Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK Biobank Study by Rebecca A. G. Christensen, Shelby L. Sturrock, Jasleen Arneja, Jennifer D. Brooks

“…Objective. To assess if body mass index (BMI) and high waist circumference (HWC) are associated with testing positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …”
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Acute Exercise and Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Meta-Analysis by Jessica Anne Douglas, Kevin Deighton, Jan Maria Atkinson, Vahid Sari-Sarraf, David John Stensel, Greg Atkinson

“…The potential for body mass index (BMI) to act as a moderator for AG was also explored. …”
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Utilizing the renal and vertebral contours as landmarks for right adrenal vein localization in primary aldosteronism: a retrospective analysis of 310 cases by Wei Sha, Yun Du, Shunkang Rong, Yuanqing Yao, Bo Xiong, Han Liu, Jun Qian

“…Patients were divided into Normal, Overweight, and Obese group based on their body mass index (BMI). A novel Renal-Vertebral-Angle (R-V-A) model was employed to delineate the distribution of the RAV orifice. …”
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Dysregulated tryptophan metabolism contributes to metabolic syndrome in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Shujing Sun, Fangting Hu, Yanru Sang, Sheng Wang, Xuechun Liu, Jiafeng Shi, Hongjuan Cao, Fangbiao Tao, Kaiyong Liu

“…Physical examination included the following indicators: blood pressure, body mass index, triglyceride levels, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. …”
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Sarcopenia and fat tissue distribution in patients with colorectal cancer by V. K. Lyadov, V. N. Yegiyev, A. P. Seryakov, O. V. Kucheruk, Ye. S. Darda, A. Z. Negardinov

“…Overall there were 66 women and 47 men, aged 30 to 87 years. The mean body mass index (BMI) was 25±4 kg/m2. Obesity was diagnosed in 12 patients before operation, in 5 body weight deficit was found. …”
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The role of lean body mass in predicting mortality in hemodialysis patients across different age groups by Ji-Eun Kim, Jinyeong Yi, Jae Ho Kim, Kipyo Kim, Joon Ho Song, Seoung Woo Lee, Seun Deuk Hwang

“…We used the lean body mass index (LBMI), standardized by the square of height, to normalize lean body mass. …”
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Cardiac Effects of Thyrotropin Oversuppression with Levothyroxine in Young Women with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Kyung-Soon Hong, Jung-Woo Son, Ohk Hyun Ryu, Moon-Gi Choi, Ji Yeon Hong, Seong Jin Lee

“…Controls matched for age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) were compared in terms of the levels of serum free T4, free T3, TSH, plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP), and cardiac functions and structures. …”
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Phenotypic insights into genetic risk factors for immune-related adverse events in cancer immunotherapy by Haochuan Ma, Dili Song, Haibo Zhang, Taidong Li, Xing Jin

“…Notably, multivariate MR analyses uncovered intricate interactions, particularly highlighting how diabetes impacts all-grade irAEs through mediators such as body mass index and sex hormone-binding globulin. Conclusions This study has not only identified new risk factors for irAEs but also confirmed several well-established ones. …”
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Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in relation to Menstrual Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Reihaneh Taheri, Fakhrodin Mesbah Ardekani, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Neda Heidarzadeh-Esfahani, Salimeh Hajiahmadi

“…Anthropometric indices including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and skinfold thickness from all participants were measured. …”
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Positive hepatitis B surface antigen leads to a decrease in ovarian reserve in infertile patients receiving first in vitro fertilization treatment by Yutao Li, Xuejiao Wang, Ye Jiang, Qun Lv, Yi Zhang, Yu Wang

“…A control group of 1574 HBsAg-negative women was matched by age and body mass index (BMI). Comparison of clinical characteristics, antral follicle count (AFC), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH)/FSH ratio, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), gonadotropins (Gn) days, total Gn dosage, number of retrieved oocytes, number of mature metaphase II (MII) oocytes, and the proportion of patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR; AMH < 1.1 ng/ml) between two groups. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of the most common multimorbidity among Canadian adults. by Obed Mortey, Gerald Mugford, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Hensley H Mariathas, Ugochukwu Odimba, Zhiwei Gao

“…The results from multivariate analysis showed that seven factors were significantly associated with increased odds of the MCM, which included increasing age, being retired from work (retired vs not retired), poorer rating of perceived health, (very good, good, poor vs excellent), increasing problems with sleep quality (satisfied, dissatisfied vs neutral), and abnormal body-mass index (underweight, overweight, obese vs normal). …”
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Рerioperative period of high-risk patients with coronary artery disease by O.K. Gogayeva

“…Among comorbid conditions, type 2 diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in 50 (25.7 %) patients, impaired glucose tolerance – in 82 (42.2 %) patients, obesity – in 74 (38.1 %) patients, 86 (44.3 %) patients were overweight with a body mass index 25–29.9 kg/m2, and 75 (38.6 %) patients were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. …”
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The influence of gender and waist circumference in the association of body fat with cardiometabolic diseases by Milad Bagheri, Mehran Nouri, Ali Kohanmoo, Reza Homayounfar, Masoumeh Akhlaghi

“…Results Cardiometabolic risk factors (body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipids) had an inverse association with BF% tertiles in both sexes. …”
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Goji berry (Lycium barbarum) has positive effects on the mucosa and colonic myoenteric innervation of obese rats by Samara Cristina Dossena, Isabela Ramos Mariano Furlan, Maria Montserrat Diaz Pedrosa, Rosângela Fernandes Garcia, Fernando Carlos de Sousa, Maria Raquel Marçal Natali

“…As a preventive agent (group OPR) it reduced the body mass index, preserved the percentage of neutral mucins-producing goblet cells and increased the incidence of large neurons in the colonic myoenteric plexus. …”
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The Effect of Telenursing on Disease Outcomes in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review by Mina AkbariRad, Mohsen Dehghani, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ashkan Torshizian, Nikoo Saeedi, Mehrdad Sarabi, Mahdieh Sahebi, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri

“…Findings showed that telenursing or nurse telephone follow-up significantly increased mean self-care efficacy score, improved adherence to the treatment regimen, decreased glycosylated hemoglobin and plasma glucose levels (but not lipid profile and body mass index), and improved quality of life compared to the routine care in people with T2DM. …”
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The Association of Having a Late Dinner or Bedtime Snack and Skipping Breakfast with Overweight in Japanese Women by Chika Okada, Hironori Imano, Isao Muraki, Keiko Yamada, Hiroyasu Iso

“…We defined overweight/obesity as body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2. Results. …”
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An Approach to the Investigation of Thrombocytosis: Differentiating between Essential Thrombocythemia and Secondary Thrombocytosis by Ala Almanaseer, Benjamin Chin-Yee, Jenny Ho, Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Laila Schenkel, Pratibha Bhai, Bekim Sadikovic, Ian H. Chin-Yee, Cyrus C. Hsia

“…A diagnosis of ET was associated with higher hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), red cell distribution width (RDW), and mean platelet volume (MPV), while secondary thrombocytosis was associated with higher body mass index, white blood cells, and neutrophils (p<0.01). …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of liraglutide in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Xu Wang, Yu-Qing She, Jie Liu, Qing Zhang

“…The meta-analysis results revealed that liraglutide significantly reduced body mass index (mean difference [MD] = –1.06, 95%CI: –1.41, –0.70, p &lt; 0.001), triglycerides (MD = –0.35, 95%CI: –0.61, –0.09, p = 0.0009), visceral adipose tissue (MD = –21.06, 95%CI: –34.58, –7.55, p = 0.002), and subcutaneous adipose tissue (MD = –20.53, 95%CI: –29.15, –11.90, p &lt; 0.001) levels in patients with T2DM and NAFLD. …”
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Association of the combination of corporal adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiometabolic risk factors in children — PREVOI Study by Renata Chácara Pires, Haysla Xavier Martins, Míriam Barbosa, Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina

“…Nutritional status was assessed by body mass index (BMI)/age and categorized into CA groups: “no excess weight [≤ z-score+1]” and “excess weight [> z-score+1]”. …”
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Association of obesity with orbital fat expansion in thyroid eye disease by Po-Chin Kuo, Shu-Chun Kuo, Yi-Shan Teng, Chun-Chieh Lai

“…Primary outcome measures included average body mass index (BMI) and the proportion of the study sample with overweight and obesity, compared with the general Taiwanese population. …”
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