How does BMI correlate with menarche onset? Evidence from the Italian HBSC cross-sectional study by Domitilla Marconi, Dario Lipari, Andrea Pammolli, Paola Dalmasso, Paola Nardone, Alessio Vieno, Rita Simi, Giacomo Lazzeri

“…Our study aims to investigate the relationship between body mass index and age at onset of menarche; Methods We used a unique standardized national dataset on adolescent girls participating in the Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. …”
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The prediction model of academic achievement based on cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI status for ninth-grade students by Viktor Bielik, Vladimír Nosáľ, Libuša Nechalová, Milan Špánik, Katarína Žilková, Marian Grendar

“…Abstract The purpose of this study was to predict an academic achievement model based on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body mass index (BMI) in ninth-graders. The study sample included 6 530 adolescents from 341 public schools in Slovakia. …”
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Correlations between Placental Thickness and Neonatal Outcomes: A Detailed Analysis at 32 and 36 Weeks by Alka Agrawal, Prachi Shukla, Vivek Yonati, Sapna Ahlawat, Rinku Meena, Deepak Ahlawat, Neelesh Patel

“…In addition, we observed the interaction of different factors, including body mass index and parity.…”
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Correlation between uterine microbiota and pregnancy outcomes of embryo transfer in overweight and obese women by Ying Yan, Ying Li, Lingling Wu, Yuxuan Zhang, Hong Guo, Yazhong Ji

“…Patients were divided into two groups based on body mass index (BMI): normal-weight group, BMI ≤23.9 kg/m² (Con group, n=31) and obesity/overweight group, BMI >23.9 kg/m² (OwOb group, n=14). …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes among Children Aged 11-14 Years Old in Vietnam by Duong H. Phan, Vuong V. Do, Long Q. Khuong, Hung T. Nguyen, Hoang V. Minh

“…The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose was 6.1%. Body mass index, place of residence, and age were found to be significantly associated with the impaired fasting glucose condition in participants. …”
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Adaptation of an exercise intervention for pregnant women to community-based delivery: a study protocol by Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim, Taren Swindle, Audrey Martinez

“…Secondary outcomes will include the number of intervention sessions completed, the change in the number of minutes of physical activity as measured by accelerometer, as well as change in health indicators from enrolment to time of delivery and 6 months post-delivery (ie, body mass index, blood pressure and total cholesterol).Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (#260132). …”
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Impact of nutritional screening on mortality and intensive care unit length of stay by Blanca Cecilia Díaz Chavarro, Blanca Cecilia Díaz Chavarro, Manuel Romero-Saldaña, Manuel Romero-Saldaña, Jorge Karim Assis Reveiz, Guillermo Molina-Recio, Guillermo Molina-Recio

“…This study aims to test the impact of the incorporation of nutritional screening and assessment on mortality and length of stay in patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit in Cali, Colombia, during the years 2019 and 2021–2022.MethodsThis is a historical cohort epidemiological study where one cohort consisted of 114 patients who received a standard nutritional screening (interpretation of body mass index and its clinical impression). The other cohort of 630 patients was those exposed to screening with the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) scale. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Adolescent Obesity among Rural School Adolescents in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study by Deekshanta Sitaula, Aarati Dhakal, Nimesh Lageju, Amisha Silwal, Samjhana Kshetri Basnet, Niki Shrestha, B. C. Anup Bikram, Niraj Phoju

“…Height and weight measurements were taken, and the body mass index was classified according to Asia-Pacific criteria. …”
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Intragastric botulinum toxin injection: a promising alternative for obesity treatment? by Hakan Balbaloglu, Ilhan Tasdoven, Ipek Yorgancioglu

“…The inclusion criteria were being aged 18–65 and having a body mass index (BMI) over 25 kg/m 2 . Patients with specific medical conditions or incomplete records were excluded. …”
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Isokinetic Training Program to Improve the Physical Function and Muscular Performance of an Individual with Partial Injury of the Medial Meniscus: A Case Report by Karen Obara, Pedro Silva, Mariana Silva, Fagner Mendes, Gabriel Santiago, Ihan Oliveira, Jefferson Cardoso

“…The main results indicated that after 11 weeks, the peak torque normalized to body mass (PT/BM), at 60 °/s of the knee extensors remained unchanged (2.54 N.m/kg) (below the control value - 3.06 N.m/kg), and at the six-month follow-up, increased by approximately 20% (3.08 N.m/kg). …”
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Efficacy of fish oil supplementation on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a meta-analysis by Like Zhou, Dongmei Sun, Houqiao Bai

“…But showed no significant benefits on alanine transaminase [ALT, SMD: −0.15 (95% CI: −0.45 to 0.15)], gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase [GGT, SMD: −0.07 (95% CI: −0.26 to 0.12)], body mass index [BMI, SMD: 0.16 (95% CI: −0.34 to 0.02)], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL, SMD: 0.02 (95% CI: −0.18 to 0.22)], low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL, SMD: −0.01 (95% CI: −0.20 to 0.18)], Total Cholesterol [TC, SMD: −0.34 (95% CI: −0.70 to 0.01)] and so on.ConclusionThe current evidence supports the fish oil supplementation in improving MASLD. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Capybara Oil Supplementation on Steatosis and Liver Apoptosis in Obese Mice by Luciana Lontro Alves, Priscila Gomes Pereira, Bianca Torres Ciambarella, Miguel Porto Campos, Kíssila Rabelo, Ana Lúcia Rosa Nascimento, Raíssa Leal de Carvalho dos Santos Cunha, Cherley Borba Vieira Andrade, Alan Cesar Nunes Moraes, Andressa Bernardi, Fernanda Verdini Guimarães, Jemima Fuentes Ribeiro da Silva, Jorge José de Carvalho

“…Parameters inherent to body mass, glucose tolerance, evaluation of liver enzymes, percentage of hepatic steatosis, oxidative stress, the process of cell death with the apoptotic biomarkers (Bax, Bcl2, and Cytochrome C), and the ultrastructure of hepatocytes were analyzed. …”
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The Relationship between Heart Rate Variability and Adiposity Differs for Central and Overall Adiposity by B. Gwen Windham, Stefano Fumagalli, Alessandro Ble, John J. Sollers, Julian F. Thayer, Samar S. Najjar, Michael E. Griswold, Luigi Ferrucci

“…While frank obesity is associated with reduced HRV, indicative of poorer autonomic nervous system (ANS) function, the association between body mass index (BMI) and HRV is less clear. We hypothesized that effects of adiposity on ANS are mostly mediated by visceral fat and less by subcutaneous fat; therefore, centrally distributed adipose tissue, that is, waist circumference (WC), should be more strongly associated with HRV than overall adiposity (BMI). …”
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Combined effect of healthy lifestyles and obesity on cardiometabolic risks in Chinese rural adults by Hui Fan, Xingyu Zhang, Chongjian Wang, Chunlei Han

“…We calculated the number of healthy lifestyle factors for each participant or used the latent class analysis to identify clustering classes of healthy lifestyle. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), blood pressure, blood lipid, and fasting blood glucose were measured. …”
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Smoking as a causative factor in chronic kidney disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yue Yang, Zheng Zhang, Hai-tao Lu, Qian-qian Xu, Li Zhuo, Wen-ge Li

“…Additionally, the effect of smoking on CKD was mediated by factors such as body mass index, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. …”
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Strength Abilities and Serve Reception Efficiency of Youth Female Volleyball Players by Damian Pawlik, Wioletta Dziubek, Łukasz Rogowski, Artur Struzik, Andrzej Rokita

“…The study involved a carefully chosen group of 12 girls aged 12–13 years (body height: 176.5±4.2 cm, body mass: 58.6±5.1 kg, and training experience: 43±15 months) selected for the Lower Silesian Regional Volleyball Team. …”
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Daily Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with COPD Using Spirometry Data from Canadian Measures Health Survey by P. Bernard, G. Hains-Monfette, S. Atoui, G. Moullec

“…Two weighted analyses of covariance were performed with adjustments for age, sex, body mass index, accelerometer wearing time, season, work, smoking (cotinine), education level, and income. …”
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The Impact of Spirulina Supplementation on Iraqi Obese Females: A Cohort Study by Abdullah Salim Al-Karawi, Ali Saad Kadhim, Ali Abdulmawjood Mohammed, Fakhri Alajeeli, Giuseppe Lippi

“…Specifically, cholesterol, very low-density lipid (VLDL), and Risk were significantly decreased in their levels, with a reduction of the body mass index (BMI) in the obese females after administration. …”
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A Tool to Improve Accuracy of Parental Measurements of Preschool Child Height by Meredith Yorkin, Kim Spaccarotella, Jennifer Martin-Biggers, Carolina Lozada, Nobuko Hongu, Virginia Quick, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

“…The kit may improve parent measurement of preschooler height, thereby improving accuracy of body mass index calculations, tracking of obesity prevalence, and obesity prevention and treatment.…”
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Clinical outcomes and anti-inflammatory mechanisms predict maximum heart rate improvement after physical activity training in individuals with psychiatric disorders and comorbid ob... by Pau Soldevila-Matías, Joan Vicent Sánchez-Ortí, Patricia Correa-Ghisays, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, Gabriel Selva-Vera, Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis, Néstor Iglesias-García, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Pilar Tomás-Martínez, Víctor M Victor, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Constanza San Martin Valenzuela, José Antonio Climent-Sánchez, Rosana Corral-Márquez, Inmaculada Fuentes-Durá, Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos

“…<h4>Results</h4>Individuals with psychiatric disorders and comorbid obesity exhibited an improvement in cognition, mood symptoms and body mass index, increase anti-inflammatory activity together with enhancement of the oxidative and cardiovascular mechanisms after physical activity training (p<0.05 to 0.0001; d = 0.47 to 1.63). …”
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