Prediction of Reproductive Outcomes of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles Using a Multivariate Scoring System by Ahmed Abuelsoud Abden, Momen Ahmed Kamel, Ahmed Nabil Fetih, Ali Haroun Yousef

“…Materials and Methods: The score variables were age, body mass index, antral follicle count, basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), basal FSH/luteinising hormone ratio, infertility duration, number of previous cancellations and mean ovarian volume. …”
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Role of the serum levels of the inter-organs messenger fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients by Stella Maris Ranuncolo, Eduardo Armanasco, Myriam Nuñez, Laura Yuan, Sujhrob Makhkamov, Mariana S. De Lorenzo

“…Interestingly, a statistically significant correlation was determined between serum FGF21 and the body mass index (BMI). Furthermore, patients with positive FGF21 serum levels had a worst overall survival (Log Rank Test [Mantle Cox] p = 0.017). …”
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Effectiveness of nicotine salt vapes, cytisine, and a combination of these products, for smoking cessation in New Zealand: protocol for a three-arm, pragmatic, community-based rand... by Natalie Walker, Amanda Calder, Joanne Barnes, George Laking, Varsha Parag, Chris Bullen

“…Secondary outcomes, measured at quit date, then one, three, six, and 12 months post-quit date, include self-reported continuous abstinence, 7-day point prevalence abstinence, cigarettes smoked per day, withdrawal and urge to smoke, time to (re)lapse, treatment use and compliance, treatment crossover, dual-use, use of other cessation products, change in e-cigarette products, continuation of product use, acceptability, change in health state, health-related quality of life, change in body mass index, adverse events, and cost per quitter. …”
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Association Between Allometric Body Shape Indices and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study from NHANES by Zhao S, Pan X

“…Obesity, commonly assessed using body mass index (BMI), may have a protective effect on osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. …”
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Sexual maturity staging and affecting immune-hormonal factors in children aged 6-18 years living with HIV: experience from tertiary care center in North India by Ashwini Shivannavar, Alok Hemal, Hema Gupta Mittal

“…Results Baseline data of 69 children showed male predominance (66.7%), vertical transmission (95.7%), normal body mass index (BMI) (71%), immunocompetency (3/4th), and low viral load (2/3rd). …”
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Socioeconomic inequality in hypertension and its determinants in people over 60 years in Fasa, southern Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition by Reza Tabrizi, Reza Pakzad, Maryam Akbari, Azizallah Dehghan, Mozhan Abdollahi, Sina Bazmi, Sina Kardeh, Yaser Sarikhani

“…Results The research indicated that elderly individuals with a higher risk of developing HTN were notably linked to factors such as socioeconomic status, education level, a history of coronary artery disease, employment status, smoking habits, body mass index (BMI), waist‒hip ratio (WHR), and physical activity (p < 0.05). …”
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Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels Are Positively Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Ruo-Yao Gao, Bang-Gee Hsu, Du-An Wu, Jia-Sian Hou, Ming-Chun Chen

“…Female gender, hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), waist circumference (WC), body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), body fat mass, fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin level (HbA1c), triglyceride level (TG), urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), insulin level, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and FGF21 levels were higher, whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (HDL-C) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were lower in DM patients with MetS. …”
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Non‐invasive telemedical care in heart failure patients and stroke: post hoc analysis of TIM‐HF and TIM‐HF2 trials by Serdar Tütüncü, Marcus Honold, Kerstin Koehler, Oliver Deckwart, Friedrich Koehler, Karl Georg Haeusler

“…Old age, hyperlipidaemia, lower body mass index, and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) were independently associated with present cerebrovascular disease on enrolment. …”
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Association between dietary betaine intake and overweight or obesity by Maierheba Kuerbanjiang, Wenzhuo Yu, Ting Shang, Yuchen Liu, Dina Muheyati, Mei-Xia Lv, Muhairemu Jielili, Jia Han

“…A total of 492 subjects from a dietary survey were equally classified into four groups (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4) according to the quartiles of dietary betaine intake and further investigate the correlation of betaine intake with body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (Homa-IR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of very early-onset colorectal cancer and its risk factors from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 201... by Zhen Junhai, Meng Yang, Tan Zongbiao, Yan Wenxuan, Li Tiange, Wu Yanrui, Liu Chuan, Dong Weiguo

“…Diet low in milk, diet low in calcium, alcohol use, and high body-mass index were the main contributors to deaths and DALYs. …”
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Characteristics of metabolic syndrome in the servicemen with erosive esophagitis in wartime conditions by L.M. Mosiychuk, O.M. Shevtsova, O.M. Tatarchuk, O.P. Petishko

“…Correlation analysis revealed relationship of heart rate variability with body composition indicators (body mass index, fat mass, and amount of visceral fat). …”
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Healthy Life Centres: a 3-month behaviour change programme’s impact on participants’ physical activity levels, aerobic fitness and obesity: an observational study by Ellen Eimhjellen Blom, Eivind Aadland, Ane Kristiansen Solbraa, Line Merethe Oldervoll

“…This study aimed to investigate the impact of behaviour change interventions delivered by Norwegian Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) on participants’ PA levels, aerobic fitness and obesity, and furthermore to investigate possible predictors of change.Design An observational study with a pre–post design and a 3-month follow-up.Setting Thirty-two HLCs in Norway were included.Participants A total of 713 participants (72% of the participants included at baseline), 71% women, with a mean age of 51 (18–87 years) and body mass index (BMI) of 32 (SD 7) met to follow-up.Intervention Individual consultations and tailored individual and group-based exercise and courses organised by the HLCs and cooperating providers.Outcome measures The primary outcome was time spent in moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA, min/day) (ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer). …”
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A positive relationship between weight-adjusted waist index and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a study on US adolescents by Xiaoling Cui, Xiaoling Cui, Yize Huang, Luyang Kang, Lianxiu Han, Weijie Sun, Kexing Han, Yufeng Gao

“…This association proved stronger than those observed with waist circumference, body mass index, and NAFLD. Stratifying WWI into quartiles showed a clear and strong positive correlation (P for trend &lt; 0.0001). …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…The explanatory variables that contributed to increased glucose levels were SF, MDA, body mass index (BMI), maternal age, and family history of diabetes.Conclusion: SF is significantly associated with GDM and may be a potential biomarker for GDM in early pregnancy.Keywords: gestational diabetes mellitus, ferritin, oxidative stress, inflammation…”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Marina Njelekela, Alfa Muhihi, Akum Aveika, Donna Spiegelman, Claudia Hawkins, Catharina Armstrong, Enju Liu, James Okuma, Guerino Chalamila, Sylvia Kaaya, Ferdinand Mugusi, Wafaie Fawzi

“…Overweight and obesity were defined as body mass index (BMI) between 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 and ≥30 kg/m2, respectively. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin, Heba M. Shalaby

“…Most participants had a normal body mass index (77.2%), whereas a smaller percentage were underweight (17.5%) or overweight (5.3%). …”
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Effect of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Training on Visual Perception in Children with Intellectual Development Disorders by LI Zhaoying, DENG Haiyin, HUANG Zhenming, HE Youze, TU Jingnan, CAO Lei, HUANG Jia, WU Jingsong

“…Then, the mixed linear model analysis was used to explore the group effect, time effect and interaction effect of intervention with the chronological age and body mass index of the subjects as covariates.ResultsThere was no statistically significant difference found in the scores of each index at baseline between the two groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in the Canadian Community Health Survey 20022003 by Frank Mo, Lisa M. Pogany, Felix C.K. Li, Howard Morrison

“…It also estimated the strength of association between diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and other factors such as age, gender, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, education status, body mass index (BMI), and other socioeconomic factors. …”
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The association between frailty and falls among individuals aged 60 years and older residing in community settings and experiencing hip fractures in China: a cross-sectional study by Lan Jiang, Shulong Ding, Juxia Wang

“…Appropriate adjustments were made for confounding factors, such as age, gender, marital status, education level, smoking, drinking, body mass index (BMI), hearing and vision impairment, hypertension, diabetes, medication history, exercise, and hip fracture.Results After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 5224 subjects from CHARLS (male: 52.2%, female: 47.8%) and 174 patients from the trauma and orthopedic ward (male: 36.2%, female: 63.8%) were included. …”
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Circulating Levels of Betatrophin and Irisin Are Not Associated with Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Previously Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Lingshu Wang, Jun Song, Chuan Wang, Peng Lin, Kai Liang, Yu Sun, Tianyi He, Wenjuan Li, Ruxing Zhao, Jun Qin, Yiran Lu, Jinbo Liu, Fuqiang Liu, Xinguo Hou, Li Chen

“…In total, 20 age-, sex-, and body mass index- (BMI-) matched normal glucose tolerance (NGT) subjects and 120 previously diagnosed T2DM patients were included in this study. …”
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