Risk Factor to Chronic Disease no Transmitted In Cienfuegos, Cuba 2010. Preliminaries results of CARMEN II by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Morejón Giraldoni, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito, Orestes Orlando Landrove Rodríguez, Dania Peraza Alejo, Pedro Ovidio Orduñez García

“…Studied variables included: hypertension; obesity, measured by the body mass index, smoking and diabetes mellitus. <strong><br />Results</strong>: 33.7% of interviewed persons were smokers, slightly lower than the first measurement, obesity BMI&gt; = 30 kg/m2 was 18.8%, almost 8% higher than the baseline survey, the arterial hypertension to 35.5% and diabetes mellitus to 6.8%, both well above the measurement of 2001-2002. …”
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Nomogram for predicting postoperative ileus after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion: a retrospective single-center study by Xiaoyu Sun, Chang Liu, Changwen Zhang, Zhihong Zhang

“…Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, we found that the independent risk factors for postoperative ileus after radical cystectomy included age > 65.0 years, high or low body mass index, constipation, hypoalbuminemia, and operative time. …”
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Functional food products in Japan: A review by Shun Iwatani, Naoyuki Yamamoto

“…Major health claims in the new regulation system are associated with fatigue, eyes, memory, stress, sleep, joints, blood flow, body temperature, muscles, and Body Mass Index. After the introduction of the new system, the total sales for functional foods including FOSHU products reached 8 billion dollars in 2018. …”
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Effect of intervertebral foramen area and width on postoperative pain relief in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by Shuang Liu, Peng Pu, Qing Xiang, Jie Chen, Guangye Wang, Xiangling Pu

“…We compared various parameters, including age, sex, body mass index (BMI), duration of symptoms, preoperative Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, Neck Disability Index (NDI) score, postoperative ratio of disc space distraction, preoperative width of the intervertebral foramen (WIVF), and area of the intervertebral foramen (AIVF) between the two groups. …”
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The Ventilatory and Diffusion Dysfunctions in Obese Patients with and without Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome by Sonia Rouatbi, Ines Ghannouchi, Rim Kammoun, Helmi Ben Saad

“…Anthropometric data (height, weight, and body mass index (BMI)) were collected. All adults responded to a medical questionnaire and underwent polysomnography or sleep polygraphy for apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and percentage of desaturation measurements. …”
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Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD by Zhitang Liang, Renhao Huang, Lingyun Zhang

“…To identify indicators of risk for the severity of hepatic steatosis, metabolic data was contrasted between the groups employing logistic regression.ResultsIn comparison to the non-MAFLD group, the MAFLD group showed significantly elevated levels of body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, gender, age, lipid profile, alanine transaminase (ALT), and fasting blood glucose (FBG; p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Municipalities of Kathmandu, Nepal by Raja Ram Dhungana, Achyut Raj Pandey, Bihungum Bista, Suira Joshi, Surya Devkota

“…In multivariable analysis, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, and diabetes were identified as significant explanatory variables for hypertension. …”
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Methods for measuring body composition in Zambian adolescents living with HIV. by Suzanne Filteau, Molly Chisenga, Cassandra Namunkonda, Cynthia Mukwasi-Kahari, Lackson Kasonka, Victoria Simms, Celia L Gregson, Jonathan C Wells

“…We estimated body composition of 420 perinatally HIV-infected Zambian adolescents, aged 11-19 years, using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance (BIA) and anthropometry: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds. …”
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Hyperandrogenism-Insulin Resistance-Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome by A. H. Dédjan, A. Chadli, S. El Aziz, A. Farouqi

“…The exam revealed a patient, normotensive with a body mass index at 30 kg/m2 and a waist measurement of 120 cm, a severe hirsutism assessed to be 29 according to Ferriman Gallwey scale, virilisation signs of male morphotype, clitoridic hypertrophy and frontal alopecia, and an acanthosis nigricans behind the neck, in the armpits and elbows. …”
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The Role of Visfatin, Leptin, and IL-18 in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients by Sukayna H. Rashed, Eman A. Hadi

“…Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on a range of biochemical markers among PCOS patients and healthy women at Mosul women's clinics and hospitals. …”
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Anthropometric profile, body composition and somatotyping of national Iranian cross-country runners by Bahman Mırzaeı, Hadi Nobarı, Hamid Arazı

“…The Mean (SD) of LBM (Lean Body Mass), %BF (Body Fat), WHR (Waist Hip Ratio), HWR (Height to Weight Ratio), E:T (Extremity/Trunk) skin-fold ratio, SAD (Somatotype Attitudinal Distance) and Manourrier were 60.36 (8.25), 8.07 (1.71) %, .82 (.06), 44.01 (1.00), .77 (.17), 0.90 (0.33) and 1.10 (.63), respectively. …”
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Treatment with Metformin Can Improve Insulin Resistance and Lipid Profile in Non-Diabetic Iraqi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Ali M. Kadim Al-Tuma, Saba Sabeeh Hussain, Muhjah Falah Hassan

“…Results: The study showed that body mass index was not changed following 3 months of metformin intake, while there was a significant reduction in FBS, serum level of insulin, HbA1c, and Homa-IR following treatment. …”
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Sports Nutrition Knowledge among Mid-Major Division I University Student-Athletes by Ashley Andrews, Janet R. Wojcik, Joni M. Boyd, Charles J. Bowers

“…Student-athletes’ inadequate sports nutrition knowledge may place them at nutrition risk, lead to impaired performance, and affect their lean body mass and energy levels. Athletics personnel should not assume student-athletes have adequate sports nutrition knowledge. …”
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Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors for Spousal Resemblance in Obesity Status and Habitual Physical Activity in the United States by Hsin-Jen Chen, Yinghui Liu, Youfa Wang

“…Absolute-scale difference and relative-scale resemblance indices (correlation and kappa coefficients) in body mass index (BMI) and HPA were estimated by couples’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. …”
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СLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN KYIV by Maiia Aliusef, Alina Churylina

“…Anthropometric assessments included calculation of body mass index, evaluation of waist circumference using age-specific percentile charts, determination of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and measurement of neck circumference in lying and standing positions. …”
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Changes in interstitial cells and gastric excitability in a mouse model of sleeve gastrectomy. by Suk Bae Moon, Sung Jin Hwang, Sal Baker, Minkyung Kim, Kent Sasse, Sang Don Koh, Kenton M Sanders, Sean M Ward

“…In the USA the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity in adults was 42.4%, i.e., with a body mass index (BMI, weight (kg)/height (m)2) that exceeds 30 kg/m2. …”
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Bariatric surgery and HIV: Joint venture between family, primary care, and HIV physicians by Ceren Aydemir, Raniah Al Saidi, Ji Soo Choi, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Dushyant Mital

“…She weighed 148 kg with a body mass index (BMI) of 52.08 kg/m2. Her medication included diltiazem 60 mg once a day, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray, metformin 1 g twice daily, and linagliptin 500 mg once daily for her type II diabetes with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 8.4%. …”
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Regional and urban‒rural differences in childhood growth trajectories and the role of family in China by Fang Tang, Minghe Zhou, Bo Li

“…Abstract Children in urban and eastern regions tend to be taller and have higher body mass index (BMI) compared to those in rural and central-western regions, partially due to better family resources. …”
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The Correlation between Macronutrient Intake and Physical Activity with Overnutrition among Fifth-Grade Students at Banjarbendo State Elementary by Mujayanto Mujayanto, Echa Rahmalia Pratiwi

“…Data were collected through anthropometric measurements to determine nutritional status based on body mass index-for-age (BMI-for-age) as well as interviews to assess food intake using a 2x24 hour food recall and physical activity using a 2x24 hour physical activity recall. …”
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Association between Neutrophilic Granulocyte Percentage and Diabetes Mellitus in Cushing’s Syndrome Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Haoyue Yuan, Xiaomu Li

“…In addition, in the multivariate logistic regression, NEUT% was a significant independent risk factor for DM, regardless of gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and triglyceride and 12 midnight cortisol (12 MN cortisol) level (OR = 2.542, 95% CI 1.337–4.835, p<0.001). …”
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