Effect of Liraglutide on Serum TSH Levels in Patients with NAFLD and its Underlying Mechanisms by JiaoJiao Ye, Jing Xu, WenJie Wen, Bin Huang

“…Follow-up data on the last use of liraglutide were also retrieved. Age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and duration of diabetes were obtained from the participants’ records. …”
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The Immediate Effects of Foam Rolling and Stretching on Iliotibial Band Stiffness: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Talin M Pepper, Jean-Michel Brismée, Phillip S Sizer Jr, Jeegisha Kapila, Gesine H Seeber, Christopher A Huggins, Troy L Hooper

“… # Methods Data from 11 males (age = 30.5 ± 9.0 years, Body Mass Index (BMI) = 27.8 ± 4.0) and 19 females (age = 23.5 ± 4.9, BMI = 23.2 ± 2.1) were analyzed for this study. …”
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Access to weight reduction interventions for overweight and obese patients in UK primary care: population-based cohort study by Martin C Gulliford, A Toby Prevost, Helen P Booth

“…Objectives To investigate access to weight management interventions for overweight and obese patients in primary care.Setting UK primary care electronic health records.Participants A cohort of 91 413 overweight and obese patients aged 30–100 years was sampled from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Patients with body mass index (BMI) values ≥25 kg/m2 recorded between 2005 and 2012 were included. …”
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Effects of Upper Body Anthropometrics and Handgrip Strength on Ball Velocity in Female Handball Players by Umut Canlı, Cem Kurt, Ozan Atalag

“…Body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), body fat percent and trunk muscle mass, hand length and breadth, sitting height, arm span index and dominant hand grip strength measured by using a stadiometer, bioelectric impedance device, anthropometric set, fiberglass measuring tape and hand grip dynamometer respectively. …”
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Acute Effect of Different Stretching Protocols on Fexibility, Yoyo IR-1 and RepeatedSprint Ability Performance by Fahri Safa Çınarlı, Yalçın Aydın, Muhammed Emin Kafkas, Özgür Eken, Armağan Şahin Kafkas

“…The sample group of this study consists of 15 male (age: 21.80±1.37 years, stature: 1.77±.032 cm, body mass: 69.09±6.65 kg, body mass index (BMI) 21.94±2.01 (kg/m2), body fat ratio (BFR) 10.87±3.98 (%)) who were doing regular exercise at least 3 years. …”
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The Effect of The Plyometric Training Program on Sportive Performance Parameters in Young Soccer Players by Önder Dağlıoğlu, Tahsin İnce

“…Both groups continued their normal soccer training. Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), aerobic capacity (VO2max), anaerobic capacity, speed and flexibility were measured before and after training. …”
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Usefulness of Home Overnight Pulse Oximetry in Patients with Suspected Sleep-Disordered Breathing by Cristina Esteban-Amarilla, Silvia Martin-Bote, Antonio Jurado-Garcia, Ana Palomares-Muriana, Nuria Feu-Collado, Bernabe Jurado-Gamez

“…One hundred and four subjects were included; 73 were men (70%); mean age was 52 ± 10.1 years; body mass index was 30 ± 4.1, and AHI = 29 ± 23.2/h. A correlation was observed between the AHI and oximetry variables, particularly ODI3 (r = 0.850; P<0.001) and ODI4 (r = 0.912; P<0.001). …”
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A twin-driven analysis on early aging biomarkers and associations with sitting-time and physical activity. by Ryan Bruellman, Shandell Pahlen, Jarrod M Ellingson, Robin P Corley, Sally J Wadsworth, Chandra A Reynolds

“…We fit a linear mixed-effect model for body mass index (BMI) and total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein ratio (TC/HDL). …”
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Efficacy of Single-Pill Combination of Telmisartan 80 mg and Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Prospective Subgroup Analysis of a Ra... by Harold Bays, Pingjin Gao, Birgit Völker, Michaela Mattheus, Luis M. Ruilope, Dingliang Zhu

“…Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic BP reductions and BP goal achievement were evaluated in patients with CVD risk factors: presence of diabetes mellitus (DM), renal impairment, increased body mass index (BMI), and 10-year estimated risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). …”
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Characterization of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients at the General Calixto García Clinical Surgical University Hospital by Yunier Angarica Aguilar, Jorge Félix Salazar Rodríguez, Damaris Herrera Arrebato, Emelina Despaigne Carrión, María de los Ángeles Hechevarría Heredia, César Emilio Reina Rodríguez

“…The variables analyzed were: sex, skin color and age; blood pressure and body mass index; cholesterol, triacylglycerides and glycemia; type of cerebrovascular disease and its severity and comorbidities. …”
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Dysregulation of Kisspeptin and Leptin, as Anorexigenic Agents, Plays Role in the Development of Obesity in Postmenopausal Women by Andon Hestiantoro, Brilliant P. K. Astuti, Raden Muharam, Gita Pratama, Fiastuti Witjaksono, Budi Wiweko

“…Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the association between leptin, soluble leptin receptor (sOBR), free leptin index, kisspeptin concentrations, and body mass index (BMI) in postmenopausal women. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 171 postmenopausal women aged 40–75 years from 2017 to 2018. …”
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Patterns of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status in University Students after Two Years of Online Education by Héctor Fuentes Barría, Raúl Aguilera Eguía, Catalina González Wong

“…The Survey of Behaviors and Eating Habits in Higher Education was applied and a comparison was made between groups according to nutritional status determined by the body mass index. The descriptive analysis used the measures of central tendency and dispersion, mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum. …”
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Skin Temperature in Parkinson’s Disease Measured by Infrared Thermography by Mathias Møller Purup, Karoline Knudsen, Pall Karlsson, Astrid Juhl Terkelsen, Per Borghammer

“…In the HC group, a positive, moderate correlation was seen between post-CST recovery values on the 3rd and 5th phalanx and body mass index (BMI) (r = 0.661, p = 0.002). Conclusions. …”
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Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome Components and COVID-19 Disease Severity in Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study by Hande Erman, Banu Boyuk, Meltem Sertbas, Ali Ozdemir

“…Of the MetS criteria fasting blood glucose (p=0.004), triglycerides (p=0.007) were significantly higher in patients with severe COVID-19 disease with no statistical significance found in waist circumference (WC) (p=0.348), systolic blood pressure (p=0.429), and HDL-C levels (p=0.263) between two groups. Body mass index (BMI) values were similar in both severe and moderate cases (p=0.854). …”
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Age and Sex‐Related Differences in Neuroprotective Effects of Cardiovascular Endurance on Cortical Thickness and Brain Volume in Adults Across Age by Junyeon Won, Marissa Gogniat, J. Carson Smith

“…Linear regression models were used to examine the interaction between age and CE on total GM volume, WM volume, and MCT after adjusting for sex, years of education, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, gait speed, and total intracranial volume. …”
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Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach. by Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Srinivasan Kannan, Sankara P Sarma, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan

“…There were significant increases in weight (mean change +5.0 kg, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.2 to 5.8), body mass index (mean change +1.8 kg/m2, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.1), waist circumference (mean change +3.9 cm, 95% CI 3.0 to 4.8), waist-to-height ratio (mean change +0.022, 95% CI 0.016 to 0.027), current smokeless tobacco use (men: odds ratio [OR] 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.2), alcohol use (men: OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.9 to 3.5; women: OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.8 to 12.6), physical inactivity (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.0), obesity (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.7 to 2.8), and central obesity (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.3). …”
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Patterns of Addiction in Chronic Skin Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of Addictions and Influencing Factors in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink

“…Psoriasis patients showed higher body mass index, with 1.9% addicted to food. Atopic dermatitis patients were more vulnerable to pathological internet use (9.0% vs 2.9%). …”
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Etio-clinical profile and coronary angiographic characteristics of rural patients with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction by Bijay Prakash Yadav, Amitesh Nagarwal, Poonam Kushwaha, Sundeep Mishra, Manna Bhattacharjee

“…The study consisted of 86.4% males. 86 (83.5%) were smokers and 12 (11.7%) were alcoholics. 30 (29%) were hypertensive and 33 (32%) were diabetic. 41 (39.8%) had a family history of hypertension and an abnormal lipid profile. The mean body mass index was 23.09 ± 3.62 kg/m2. The mean systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were 127.23 ± 30.71 mmHg and 77.98 ± 15.83 mmHg, respectively. 4 (3.9%) had COVID-19 disease and 102 (99%) were vaccinated for it. …”
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Test-retest reliability of postural control measures in healthy secondary school pupils: insights from the MOVE12 pilot study by Sigbjørn Litleskare, Sigbjørn Litleskare, Svein Barene

“…However, the test-retest reliability of these measurements in field-based conditions is unclear.MethodsThis study aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability of center of pressure measures under field-based conditions, and assess the impact of height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) on test-retest reliability. The study sample comprised 215 upper secondary school pupils (114 girls) aged 16–17 years, all drawn from the control group of a larger intervention study. …”
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Cohort profile: the Halland osteoarthritis (HALLOA) cohort–from knee pain to osteoarthritis: a longitudinal observational study in Sweden by Ann Bremander, Maria L E Andersson, S Bergman, Katarina Aili, Emma Haglund

“…The baseline and follow-ups include clinical tests, radiographical examinations, blood samples, metabolic measures, pain pressure thresholds, tests of physical functions, daily physical activity types and patient-reported outcomes.Findings to date There were associations between metabolic factors and radiographic knee OA, even in those with normal body mass index at baseline. In addition, clinical hand OA was positively associated with fasting plasma glucose. …”
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