Anthropometric measurements as markers of elevated blood pressure among Portuguese children and adolescents by Edmar Mendes, Paulo Farinatti, Alynne Andaki, Susana Vale, Andreia Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos, Clarice Martins, Jorge Mota

“…Age-adjusted partial correlations with BP were computed for body mass, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio. …”
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Lipids as key biomarkers in unravelling the pathophysiology of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation by Anis Adibah Osman, Siok-Fong Chin, Lay-Kek Teh, Noraidatulakma Abdullah, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Rahman Jamal

“…Methods: A total of 160 serum samples (Discovery, n = 60 and Validation, n = 100) of obese and lean individuals with stable Body Mass Index (BMI) values were retrieved from The Malaysian Cohort biobank. …”
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Higher Serum Uric Acid Is Associated with Higher Bone Mineral Density in Chinese Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dian-dian Zhao, Pei-lin Jiao, Jing-jia Yu, Xiao-jing Wang, Lin Zhao, Yan Xuan, Li-hao Sun, Bei Tao, Wei-qing Wang, Guang Ning, Jian-min Liu, Hong-yan Zhao

“…The serum UA levels were positively correlated with body weight (r=0.322), body mass index (BMI) (r=0.331), Ca (r=0.179), and Cr (r=0.239) (p<0.001) and were also positively associated with the concentrations of PTH (r=0.10, p<0.05). …”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…High RF titers (compared to "non-high") were associated with tobacco use (odds ratio, OR [95% confidence interval, CI]: 2.04 [1.35, 3.08]; p < 0.001), multiraciality (OR [95% CI] 1.31 [1.03, 1.67]; p = 0.028, compared to White race), and higher body mass index (mean difference [95% CI] 0.69 [0.05, 1.33] kg/m2; p = 0.033). …”
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Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Wen Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Yu Xu, Binfeng He, Mingdong Hu, Guoqiang Cao, Li Li, Shuang Wu, Xia Wang, Chun Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Zihui Xu, Qi Li, Guansong Wang

“…There was no association between severity of COVID-19 and known diabetes adjusted for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), known hypertension, and coronary heart disease. …”
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Liraglutide Decreases Liver Fat Content and Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Newly Diagnosed Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseas... by Xinyue Li, Xiaojuan Wu, Yumei Jia, Jing Fu, Lin Zhang, Tao Jiang, Jia Liu, Guang Wang

“…Twenty healthy age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) matched subjects were enrolled as the control group. …”
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Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adult residents in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Qianyu LI, Yajing CAO, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Xiaoying LU, Qi QI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…Sex, age, place of residence, current smoking, body mass index, central obesity, sedentary behavior time, body fat percentage, and basal metabolic rate are the main influencing factors of dyslipidemia in adults in this region.…”
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Epidemiology and impact of device-specific infections on patients receiving left ventricular assist devices by Amit Iyengar, MD MSE, Jason Feinman, MD, Joyce Jiang, BS, Cindy Song, BA, Spencer Kim, BA, Alvin Mathew, MD, Sophia Golec, MD, Aarti Rao, MD, Ankitha Radakrishnan, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, David Rekhtman, BS, John DePaolo, MD PhD, Noah Moss, MD, Shinobu Itagaki, MD, Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, Joyce Wald, DO, Marisa Cevasco, MD MPH, Aditya Parikh, MD

“…Predictors of infection included Black race (LSI vs No LSI: 46.2% vs 29.2%, p=0.021) and body mass index (median 29.7 vs 26.2 kg/m2, p=0.007). …”
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Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

“…Peripheral blood cell data before the start of p-MPSL therapy and at the start of steroid tapering were collected in addition to baseline characteristics, including age, sex, and body mass index. CMV infection was defined as detection of one or more CMV antigen-positive cells (CMV-positive). …”
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Dynamics of cortisol levels and the state of vitamin D supply during the full-scale war in Ukraine in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by M.I. Bobryk, V.I. Pankiv, V.M. Yerokhovych, V.S. Yuzvenko, D.Yu. Malyi, Yu.I. Komisarenko, L.V. Mikulets

“…Exclusion criteria were as follows: T2DM with severe chronic complications, HbA1c level < 7 %, acute inflammatory processes, oncological diseases, body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2, intake of antidepressants, vitamin D drugs less than 2 months before the study. …”
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Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) with the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes by Liu Y, Liu H, Sun D, Zheng Y, Tse G, Chen K, Qiu J, Wu S, Liu T

“…We employed multivariable Cox regression analysis to evaluate the relationships between eGFR, hs-CRP, and new-onset AF, adjusting for confounders including smoking status, alcohol consumption, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose (FBG), heart rate, lipid levels, body mass index (BMI), and medication usage. Competing risk analysis was also performed.Results: Among 16,516 patients, 222 developed new-onset AF over a mean follow-up of 12.6 years. …”
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Demographic and clinical impact on preoperative BREAST-Q ePROM completion and baseline outcomes in women undergoing breast cancer surgery: a quantitative descriptive study at a Dan... by Karin Piil, Volker Jürgen Schmidt, Stine Thestrup Hansen, Lone Bak Hansen, Anna Mejldal, Julie Hougaard Prüsse, Lotte Gebhard Ørsted

“…Cohabiting patients reported psychosocial well-being scores approximately four points higher than those living alone (ba=3.91 (0.06; 7.75), p=0.046). Body mass index (BMI) was negatively associated with sexual well-being, with a 0.75-point decline per additional BMI point (ba=−0.75, (-1.12; −0.37), p&lt;0.001).Conclusions The present study demonstrates a positive attitude towards completing BREAST-Q as ePROMs among women diagnosed with breast cancer in the investigated region in Denmark. …”
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Impact of diabetes on clinical outcome of patients with heart failure undergoing ICD and CRT procedures: results from the German Device Registry by Elif Kaya, Jochen Senges, Matthias Hochadel, Lars Eckardt, Dietrich Andresen, Hüseyin Ince, Stefan G. Spitzer, Thomas Kleemann, Sebastian S.K. Maier, Werner Jung, Christoph Stellbrink, Tienush Rassaf, Reza Wakili

“…Patients with DM were older, had higher body mass index, and higher rate of cardiovascular comorbidities compared with non‐DM patients. …”
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Risk factors associated with degenerative glenohumeral osteoarthritis by Ravi Prakash, Nitin B Jain, Ziyi Chen, Folefac D Atem, Michael S Khazzam, Rashmi Pathak, Daniel Tai, Ursa BezanPetric, Estefanie Garduno Rapp

“…Univariate, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and multivariate analyses identified risk factors, including age, body mass index (BMI), sex, work-related shoulder problems, shoulder disability, dislocation, previous trauma, surgery, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, depression, heart disease, OA, night pain and overall sleep quality.Results A total of 1827 cases and 1556 controls were identified for GH OA. …”
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Effect of Preadolescents&#x2019; Obesity on Inhibitory Control During Stop-Signal Task: A Functional EEG Network Study by Yuqin Li, Qian Yang, Yuxin Liu, Yutong Zheng, Jianfu Li, Chunli Chen, Baodan Chen, Dezhong Yao, Liang Yu, Peng Xu, Fali Li, Yi Liang

“…Additionally, significant correlations were found between network connectivity and properties and preadolescents&#x2019; body mass index (BMI), with their combination predicting BMI scores successfully. …”
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Resting-state functional brain connectivity in female adolescents with first-onset anorexia nervosa by Katrien F.M. Bracké, Laura Monteiro Rente Dias, Marisha N. Meijer, Cathelijne P.M. Steegers, Laurinde F. den Heijer, Tess van der Harst, Marjolein H.G. Dremmen, Meike W. Vernooij, Gwen C. Dieleman, Tonya White

“…Clinical outcomes, i.e. body mass index and eating disorder (ED) symptoms, were assessed at baseline and one-year follow-up. …”
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Five-Year Follow-Up of a Slowly Resorbable Biosynthetic P4HB Mesh (Phasix) in VHWG Grade 3 Incisional Hernia Repair by L. M. Van den Dop, MD, M. M. J. Van Rooijen, MD, PhD, T. Tollens, MD, L. N. Jørgensen, MD, PhD, T. S. De Vries-Reilingh, MD, PhD, G. Piessen, MD, PhD, F. Köckerling, MD, PhD, M. Miserez, MD, PhD, M. Dean, MD, F. Berrevoet, MD, PhD, B. Dousset, MD, PhD, H. L. Van Westreenen, MD, PhD, F. Gossetti, MD, PhD, G. W. M. Tetteroo, MD, PhD, A. Koch, MD, PhD, M. F. Boomsma, MD, PhD, J. F. Lange, MD, PhD, J. Jeekel, MD, PhD

“…Hernia repair with Phasix mesh in high-risk patients (VHWG 3, body mass index >28) demonstrated a recurrence rate of 15.9%, low pain scores, no mesh-related complications or reoperations for chronic pain between the 2- and 5-year follow-up. …”
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Immunosuppressive therapy and nutritional diseases of patients after kidney transplantation: a systematic review by Aleksandra Anna Kajdas, Marcin Kleibert, Anne Katrine Normann, Krzysztof Krasuski, Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Dorota Szostak-Węgierek

“…There was no difference observed in phase angle, visceral fat area, lean body mass index, and the proportion of lean mass as a percentage of total body mass between them. …”
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Unraveling the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and osteoarthritis: A multivariate mendelian randomization highlighting the role of BMI as a confounding factor by Xin Xu, Hui Yu, Mingyi Yang, Jiale Xie, Ke Xu, Erliang Li, Xianjie Wan, Jiachen Wang, Guoqiang Wang, Ying Pan, Peng Xu, Junfei Guo

“…However, the causality of this association remains unclear, possibly influenced by confounders like high body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to explore causal relationships between OA and OSA using Mendelian randomization (MR). …”
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Predictors of Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Disease, Patient, and Surgical Factors by Hesham Abboud, Gencer Genc, Nicolas R. Thompson, Srivadee Oravivattanakul, Faisal Alsallom, Dennys Reyes, Kathy Wilson, Russell Cerejo, Xin Xin Yu, Darlene Floden, Anwar Ahmed, Michal Gostkowski, Ayman Ezzeldin, Hazem Marouf, Ossama Y. Mansour, Andre Machado, Hubert H. Fernandez

“…For every 1-point increase in preoperative UPDRS III and for every 1-unit increase in body mass index (BMI), the 6-month functional scores significantly worsened. …”
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