Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in Indonesia. Central obesity is one of the risk factors that is often found in patients with CHD. Body mass index (BMI) of waist and hip circumference is commonly used to measure the central obesity in individuals. And now, this method is considered as the anthropometric measurement which is more sensitive, cheaper and easier to assess…
Obesity is a risk factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the obesity indicator having most clear association still varies. The purpose of the study was to determine cut-off point of three different indicators of obesity body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) and compare the three indicators of obesity in detecting of T2DM. The study was a secon…
Background: Obesity in pilots may be related to total flight hours and other risk factors. This study aimed to identify the relationship between total flight hours and other factors to obesity in civil pilots in Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done with purposive sampling among pilots in Indonesia undergoing periodic medical check up in 14-24 May at Aviation Medical Center J…