An interpretable machine learning model for predicting in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. by Junying Wei, Heshan Cao, Mingling Peng, Yinzhou Zhang, Sibei Li, Wuhua Ma, Yuhui Li

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 1,894 VAP patients were included, with 12 features ultimately selected for model construction: 24-hour urine output, blood urea nitrogen, age, diastolic blood pressure, platelet count, anion gap, body temperature, bicarbonate level, sodium level, body mass index, and whether combined with congestive heart failure and cerebrovascular disease. …”
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Long-Term Metabolic Outcomes after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): Results from the Odense GDM Follow-Up Study (OGFUS) by Kristine Hovde Jacobsen, Jori Aalders, Katrine Sølling, Marianne Skovsager Andersen, Lena Sønder Snogdal, Maria Hornstrup Christensen, Christina Anne Vinter, Kurt Højlund, Dorte Møller Jensen

“…To compare metabolic profiles and the long-term risk of metabolic dysfunction between women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (pGDM) and women without pGDM (non-GDM) matched on age, prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), and parity. Methods. In total, 128 women with pGDM (median follow-up: 7.8 years) and 70 non-GDM controls (median follow-up: 10.0 years) completed a 2 h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with assessment of glucose, C-peptide, insulin, and other metabolic measures. …”
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Acute Effects of a Simulated Karate Bout on Muscular Strength Asymmetries of the Lower Limbs in Elite Athletes of Different Age Categories by Eliza Gaweł, Miłosz Drozd, Adam Maszczyk, Adam Zając

“…Sixty-one elite male and female athletes (age = 17.48 ± 3.26 [years], body height = 1.72 ± 0.08 [m], body mass = 63.79 ± 10.00 [kg]) participated in this study, which included a randomized crossover design (two experimental sessions under two different conditions). …”
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Platelet Counts and Liver Enzymes after Bariatric Surgery by Hans-Erik Johansson, Arvo Haenni, Björn Zethelius

“…Ten morbidly obese patients (body mass index, BMI: 53.5±3.8 kg/m2) who underwent BPD-DS were evaluated preoperatively (baseline) and 1 year (1st followup) and 3 years (2nd followup) after surgery and compared with 21 morbidly obese patients (BMI: 42.3±5.2 kg/m2) who underwent RYGBP. …”
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DETERMINANT FACTORS AFFECTING THE INCIDENCE OF PLACENTA ACCRETA by novita dwihastuti hakim, Dwi Izzati, Ernawati

“…Conclusion: Determinant factors that affect the incidence of placenta accreta in NTB Provincial Hospital in 2022 are mothers with age < 35 years, multigravida, overweight body mass index, mostly with a parity of 3-9 years, without degenerative diseases, all have a history of cesarean section and almost a quarter have a history of other operations on the uterus.…”
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National survey of US primary care physicians’ perspectives about causes of obesity and solutions to improve care by Wendy L Bennett, Sara N Bleich, Kimberly A Gudzune, Lisa A Cooper

“…Objective To describe physician perspectives on the causes of and solutions to obesity care and identify differences in these perspectives by number of years since completion of medical school.Design National cross-sectional online survey from 9 February to 1 March 2011.Setting USA.Participants 500 primary care physicians.Main Measures We evaluated physician perspectives on: (1) causes of obesity, (2) competence in treating obese patients, (3) perspectives on the health professional most qualified to help obese patients lose or maintain weight and (4) solutions for improving obesity care.Results Primary care physicians overwhelmingly supported additional training (such as nutrition counselling) and practice-based changes (such as having scales report body mass index) to help them improve their obesity care. …”
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Comparison of Time to Pregnancy in In Vitro Fertilisation between Endometriosis and Nonendometriosis by Hartanto Bayuaji, Artha Falentin Putri Susilo, Kevin Dominique Tjandraprawira

“…Both groups had similar median age and body mass index at presentation. There was no significant difference in the TTP between endometriosis and nonendometriosis groups (57.7 vs. 70.9 months, p=0.060), further confirmed by a Cox regression test incorporating confounders (IVF protocol (OR: 1.482, 95% CI 0.667–3.292, and p=0.334) and type of the cycle (OR 1.071, 95% CI 0.803–1.430, and p=0.640)). …”
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Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Adults with Class II/III Obesity Using Different Diagnostic Criteria by Carlene A. Johnson Stoklossa, Arya M. Sharma, Mary Forhan, Mario Siervo, Raj S. Padwal, Carla M. Prado

“…SO is present, yet variable, in adults with class II/III obesity. Accounting for body mass or fat mass may identify a higher number of individuals with SO, although risk prediction remains to be studied.…”
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Nutritional changes in patients undergoing hemodialysis who develop COVID-19 by Kou Kitabayashi, Suguru Yamamoto, Shin Goto

“…COVID-19 was diagnosed using an antigen test, and the subjects were divided into COVID-19 and control groups. Data on body mass index, biochemistry measurements, geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), functional oral intake scale, and nutritional intake were collected from medical records. …”
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Getting Better or Worse? General Health Status of 9th Grade Students in Orhangazi, Bursa, Turkey by Zuleyha Alper, Hakan Ozdemir, Yesim Uncu, Alis Ozcakir, Ganime Sadikoglu, Nuran Bayram

“…Data to evaluate students by socioeconomic status, body mass index (BMI), dietary, smoking, and physical activity behaviors and psychological status were collected via classroom questionnaires. …”
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减量雌孕激素替代治疗绝经后妇女的阴道出血模式 by 王文军, 杨冬梓, 谢梅青, 张清学, 王良岸, 周力学, 闫琳丽

“…【方法】自然绝经1 年以上妇女30 例, 连续联合 应用半量诺更宁:1 mg 17β-雌二醇(E2)+0.5 mg 醋酸炔诺酮(NETA)24 周, 观察阴道出血时间、出血量、体质量、体质量指数 (body mass index , BMI)、子宫内膜厚度、用药后症状改善的时间。【结果】用药后阴道出血10 例, 无阴道出血20 例。…”
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The effects of endurance training on the relationships body composition plasma ghrelin and leptin levels by Behic Serpek, Sukran Arıkan

“…It was concluded that endurance trainings did not have significant effects on body weights, PBF and body mass index (BMI) of both men and women experimental groups, but significant increases were observed in VO2max levels  of entire experimental students with applied exercise programs and gender was found to be significant with regard to body weight, PBF and VO2max levels of the students. …”
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The Use of SenseWear Armband for Assessment of Daily Energy Expenditure and the Relation to Body Fat Distribution and Nutritional Intake in Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrom... by Gulcan Arusoglu

“…To evaluate nutritional intake, energy expenditure, and segmental body composition in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and compare them with age- and body mass index- (BMI-) matched control women. Methods. 32 nonobese patients with PCOS and 31 age- and BMI-matched healthy women were included in the study. …”
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Association of Aldosterone and Cortisol with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Prehypertension Stage by Sadiqa Badar Syed, Masood Anwar Qureshi

“…The anthropometric profiles (height, weight, waist circumference, Body Mass index) and BP recorded. Serum cortisol, aldosterone, total cholesterol, Low density lipoproteins, blood glucose, Na+ and K+, using standard laboratory techniques, were determined in fasting blood samples. …”
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Czy istnieje sezonowy rytm rozwoju w warunkach tropikalnych? (Raport 1 z dwuletnich comiesięcznych badań na Jukatanie w Meksyku) by Anna Siniarska, Armando Rojas, Graciela Valentin, Napoleon Wolański, Federico Dickinson

“…The results show that general regularities in monthly or longer rates of stature increments and increments or declines of body mass do not exist. There are not similar regularities of changes even in groups of coevals of the same gender and within the youths coming from the same district. …”
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Prone versus prone-flexed position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A randomized controlled trial by Diaa-Eldin Taha, Ali Ibrahim, Ahmed Zeid, Eslam Shokry, Tarek Abdelbaky, Hossam Nabeeh

“…Results: In the prone and flexed prone groups, the mean ages of 51.7 ± 12.2 and 49.4 ± 11.9 min, respectively (P = 0.1). The mean body mass indexes of 24.2 ± 13.4 and 29.9 ± 11.9, respectively (P = 0.03). …”
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Acute impacts of biologging devices on the diving behaviour of Manx shearwaters by Manon Clairbaux, Jamie H. Darby, Emma Caulfield, Mark J. Jessopp

“…We compared foraging trip and dive characteristics of 42 breeding Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) equipped with a range of biologging tags representing 0.9–3.7% body mass. There was no evidence that increasing tag weight affected foraging trip duration, but individuals equipped with heavier tags travelled shorter distances and at slower speed as well as spending more time in Area Restricted Search behaviour. …”
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Regional differences in intercohort and intracohort trends in obesity in the USA: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey, 1982–2018 by Emma Zang, Liying Luo, Jiahui Xu

“…We address the knowledge gap by investigating net of age and period trends, how intercohort and intracohort patterns in obesity may depend on Census regions for black and white men and women.Design, setting and participants A total of 1 020 412 non-Hispanic black and white respondents aged 20–69 were included from the 1982–2018 National Health Interview Survey.Outcome measures Obesity is defined as body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 based on participant self-reported weight and height. …”
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Muscle Strength, Physical Activity, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults with Central Obesity by Cassandra M. Germain, John A. Batsis, Elizabeth Vasquez, Douglas R. McQuoid

“…Logistic models were adjusted for age, education, comorbidities, and body-mass index and weighted. Results. Overall prevalence of PL and ADL and IADL limitations were progressively lower by grip category. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Among People Living With HIV on Dolutegravir and Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammed Jemal MSc, Baye Ashenef MSc, Deresse Sinamaw MSc, Adane Adugna MSc, Mamaru Getinet MSc, Temesgen Baylie MSc, Nuredin Chura Waritu MSc

“…Results The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 18.6% (32/172) for all regimens, with 25.6% (22/86) for the DTG- and 11.6% (10/86) for the EFV-based regimens ( P  = .019). Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m 2 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.04; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13-8.14), CD4 count ≥ 500 cells/mm 3 (AOR = 3.01; 95% CI: 1.09-8.28), insufficient physical activity (AOR = 2.60; 95% CI: 1.00-6.72), and DTG-based regimen (AOR = 2.86; 95% CI: 1.14-7.20) were associated with metabolic syndrome. …”
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