title: Association of wrist circumference with cardio metabolic risk factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study aimed to investigate the association of wrist circumference with major cardio metabolic risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted in 2005-2007 among 3000 first-degree relatives of diabetic patients in Isfahan, Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 1709 (386 males and 1323 females) participants were enrolled in this study. The association of wrist circumference with cardio- metabolic risk factors was significantly positive with waist circumference (p = 0.001), BMI (p = 0.001), and LDL-C (p = 0.01), but significantly inverse with HDL-C (p = 0.001). The corresponding figure was not significant for triglycerides (p = 0.13), total cholesterol (p = 0.13), systolic BP (p = 0.15), diastolic BP (p = 0.6), and HbA1c (p = 0.4).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Measurement of wrist circumference can serve as an easy-to-detect clinical marker to identify individuals at risk of cardio metabolic disorders, and can be used in large epidemiological studies.
authors: Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Ahmad
authors: A
authors: Amini
authors: Noureddin
authors: N
authors: Soltanian
authors: Bijan
authors: B
authors: Iraj
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Askari
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Ebneyamin
authors: Majid
authors: M
authors: Ghias
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Hajian
authors: Arash
authors: A
authors: Zahed
authors: Masoud
authors: M
authors: Amini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference; D014953:Wrist / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D014280:Triglycerides