Plasma Adiponectin and Its Correlation with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Obesity and in Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Maha Hussein, Aasem Saif, Mona Amin, Osama Khalafallah, Ahmed Hussien, Samar Aboulsoud, Shrook Mousa

“…The significant independent predictors of CIMT were diabetes duration, BMI (body mass index), albumin/creatinine ratio, and cholesterol. …”
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Women Population Covered by Health Centers in Ardabil by Leli Avesta, Sina Rasoolzadeh, Mahdi Naeim, Aziz Kamran

“…Abdominal obesity (waist above 88), obesity and overweight (high body mass index), high triglycerides, high cholesterol, and LDL and HDL outside the proper range were the most important and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women.…”
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Higher risk of carotid plaque among lean individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A retrospective study. by Jiangfeng Xue, Lun Zhao, Liang Shao, Huiwang Zhang, Yewei Feng, Ping Shuai

“…<h4>Object</h4>A retrospective study, investigate the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and carotid plaque (CP) in lean [body mass index (BMI) <24Kg/m2] and non-lean (BMI≥24Kg/m2) populations, as well as identify the related influence factors.…”
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Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: Before, During, and After the Lockdown Period by Seda Çağlar, Gamze Kaş Alay, Dilek Sönmez Sağlık, Huriye Karadede

“…It was observed that the mean body mass index (P < 0.001) and HbA1c levels (P = 0.02) of the children increased significantly in the full reopening period after lockdown compared with the prepandemic period and the lockdown period (P < 0.001), and the frequency of blood glucose monitoring was found to be higher during lockdown (P < 0.001). …”
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Rs9939609 Variant of the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene and Trunk Obesity in Adolescents by Harald Mangge, Wilfried Renner, Gunter Almer, Daniel Weghuber, Reinhard Möller, Renate Horejsi

“…Compared to the TT wildtype, AA homozygotes showed significantly elevated values of SAT thickness at the trunk-located lipometer measure points neck and frontal chest, body weight, body mass index, waist, and hip circumference. No associations were found with carotis communis intima media thickness, systolic, diastolic blood pressure, ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (US-CRP), homocystein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, oxidized LDL, fasted glucose, insulin, HOMA-index, liver transaminases, uric acid, and adipokines like resistin, leptin, and adiponectin. …”
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Iron Deficiency Anemia by Neslihan Yerebasmaz, Şeyma Asiltürk, Erdem Fadıllıoğlu, Özlem Şengül, Serdar Yalvaç, Ömer Kandemir

“…After the analysis of covariance for maternal age, body mass index, parity, birth weight there were significant differences in hemoglobin values and mean corpuscular volume values between two groups (respectively p=0.002, p<0.001). …”
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Isolated Subclinical Hyperthyrotropinemia in Obese Children: Does Levothyroxine (LT4) Improve Weight Reduction during Combined Behavioral Therapy? by Pawel Matusik, Aneta Gawlik, Aleksandra Januszek-Trzciakowska, Ewa Malecka-Tendera

“…In obese children with sHT dietary-behavioral management intervention contributed to reduction of body mass index, irrespective of levothyroxine use. …”
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Risk factors burden in Cuba, Latin American and the Caribbean region by Armando Seuc Jo, Mayelin Mirabal Sosa, Yanet García Serrano, Karen Alfonso Sague, Oscar Díaz Díaz, Delia María Gálvez Medina

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> Smoking, elevated fasting glucose, elevated body mass index, and elevated systolic blood pressure accounted for more than 50% (55.2%) of the global burden in Cuba for 2019. …”
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Network Graph Analysis of Gene-Gene Interactions in Genome-Wide Association Study Data by Sungyoung Lee, Min-Seok Kwon, Taesung Park

“…The proposed method was applied to Korean Association Resource (KARE) data, containing 8838 individuals with 327,632 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, in order to perform GxG interaction analysis of body mass index (BMI). Our network graph analysis successfully showed that many identified GxG interactions have known biological evidence related to BMI. …”
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Epidemiology of Genu Varum Patients In Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya 2010-2018: A Retrospective Study by Ronaa Nuqtho Hidayatullah, Tri Wahyu Martanto

“…The average birth weight was 3.49 kg, and the average body mass index was 26.3. Langenskiold stage distribution was as follows: I (3%), II (70%), III (3%), IV (8%), V (3%), and VI (13%). …”
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Utility of Tetrahydrobiopterin Pathway in the Assessment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Significant and Complex Interrelations by Marwan Al-Nimer, Rawa Ratha, Taha Mahwi

“…Nitric oxide was found to be inversely correlated with age (r=−0.382), duration of diabetes (r=−0.264), mean arterial blood pressure (r=−0.532), body mass index (r=−0.321), RDW (r=−0.322), and PDW (r=−0.284) in group III patients. …”
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Assessment of health behaviors of primary school teachers based on their nutritional knowledge and physical activity: A cross-sectional study in the Asir Region. by Amani Alhazmi, Maha Ali, Adam Dawria, Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy, Manal Mohammed Hawash

“…This study aims to assess nutritional knowledge and physical activity; to determine correlations between health behaviour factors and Body Mass Index (BMI), and evaluate BMI status concerning demographic factors among primary school teachers in the Asir Region, KSA.…”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women Having Female Pattern Hair Loss by Damini Verma, Vibhu Mendiratta, Taru Garg, Smita Tripathi, Shaili Tomer

“…The objective was to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) by doppler ultrasound, Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, testosterone, Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), hs-CRP, ESR and fibrinogen, in pre-menopausal women having FPHL and to correlate these parameters with severity of FPHL. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Living with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by Gábor Kovács, Elemér Mohos, János Tibor Kis, Ádám Tabák, Péter Gerendy, Judit Pettkó, Dávid Nagy, Dávid Győrbíró, Zoltán Kaló

“…Patients entered the simulation model at the age of 45 with body mass index BMI≥30 kg/m2 and type 2 diabetes. The model was performed from the public payer’s perspective, comparing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedures to conventional care of diabetes. …”
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Prevalence of Risk Factors of the Female Athlete Triad among Young Elite Athletes of Pakistan by Jaweria Syed, Anam Jamil, Nazma Namroz, Madiha Shakeel, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Kanwal, Huma Riaz

“…Athletes completed the questionnaire including demographics, educational qualifications, Body Mass Index, sports participation, and playing hours. …”
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Inflammatory Markers Are Positively Associated with Serum trans-Fatty Acids in an Adult American Population by Mohsen Mazidi, Hong-kai Gao, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…In linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, race, education, marital status, body mass index, and smoking, serum TFAs were an independent predictor of plasma hs-CRP and fibrinogen levels. …”
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Comparison of Cardiac Wall Thicknesses and Coronary Artery Obstructions Between Deaths Resulting From Acute Myocardial Infarction and Deaths From Other Causes by Ismail ALTIN, Mucahit ORUC, Osman CELBIS, Emine TURKMEN SAMDANCI

“…The subjects in the two groups were similar in age, height, weight, and body mass index. The groups were compared in terms of the left and right ventricular wall thicknesses and the degree of obstruction of the right, left, anterior descending, and circumflex coronary arteries. …”
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Whole-Body Electromyostimulation to Fight Osteopenia in Elderly Females: The Randomized Controlled Training and Electrostimulation Trial (TEST-III) by Simon von Stengel, Michael Bebenek, Klaus Engelke, Wolfgang Kemmler

“…With respect to secondary endpoints, there was a gain in lean body mass (LBM) of 1.5% (P=.006) and an increase in grip strength of 8.4% (P=.000) in the WB-EMS group compared to CG. …”
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The effect of yoga on insomnia and quality of life among nursing professionals during COVID-19: A pre–post-test interventional study by Madhu Basavegowda, Sujan M. Umeshchandra, Patteswari Duraisamy, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, Mounika S. Manivasagan, Chaithra Mallaiah, Jahnavi V. Madhu, Vijaya V. Yogeeshwaran, Nagashree Vishwanath, Vinitha K. Rudramuniyappa, Srinath C. Galag, VSK Manasa Priya Dwadasi

“…Baseline assessments collected age, body mass index (BMI), insomnia severity using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and QoL using the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF). …”
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Trends in growth and nutritional status of Korean toddlers and preschoolers: a cross-sectional study using 2010–2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data by Annisa Turridha, Jae Eun Shim

“…The weight-for-height, height-for-age, weight-for-age, and body mass index-for-age z-scores of the participants were calculated using the World Health Organization 2006 child growth z-score reference cutoff points. …”
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