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Record 1 2024-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

WC [waist circumference] and calf circumference(CC) are simple and non-invasive measures that have been proposed as markers of adiposity and muscle mass, respectively, and have been used to assess frailty... The waist-calf circumference ratio(WCR) is [an] index that combines both measures, serving as an effective method for evaluating the imbalance between abdominal fat and leg muscle mass. WCR has been proposed as a reliable predictor of cognitive impairment..., carotid atherosclerosis..., and health-related quality of life..., and has been shown to be a superior predictor of health outcomes compared to BMI [body mass index], WC, or CC alone.

Key term(s)
  • waist to calf ratio

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Hygiène et santé
Key term(s)
  • rapport tour de taille-tour de mollet
  • rapport taille-mollet

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Dietetics
DEF

Refers to a person whose body mass index is greater than or equal to 40 kg/m² (morbid or class III obesity).

CONT

Morbidly obese individuals(i. e. body mass index [BMI] [greater than or equal to] 40 kg/m²) may have a pulmonary gas exchange impairment due to the large fat mass surrounding their abdomen.... Morbidly obese men showed a trend to have poorer pulmonary gas exchange compared to morbidly obese women...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Diététique
DEF

Qui présente un indice de masse corporelle supérieur ou égal à 40 kg/m² (obésité morbide).

CONT

La catégorie obèse sera elle-même subdivisée en trois classes : -- obèse de classe I : IMCde masse corporelle 30-34,9; -- obèse de classe II : IMC 35-39,9; -- obèse de classe III : IMC [supérieur ou égale à] 40.

CONT

Le diamètre abdominal des patients massivement obèses limite leur accès au tunnel de l'IRM [imagerie par résonance magnétique] ou du scanner.

Key term(s)
  • obèse classe 3

Spanish

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Record 3 1984-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

an estimation of the approximate amount of loss with age of certain mental abilities as measured by the Wechsler-Bellevue tests.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

(...) appréciation d'une atteinte pathologique d'intelligence différenciée de la régression qu'entraîne le vieillissement (...)

Spanish

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