying the risk of obesity and medical problems. Most studies showing an association between obesity and infertility in women have used BMI to measure obesity. Our goal was to examine any potential association between waist circumference and infertility. Methods: This cross-sectional study, which formed part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), comprised women ages 18 to 45 between 2017 and 2020. Participants without waist circumference data or information on infertility were removed from the study. The independent relationship between waist circumference and infertility was investigated using weighted binary logistic regression and subgroup analysis. Results: We investigated 1509 participants and discovered that the prevalence of infertility rose as the WC trisection rose. (tertile 1, 7.55%; tertile 2, 10.56%; tertile 3, 15.28%; trend < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression showed that after total adjustment, higher WC levels were associated with an increased likelihood of infertility in women (OR1.02; 95% CI 1.01-1.03), and There was a 2% rise in the incidence of infertility for every unit (cm) increased WC. Subgroup analysis and interaction tests showed no significant dependence of the effects of marital status, diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol on the association between WC and infertility ( Conclusion: Excessive waist circumference assessment may increase the probability of infertility, and more attention should be paid to the management of waist circumference should be given more attention.
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