Sagittal Abdominal Diameter does not Predict Metabolic Traits Better than Waist Circumference-Related Measures of Abdominal Obesity in Obese Subjects.

Background: Recently, we showed that in subjects with a body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m waist circumference (WC) is associated with metabolic traits but associations were weaker in men than in women.

Aims: To confirm our previous observation that anthropometric measures of abdominal obesity are closer linked to metabolic traits in obese women than obese men. To test whether sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) provides a better prediction of metabolic traits in obese subjects than WC related measures.

Comprehensive assessment of physical functioning in bariatric surgery candidates compared with subjects without obesity.

Background: Obesity appears to be associated with reduced physical performance, but comprehensive assessments of physical functioning are lacking in subjects with severe obesity, in particular in comparison with subjects without obesity. This precludes an objective assessment of the degree of impairment.

Objective: To compare motor skills and cardiopulmonary fitness between subjects with severe obesity (OB) (i.

Waist circumference and related anthropometric indices are associated with metabolic traits in severely obese subjects.

Increased waist circumference (WC) and related anthropometric indices have been shown to be, independently of body weight and body mass index (BMI), associated with adverse metabolic traits in many populations. It is unknown, however, whether WC also predicts adverse metabolic traits in severely obese subjects displaying a BMI greater than 35 kg/m2. To address this question, we analyzed a dataset including 838 severely obese patients (597 women, BMI 44.