Evaluation of Current Anthropometric Measurements to Detect Abdominal Obesity in Older Adults by Uğur Kalan, Ferhat Arık

“…When gender and anthropometric indicators were compared, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and body adiposity index (BAI) were significant (p0.05). …”
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Effect of body composition on fitness performance in young male football players by Huseyin Husrev Turnagol, Süleyman Bulut, Ş. Alpan Cinemre, Muhammed Mustafa Atakan, Evrim Unver, Necip Demırcı

“…Non-significant correlation was seen among CMJT, SJT and body mass index and other anthropometric variables. In conclusion, for football players, changes in body composition are of great importance in athletic performance, especially sprint and agility.…”
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Associations of cachexia and frailty with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tracy L. Peters, Weihong Qiu, Haomin Yang, Wuqing Huang, Yizhen Hu, Zhangyu Zou, Weimin Ye

“…There was a greater risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among individuals with cachexia and frailty status after adjusting for age, sex, income (pounds), body mass index, UK Biobank centers and smoking status. …”
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The Relationship Between Isokinetic Knee Strength andJumping inYoung Male Volleyball Players by Barbaros Çelenk, Elvan Öz, Akif Gökhan Öner, Elif Öz

“…In the study, the physical characteristics of the subjects (body height, body weight, body mass index) were determined, vertical jump heights were measured and at low (600/sec) and high (3000/sec) speeds, the right and left knee flexion/extension concentric isokinetic strength test was applied. …”
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Leptin, Adiponectin, and Obesity among Caucasian and Asian Women by Shannon M. Conroy, Weiwen Chai, Unhee Lim, Adrian A. Franke, Robert V. Cooney, Gertraud Maskarinec

“…In a cross-sectional study, we examined ethnic differences in adipokines and inflammatory markers as related to body mass index (BMI) among 183 premenopausal women with Caucasian and Asian ancestry. …”
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Current prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with dyspepsia treated in Warsaw, Poland by Tadeusz Tacikowski, Sa’eed Bawa, Danuta Gajewska, Joanna Myszkowska-Ryciak, Jacek Bujko, Grażyna Rydzewska

“…We did not find any significant relationship between Hp infection and the patients’ age, gender, or their body mass index. Conclusions : The current prevalence of Hp infection among patients with dyspepsia treated in Warsaw is 35.8%. …”
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Comparing the trend of changes in oxygen pulse (RH/VO2) during maximal exercise after severe and moderate warming in women basketball players by Maryam Hosseını, Mansoureh Karımı, Hamid Agha-alınezhad

“…For this purpose, there were purposely selected seven women basketball players among players of basketball teams in League 1 of Tehran with average age of 21±1.52 years old, mean height of 166.8±3.72 cm, weighing average of 60.85±5.76 kg, body mass index of 21.71±1.72 kg/m2 and peak VO2 of 44.1±3.40 mL/kg/min with average of 6 years’ experience in basketball. …”
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Investigation Of The Relationship Between Arm Skin Thickness And Circumference Measurement And Hand Grip Strength Of Children Attending With Badminton Sport by Neslihan Özcan, Mert Aydoğmuş

“…Physical characteristics of children; height (kg), body weight (kg), body mass index (kg/m²), body circumference measurements (cm), (forearm, mid-arm and mid-upper arm) and skinfold (mm), (triceps, subscapula, biceps, suprailiac skin thickness) values ​​were measured. …”
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The relationship between the intake of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products and dyslipidemia in STEPs study by Mehran Nouri, Zohreh Ebrahimi, Zainab Shateri, Shiva Faghih

“…Results The mean age and body mass index (BMI) of the participants were 46.67 ± 15.48 years and 26.89 ± 5.09 kg/m2, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of miR-146a as a potential biomarker for diagnosis of cardiotoxicity induced by chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer by Nasrin Zare, Nasim Dana, Azam Mosayebi, Golnaz Vaseghi, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard

“…The expression level of miR-146a was not significantly associated with LVEF, age, and body mass index (P > 0.05), according to Pearson correlation. …”
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Increased Toll-Like Receptor 2 Expression in Peptidoglycan-Treated Blood Monocytes Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Patients with Nondiabetic Rheumatoid Arthritis by Shih-Wei Wang, Tsun-Mei Lin, Chiou-Huey Wang, Hsiao-Han Liu, Jer-Yiing Houng

“…Traditional risk factors for metabolic disorders, including the waist circumstance, body mass index (BMI), triglyceride (TG), and ratio of TG to high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, were closely correlated with HOMA (homoeostasis model assessment) index in patients with nondiabetic RA. …”
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Implication of High Body Fat Percentage on Migraine Chronification in Premenopausal Females by Pooja Ojha, Varun Malhotra

“…High body fat%’s implication on chronic migraine which was adjusted for body mass index (BMI), and the use of oral contraceptives was determined using logistic regression analysis. …”
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Whey Protein Lycosome Formulation Improves Vascular Functions and Plasma Lipids with Reduction of Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Prehypertension by Ivan M. Petyaev, Pavel Y. Dovgalevsky, Victor A. Klochkov, Natalya E. Chalyk, Nigel Kyle

“…The treatment did not affect the values of ankle-brachial index (ABI), body weight, and body mass index (BMI).…”
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Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies and Male Gender Are Associated with Diabetes Occurrence in Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major by Giovanni M. Pes, Francesco Tolu, Maria P. Dore

“…Age, gender, duration of chelation therapy, body mass index, and markers of pancreatic and extrapancreatic autoimmunity were analyzed. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial in Obese Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Examining the Impact of Short-term Integrated Naturopathy and Yoga Interventions on Testosterone, Ox... by Balakrishna Shetty, Geetha Balakrishna Shetty, H. L. Nanjeshgowda, Prashanth Shetty

“…Results: We found out that the study group exhibited a significant decrease in testosterone, MDA, HAM-A, HAM-D, body mass index (BMI), and lipid profile compared to the control group also with an effective improvement in the TAC. …”
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Gastric Emphysema in a Critically Ill Patient Successfully Treated without Surgery by Hiromi Ihoriya, Tetsuya Yumoto, Masaya Iwamuro, Noritomo Fujisaki, Takaaki Osako, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao

“…A 62-year-old Japanese male with a history of heavy alcohol consumption and smoking was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit due to severe hypercapnic respiratory acidosis. His body mass index was only 12.6. Ten days after initiation of enteral feeding, he complained of abdominal pain. …”
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Physical activity and associated factors in homosexual men by Fabiano Teixeira, Fabiana Sperandio, Fernando Cardoso

“…A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on current age, age at first sex, body mass index (BMI), education level, marital status, perception of body image, gender orientation, and sexual orientation. …”
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The association between the healthy lifestyle index and MRI-derived body composition measurements in the UK Biobank study by Rita Peila, Thomas E. Rohan

“…Abstract A high healthy lifestyle index (HLI) score, which reflects an adequate amount of sleep, no alcohol consumption, no smoking, a moderate to high physical activity level, a high quality diet, and a normal body mass index (BMI), has been associated with reduced risk of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Malnutrition Amongst HIV Adult Patients in Selected Hospitals of Bushenyi District in Southwestern Uganda. by Odwee, Ambrose, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Acup, Christine Amongi, Kyamanywa, Patrick, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Obura, Richard, Agaba, Jude B., Makeri, Danladi, Kirimuhuzya, Claude, Sasirabo, Olivia, Bamaiyi, Pwaveno H.

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study amongst 253 HIV patients in Bushenyi district assessed their nutritional status using the body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and a questionnaire was used to identify major risk factors. …”
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Elephantiasis and Directed Occupational Rehabilitation by Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy, Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy, Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…Her body weight was 106 kilograms, height was 160 cm, and the body mass index (BMI) was 41.6 kg/m2. The patient was submitted to intensive treatment for three weeks, which led to a 21-kg reduction in weight and 66 cm reduction in leg circumference. …”
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