Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…A receiver operating curve analysis showed that patients gaining more than 0.98% of their baseline weight during first 3 months had a sensitivity of 66% and specificity of 44% for gaining 7% or more weight by 12 months. In addition, lower body mass index and an increase in appetite at 3 months after quitting were associated with greater weight gain, while using nicotine replacement therapy was associated with less weight gain at 1-year follow-up.Conclusions People who stop smoking and gain a larger amount of weight early after quitting are not more likely to gain excessively at 1 year.…”
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Efficacy of Curcumin on Treating Cancer Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Locally or Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomised Phase IIa Trial (CurCh... by Tawasapon Thambamroong, Kasan Seetalarom, Siriwimon Saichaemchan, Yanisa Pumsutas, Naiyarat Prasongsook

“…The secondary endpoints were handgrip muscle strength, body mass index, absolute lymphocyte count, and safety and toxicity. …”
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PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia by Xiaomeng Feng, Xia Gao, Yumei Jia, Heng Zhang, Qingrong Pan, Zhi Yao, Ning Yang, Jia Liu, Yuan Xu, Guang Wang, Xinchun Yang

“…Serum irisin was significantly higher in group A compared with group B (45.15±10.48 versus 35.38±9.97 ng/ml, P<0.001) and correlated with body mass index (r=0.314, P=0.011), fasting blood glucose (r=0.399, P=0.001), total cholesterol (r=0.256, P=0.040), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r=0.247, P=0.047). …”
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Pulmonary Densitovolumetry Using Computed Tomography in Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Correlation with Pulmonary Function Tests by Patricia Gomes Cytrangulo De Marca, Telma Goldenberg, Fernanda Carvalho Queiroz Mello, Alysson Roncally Silva Carvalho, Alan Ranieri Medeiros Guimarães, Roberto Mogami, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…This is a cross-sectional study in which 31 patients with NTM-PD and 27 controls matched by sex, age, and body mass index underwent CT pulmonary densitovolumetry and pulmonary function tests including spirometry and body plethysmograph. …”
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A data-driven machine learning algorithm to predict the effectiveness of inulin intervention against type II diabetes by Shuheng Yang, Ralf Weiskirchen, Wenjing Zheng, Xiangxu Hu, Aibiao Zou, Zhiguo Liu, Hualin Wang

“…The SHAP values for interpretation ranked the characteristic variables in descending order of importance: HbA1c, difference between fasting and 2 h-postprandial glucose levels, fasting blood glucose, high-density lipoprotein, age, and body mass index. The XGBoost prediction model demonstrated a training set accuracy of 0.819, specificity of 0.913, positive predictive value of 0.818, and negative predictive value of 0.820. …”
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Developing and assessing the “MultiLife” intervention: a mobile health-based lifestyle toolkit for cardiometabolic multimorbidity in diabetes and hypertension management – a type 1... by Sanghamitra Pati, Jaideep Menon, Tanveer Rehman, Ritik Agrawal, Jayasingh Kshatri, Subrata Kumar Palo, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Srijeeta Mitra, Aswathy Sreedevi, Tanu Anand

“…Secondary outcomes include blood pressure, body mass index, physical activity, and dietary habits. …”
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Changes in quality of life 5 years after sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective cohort study by Karl Ove Hufthammer, Tone Merete Norekvål, Grethe S Tell, Ronette L Kolotkin, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Anny Aasprang, Villy Våge, John Roger Andersen

“…The main exposure was weight loss after SG, assessed as per cent excess body mass index (kg/m2) loss (%EBMIL). The Obesity-Related Problem (OP) scale was used to measure obesity-specific health-related QOL (HRQOL). …”
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The effect of expiratory flow limitation on supine persistent hyperinflation in COPD: a prospective observational study by Meera Srinivasan, Hannah Pollard, David G. Chapman, Katrina Tonga, Kieran Patel, Kaj Blokland, David Touma, Cindy Thamrin, Troy Cross, Kim Prisk, Gregory G. King

“…In COPD, worse dynamic elastance (Xrs5 rs 0.499; p=0.001) and EFL (ΔXrs5 rs −0.413; p=0.007), along with increased age and lower body-mass-index were predictors of supine hyperinflation. …”
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Associations between neutrophil percentage to albumin ratio and rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: a comprehensive analysis utilizing the NHANES database by Wenquan Ding, Rui La, Shenghao Wang, Zhiyuan He, Dinghua Jiang, Zhigang Zhang, Hao Ni, Wu Xu, Lixin Huang, Qian Wu, Qian Wu

“…This association was remarkably consistent across subgroups by age, sex, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking status. …”
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Perceived risk for screen-detectable cancers among american indian adults in the zuni pueblo, USA: Insights and implications for intervention programs by Deborah Kanda, Kate Cartwright, V. Shane Pankratz, Judith Sheche, Mikaela Kosich, Nicholas Edwardson, Samantha Leekity, Shiraz I. Mishra

“…From bivariate analysis, factors associated with high perceived cancer risk included: positive family cancer history (odds ratio [OR] = 1.95; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.23–3.11), higher knowledge of cancer risk factors (OR = 1.45; CI: 1.09–1.93), higher education (OR = 1.46; CI: 1.16–1.84), and higher body mass index (OR = 1.44; CI: 1.07–1.94). In multivariable analysis, family cancer history (OR = 1.81; CI: 1.10–2.99), knowledge of risk factors (OR = 1.38; CI: 1.03–1.86), and education (OR = 1.81; CI: 1.10–2.96) remained statistically significant. …”
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Associations between caregivers’ health behaviours and overweight/obesity among children aged 2–6 years in Beijing, China: a cross-sectional study by Yan Hu, Juan Du, Wenjing Ji, Xueling Li, Aimin Liang, Xiwei Xu

“…Objective To investigate the correlation between caregivers’ health-related behaviours and the prevalence of overweight/obesity among children aged 2–6 years in Beijing city in China.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Two kindergartens and two community health service centres in Beijing city, China.Participants A total of 1967 children aged 2–6 years were included.Primary and secondary outcome measures Children’s height and weight were measured and body mass index was computed. The caregivers’ exercise health behaviours and dietary health behaviours were assessed using a questionnaire, encompassing the frequency of exercise and the duration of each exercise session, as well as the frequency of consumption of desserts, late-night snacks, and fast food, regular eating habits, and the proportion of meat and vegetables consumed daily. …”
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Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis by Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Patients with Rheumatic Disease on Long-Term Methotrexate Treatment by Arindam Nandy Roy, Anjani Kumar Darapureddy, Yarram Ashok Kumar

“…Results: A total of 48 subjects diagnosed with different rheumatic diseases on long-term MTX were recruited in the study, and majority of them were female (n = 41). The mean age and body mass index of the patients were 53.56 ± 8.36 years and 28.08 ± 4.43, respectively. …”
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Effects of exercise dose based on the ACSM recommendations on depression in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yang Fang, Yang Fang, Bai Xiaoling, Li Huan, Li Huan, Guan Yaping, Zhang Binying, Wang Man, Wu Juan, Liu Xinyu

“…The mean age of the patients ranged from 33.2 to 70 years, and the average body mass index (BMI) fluctuated between 23.3 and 28.81 kg/m2. …”
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Prevalence and clinical correlates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heart failure patients: a cross-sectional study in China by Ailing Zhu, Manman Hu, Dehai Ge, Xiujian Zhang, Jinfeng Zhang, Yangchun Wang, Xin Yao, Junjun Liu

“…The COPD subgroup featured a higher ratio of individuals over 60 and males, alongside lower systolic blood pressure (SBP), body mass index (BMI), higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scores, and increased PaCO₂ levels (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Obesity in pregnancy: infant health service utilisation and costs on the NHS by Ronan A Lyons, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Sinead T Brophy, Kelly L Morgan, Muhammad A Rahman, Rebecca A Hill

“…Infants were categorised according to maternal early-pregnancy body mass index (BMI): healthy weight mother (18.5≤BMI&lt;25 kg/m2; n=342), overweight mother (25≤BMI≤29.9 kg/m2; n=157) and obese mother (BMI≥30; n=110).Participants 609 singleton pregnancies with available health service records and an antenatal maternal BMI.Primary outcome measure Total health service utilisation and direct healthcare costs for providing these services in the year 2012–2013. …”
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Correlates of Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters in Patients with Diabetes: The Study on the Assessment of Determinants of Muscle and Bone Strength Abnormalities in Diabe... by Francesco Conti, Stefano Balducci, Luca Pugliese, Valeria D’Errico, Martina Vitale, Elena Alessi, Gerardo Salerno, Carla Iacobini, Stefano Menini, Lucilla Bollanti, Antonio Nicolucci, Giuseppe Pugliese

“…Among surrogate measures of complications, sensory and motor nerve amplitude and heart rate response to cough test and standing correlated with QUS parameters at univariate analysis, together with age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, lipid profile, and renal function. …”
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Elevated Platelet‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of All‐Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hypertensive Individuals by Rui Xu, Ling Chen, Changshun Yan, Hong Xu, Guiqiu Cao

“…Cox proportional hazards regression models assessed the independent association of PLR with mortality risk, with adjustments incrementally applied: Model 1 without adjustments; Model 2 adjusted for age and sex; Model 3 adjusted further for age, gender, race, marital status, diabetes, alcohol intake, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and creatinine (CR). …”
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Value of C-Reactive Protein in Predicting Left Ventricular Remodelling in Patients with a First ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Iwona Swiatkiewicz, Marek Kozinski, Przemyslaw Magielski, Tomasz Fabiszak, Adam Sukiennik, Eliano Pio Navarese, Grazyna Odrowaz-Sypniewska, Jacek Kubica

“…Multivariate analysis identified CRP concentration at 24 h (OR for a 10 mg/L increase 1.29, 95% CI 1.04–1.60), B-type natriuretic peptide at discharge (OR for a 100 pg/mL increase 1.21, 95% CI 1.05–1.39), body mass index (OR for a 1 kg/m2 increase 1.10, 95% CI 1.01–1.21), and left ventricular end-diastolic volume (OR for a 1 mL increase 0.98, 95% CI 0.96-0.99) as independent predictors of LVR. …”
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Perioperative gum-chewing training prevents a decrease in tongue pressure after esophagectomy in thoracic esophageal cancer patients: a nonrandomized trial by Reiko Yamanaka-Kohno, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Aya Yokoi, Naoaki Maeda, Shunsuke Tanabe, Kazuhiro Noma, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, Toshiharu Mituhashi, Yoshihide Nakamura, Souto Nanba, Yurika Uchida, Takayuki Maruyama, Manabu Morita, Daisuke Ekuni

“…Propensity score matching was performed with covariates related to TP including preoperative age, sex, body mass index, and the repetitive saliva swallowing test result, and yielded a matched cohort of 25 case pairs. …”
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Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity as Predictors of Prediabetes: A Case-Control Study by Jamal Rahmani, Karim Parastouei, Maryam Taghdir, Heitor O. Santos, Farinaz Hosseini Balam, Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani

“…Results. Mean age and body mass index of participants were 47.42 ± 15.98 years and 27.90 ± 4.96 kg/m2. …”
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