Anthropometric Changes in the Brazilian Cohort of Older Adults: SABE Survey (Health, Well-Being, and Aging) by Manuela Ferreira de Almeida, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Luís Alberto Gobbo, Luciana Silva Ferreira, Daiana Aparecida Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Maria Lucia Lebrão

“…Except for body mass and body mass index, a significant difference (P<0.05) was observed among the assessed anthropometric variables during the follow-up period. …”
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Effect of Obesity-Linked FTO rs9939609 Variant on Physical Activity and Dietary Patterns in Physically Active Men and Women by Nathan R. West, James Dorling, Alice E. Thackray, Nicola C. Hanson, Samantha E. Decombel, David J. Stensel, Stuart J. Grice

“…Sex, age, and anthropometric measurements (stature, body mass, and waist circumference) were self-reported using an online questionnaire, and body mass index and waist-to-height ratio were calculated. …”
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Investigation of Cardio Exercise's Effects on Body Perception and Life Satisfaction in Relation with Some Parameters by Okan Volkan Karatan, Gulsum Baştuğ, Kemal Göral, Sümmani Ekici

“…Depending on cardio exercise program, a positive development was determined in body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, metabolism rate, life satisfaction and body perception properties of females and males in experimental group. …”
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The Effects of Eight-Week Regular Training in Amateur Amputee Football Team Athletes' Body Composition by Betül Akyol, Mehmet Ilkım, Burak Canpolat

“…Percent body fat is calculated using Siri's formula. The body mass index is determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) formula. …”
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Increased Serum Soluble (Pro)renin Receptor Levels in Patients with Sarcopenia by Satoshi Morimoto, Haruki Sasaki, Chikahito Suda, Atsuhiro Ichihara, Nobuyuki Ura

“…., and serum soluble (P)RR levels were 30.5 ± 7.3 ng/ml. Lean body mass ratio (lean body mass/body weight), an index of muscle mass, was independently significantly and negatively correlated with serum soluble (P)RR concentrations in all patients. …”
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Gorgan by Abdoljalal Marjani, Sedigheh Moghasemi

“…Body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio had a positive correlation with each other (P<0.001). …”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week q... by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…BackgroundThe lack of physical activity, stress, and unhealthy eating habits contribute to body mass disorders, which form the basis of most civilization diseases. …”
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Negligible contribution of body density to in-water vertical jump performance in elite male water polo players. by Bence Balázs, Balázs Sebesi, Alexandra Cselkó, Márk Váczi

“…Neither the impulse of squat jump normalized to body mass (7.07±0.59 N·s/kg) nor impulse of squat jump normalized to body density (577.87±89.16 N·s/kg/g/cm3) correlated with the in water vertical jump height (both p>0.05). …”
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The Effect of Pilates Exercises Applied to Overweight and Obese Women on Body Composition by Havva Arguz, Şükran İribalcı

“…Age, height, body weight, waist and hip circumferences of all participants (training + control) participating in the study were determined at the beginning of the study, and waist/hip ratio, body fat percentage (BFP), body fat mass (BFM), body mass index (BMI) were determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (Bodystat Quadscan 4000) method, lean body mass (LBM) and lean body mass index (LBMI)were measured and the measurements were repeated at the end of the study. …”
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Comparison of Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis and the Normal Population, and Role of Vitamin D on Autoimmunity by Serkan Yıldırım

“…Results When the two groups were compared in terms of age, body mass index, t3, t4, TSH, Anti M, Anti T and vitamin D, no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups. …”
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A Conservative Weight Loss Intervention Relieves Bowel Symptoms in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study by Martin Aasbrenn, Stian Lydersen, Per G. Farup

“…Eighty-eight subjects (81% females) were included. Body mass index was reduced from 42.0 (3.6) to 38.7 (3.5) (p<0.001). …”
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Association of Risk Factors for Uterine Cancer with Degree of Aggressiveness in Patients from Amazonia by Edison Enrique Sotalin Nivela, Jhonny Alejandro Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico

“…To identify the relationship between the variables age and body mass index, the analysis of variance test was used, while the X2 test was used for the variables: family history and smoking. …”
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Orexitropic Signaling Proteins in Obese Children by Ljiljana Saranac, Bojko Bjelakovic, Hristina Stamenkovic, Borislav Kamenov

“…We found significant correlation of the leptin level with body mass (BM), body mass excess (BME), and BMI (p < 0.05). …”
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Body Fat and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women of Adequate Weight by Oscar Cañizares Luna, Nélida Sarasa Muñoz, Calixto Orozco Muñoz

“…Assessing the nutritional status of pregnant women, based on the body mass index, is a systematic practice in primary health care institutions in Cuba. …”
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Factors Indicating the Accuracy of Fetal Weight Estimation in Preterm Newborns with Normal Amniotic Fluid Volume by Onur Guralp, Nevin Tuten, Abdullah Tuten, Altay Gezer

“…Examination during labor was the most important factor for the prediction of the absolute percentage error, followed by gestational age at delivery, presence of small for gestational age, and body-mass-index. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study by Pietro A. Modesti, Maria Calabrese, Ilaria Marzotti, Hushao Bing, Danilo Malandrino, Maria Boddi, Sergio Castellani, Dong Zhao

“…Associations with exposures (including age, gender, body mass index, waist, education level, total cholesterol, and triglycerides) were examined using logistic regression. …”
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Genetic insights into the risk of hip osteoarthritis on stroke: A single-variable and multivariable Mendelian randomization. by Zhengze Zhang, Yanan Lian, Yuewen He, Hao Liu, Kai Meng, Yong Wang, Wuhua Ma

“…In Multivariable Mendelian randomization, factors such as cigarettes per day, alcoholic drinks per week, hypertension, body mass index, type 2 diabetes, C-reactive protein, rheumatoid arthritis were incorporated to further account for the independent causal effects of multiple correlated exposures.…”
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Effects of CrossFit training program and traditional gym training on morphological characteristics of men by Ljubiša Kićanović, Bogdan Živanović, Mila Vukadinović Jurišić, Jelena Obradović

“…The study sample consisted of 50 participants who were divided into two groups, 22 participants who practiced the CrossFit training program (CFT group; 28.64&plusmn;2.04 years; body height 181.74&plusmn;6.96 cm; body mass: 72.75&plusmn;5.53 kg), and 28 participants who applied traditional gym training (GT group; 26.89&plusmn;2.99 years; body height: 184.52&plusmn;7.80 cm; body mass: 74.86&plusmn;8.48 kg). …”
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Experimental evidence of high tick infestation limiting chick growth and survival in a colonial seabird by Teresa Militão, Augustin Clessin, Amandine Gamble, José Pedro Granadeiro, Thierry Boulinier, Paulo Catry

“…The tick load on control chicks correlated negatively with their body mass, growth rates and survival. Comparisons between treated and control chicks demonstrated that tick infestation depleted body mass and hampered the growth of control chicks. …”
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Assessment of Allometry in Environmental DNA and RNA Production From Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) in an Experimental Condition Using Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Markers by Toshiaki S. Jo, Yusuke Ozaki, Nao Matsuda, Hiroki Yamanaka

“…Moreover, the ratios of some eNA concentrations significantly decreased with larger mean fish body mass in the tank. The finding may relate to the changes in intracellular physiology with individual growth and/or aging, having the potential to indicate the population's average body size. …”
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