A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“… # RESULTS One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed statistically significant differences in Type I and Type IV Kibler scapula classification for the CKCUEST power score, however when an ANCOVA controlled for body mass index, there was no statistically significant difference. …”
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Association of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reported diabetes in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a prospective cohort study by Ian J Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Jackie Price

“…Additionally adjusting for health behaviours and body mass index fully attenuated cross-sectional associations between functional health literacy and cognitive ability with diabetes status, and partly attenuated associations between functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reporting diabetes during follow-up.Conclusions Adequate functional health literacy and better cognitive ability were independently associated with lower likelihood of reporting diabetes.…”
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Screen time among kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (including a comparison of First Nations and non-Indigenous children) by Kathleen O’Brien, Clair Bannerman, Karen Ciszek, Kirsty A Douglas

“…The association between screen time of more than two hours per day and health outcomes (body mass index, respiratory health, development and wellbeing) was assessed for both First Nations and non-Indigenous cohorts using comparative statistics. …”
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Long-term effects of duodenal mucosal resurfacing and liraglutide on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes by Max Nieuwdorp, Annieke C G van Baar, Jacques J G H M Bergman, Celine B E Busch, Julia Rubingh

“…Secondary endpoints were changes in HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), weight, body mass index (BMI), use of glucose-lowering medications, treatment satisfaction and willingness to undergo DMR retreatment.Results Nine out of 14 patients (64%) were off insulin at 4 years. …”
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An exploration of the increasing prevalence of chronic pain among Canadian veterans: Life After Service Studies 2016 and 2019 by Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar, Dena Zeraatkar, Andrew Thomas, Jason W. Busse

“…In our adjusted regression model, year of survey administration was not associated with chronic pain (OR = 1.08, P = 0.8); however, we found large associations with obesity class 1 (body mass index [BMI] = 30.0–34.9; OR = 3.66; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.46–9.17; ARI 27%), obesity class 2 (BMI = 35.0–39.9; OR = 8.10; 95% CI 1.67–39.3; ARI 47%), mood disorder (OR = 3.20; 95% CI 1.49–6.88; ARI 24%), and an anxiety or related disorder (OR = 4.53; 95% CI 1.28–16.0; ARI 33%).Conclusions The increase in chronic pain among Canadian veterans from 2016 to 2019 appears confounded by increased comorbidities associated with chronic pain among responders in 2019.…”
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair (IPOM plus) vs Open Rives–Stoppa (RS) Repair for Ventral and Incisional Hernia by Hryhorii O. Havrylov, Oleg V. Shulyarenko, Mykhaylo O. Yosypenko

“…Both groups were comparable in mean age, gender, body mass index, patient distribution based on hernia type, defect size, ASA score distribution (p > 0.05). …”
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Learning curve and complications of unilateral biportal endoscopy–unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis by Jiashen Shao, Zihan Fan, Hai Meng, Qi Fei

“…Univariate analysis showed that age, body mass index, alcohol consumption, and estimated blood loss were significantly associated with complication rate. …”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

“…The odds of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were statistically significantly increased among women with low food security compared to women with high food security (odds ratio [OR] 2.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.19–4.81) after adjusting for age, race, ethnicity, insurance status, body mass index, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Prevalence and patient characteristics associated with cardiovascular disease risk factor screening in UK primary care for people with severe mental illness: an electronic healthca... by Robert Stewart, Ann John, Bruce Guthrie, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn, Stewart William Mercer, Elvira Bramon, Naomi Launders, Caroline Anne Jackson, Matthew H Iveson

“…We calculated the annual prevalence of screening for blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, alcohol consumption and smoking status using multinomial logistic regression to identify factors associated with receiving no screening and complete screening.Results Of 216 136 patients with SMI, 55% received screening for all six CVD risk factors at least once during follow-up and 35% received all six within a 1-month period. …”
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Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Crohn’s Disease Received Infliximab or Exclusive Enteral Nutrition during Induction Remission by Yao Lv, Yue Lou, Gan Yang, Youyou Luo, Jingan Lou, Qi Cheng, Jindan Yu, Youhong Fang, Hong Zhao, Kerong Peng, Jie Chen

“…The sustained remission rates and time coupled with body mass index (BMI) and height for age (HFA) changes were evaluated during more than 2-year long-term follow-up. …”
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Changes in body composition (muscle mass and adipose tissue) among adolescents aged 11–15 from Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic by Paulina Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń, Łukasz Kryst

“…In most age groups, there was an increase in the average muscle mass and increase in the %BF depending on BMI (Body Mass Index) categories in both sexes. Conclusions: This study found no notable variances in muscle mass and %BF within the examined group amid the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Development of Predictive Models for Progression from Diabetic Kidney Disease to End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hu H, Mu X, Zhao S, Yang M, Zhou H

“…Time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) was used to evaluate prediction performance, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to assess the model’s accuracy.Results: The Cox regression model developed for the 555 patients clinically diagnosed with DKD identified 5 predictors (body mass index (BMI), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), 24-hour urinary total protein (UTP), systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII), and controlling nutritional status (CONUT), whereas the Competing risks model included 4 predictors (BMI, eGFR, UTP, CONUT). …”
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Anemia and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients treated with antiretroviral therapy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Tadesse Adula Duguma, Teshale Worku, Mengistu Abayneh

“…Moreover, female subjects (AOR = 7.379; 95% CI: 2.369-22.985%), patients on HAART for ≤ 6 months (AOR = 6.065; 95% CI: 2.425-15.170%), and those with body mass index of < 18.5 kg/m2 (AOR = 5.283; 95% CI: 1.312-21.267%) were factors showing statistically significant association with anemia. …”
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Growth Patterns in the Irish Pyridoxine Nonresponsive Homocystinuria Population and the Influence of Metabolic Control and Protein Intake by Orla Purcell, Aoife Coughlan, Tim Grant, Jenny McNulty, Anne Clark, Deirdre Deverell, Philip Mayne, Joanne Hughes, Ahmad Monavari, Ina Knerr, Ellen Crushell

“…This retrospective review of 48 Irish pyridoxine nonresponsive HCU patients assessed weight, height, body mass index (BMI), protein intake, and metabolic control up to 18 years at nine set time points. …”
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Association of high complement and low immunoglobulins with the clinical symptoms of patients with fibromyalgia by Satoshi Izuno, Masako Hosoi, Kozo Anno, Takahiro A. Kato, Nobuyuki Sudo, Kazufumi Yoshihara

“…Results 1) The FM group had significantly higher CH50 and lower IgG and IgM than the HC group after adjusting for body mass index (BMI). 2) Correlation analysis of immunological indices and clinical symptoms showed a positive, partial correlation between CH50 and fatigue and trait anxiety after adjusting for sex, age, and BMI. …”
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Association Between Walking Speed and Urinary Incontinence in the Older Women. Which Patients Should be Referred to Geriatricians? by Volkan Atmis, Basak Guler

“…Three hundred and eighty-nine old aged women admitted to the Geriatrics Department of Ankara University were enrolled and urinary incontinence and type of urinary incontinence, Handgrip strength test, Timed up and Go test, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Lawton Index of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Mini-Mental State Evaluation, Geriatric Depression Scale, Body Mass Index (BMI) of these participants were recorded. …”
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Useful Reduction Mammoplasty Technique in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and Reconstruction by Jong Ho Lee, Jeong Yeop Ryu, Kang Young Choi, Jung Dug Yang, Ho Yun Chung, Byung Chae Cho, Byeongju Kang, Jeeyeon Lee, Ho Yong Park, Joon Seok Lee

“…Among the patients who underwent a partial mastectomy, the mean age was 45.18 ± 11.05 years, the mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.74 ± 3.53 kg/m2, and the mean preoperative right and left breast volumes were 663.85 (±28.12) cc and 664.34 (±37.13) cc, respectively, and the mean excised mass weight was 177.74 (±213.93) g. …”
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A Novel Nomogram for Early Identification of CFS-Like Symptoms in University Students with Infectious Mononucleosis by Deping Sun, Yanan Liang, Fuwei Yang, Lan Liu, Yuqin Yan

“…The variables included age, gender, smoking and drinking habits, relationship status, university grade, residence registration, number of symptoms and signs (NSS), body mass index (BMI), C-reactive protein (CRP) level, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet–lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte–lymphocyte ratio (MLR), aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio (AST/ALT, DeRitis), basophil percentage (Baso%), eosinophil percentage (Eos%), and albumin-to-globulin ratio (ALB/GLO). …”
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Effects of prenatal exercise interventions on maternal body composition: A secondary analysis of the FitMum randomized controlled trial. by Caroline Borup Roland, Parisa Seyedhosseini, Signe de Place Knudsen, Anne Dsane Jessen, Ida Karoline Bach Jensen, Jane M Bendix, Gerrit van Hall, Stig Molsted, Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah, Ellen Løkkegaard, Bente Stallknecht, Tine D Clausen

“…One hundred fifty pregnant women were included with a median pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of 24.1 (21.6-27.9) kg/m2. We found no differences between groups in fat mass, fat percentage or fat-free mass at 28 weeks gestation or 7-14 days after delivery. …”
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Physiological Aldosterone Concentrations Are Associated with Alterations of Lipid Metabolism: Observations from the General Population by M. Hannich, H. Wallaschofski, M. Nauck, M. Reincke, C. Adolf, H. Völzke, R. Rettig, A. Hannemann

“…The associations of aldosterone with serum lipid concentrations were assessed in multivariable linear regression models adjusted for sex, age, body mass index (BMI), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and HbA1c. …”
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