Relationship between albumin-corrected anion gap and lumbar spine bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study by Aiguo Liu, Aiguo Liu, Ting Ying, Shuang Deng, Chenxu Wang, Chenxu Wang, Ziwen Zhao, Sitong Zhang, Han Xiao, Chengqing Yi, Dejian Li

“…Demographic and clinical characteristics were analyzed, including age, sex, education level, body mass index (BMI), and prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. …”
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The association Malnutrition-Inflammation Score with chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Hossein Bavi Behbahani, Meysam Alipour, Ahmad Zare Javid, Hamidreza Razmi, Pardis Tofighzadeh, Fatemeh Fayazfar, Sara Keramatzadeh, Shiva Shokri, Haleh Soltaniyan Dehkordi, Kian Khosravi, Siavash Babajafari Esfandabad, Shokouh Shayanpour

“…Anthropometric indices, body mass index (BMI), biochemical parameters, and adequacy of dialysis (Kt/V) were also measured in all patients. …”
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Pediatric endoscopic retrograde pancreatography expertise in chronic pancreatitis: a single-center analysis by Hongxi Guo, Juan Luo, Hu Yang, Jun Yang, Hongqiang Bian, Xufei Duan, Xin Wang

“…The annual frequency of pancreatitis episodes showed a significant reduction, decreasing from 2.4 times pre-treatment to 0.6 times post-treatment (P < 0.05). Body mass index (BMI) also showed a significant improvement post-treatment compared to pre-treatment (P < 0.05).ConclusionsERP performed by trained endoscopists utilizing standard adult endoscopes and accessories proved a safe and effective treatment option for pediatric CP, with complication rates comparable to those reported in adult cases.…”
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A Comparison of Medial-congruent, Ultracongruent, and Cruciate-retaining Bearings Using a Single Cruciate-retaining Total Knee Design by Alexander V. Strait, MS, Eric J. Wilson, MD, Henry Ho, MS, Kevin B. Fricka, MD, Robert A. Sershon, MD

“…MC subjects were older (MC = 67.5 vs UC = 65.3 vs CR = 66.7 years; P < .001), had lower body mass index (MC = 32.4 vs UC = 33.1 vs CR = 33.2 kg/m2; P = .04), and had shorter mean follow-up (MC = 1.2 vs UC = 2.4 vs CR = 2.9 years; P < .001). …”
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Magnitude of Episiotomy and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Give Birth in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: Observation-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kassahun Fikadu, Negussie Boti, Birtukan Tadesse, Dureti Mesele, Emenet Aschenaki, Etenesh Toka, Fistum Arega, Tsehaynesh Girma, Abebech Paulos

“…Women who attended secondary education [AOR=10.24, 95%CI=2.81‐37.34], women who attended college and above [AOR=4.61, 95%CI=1.27‐16.71], birth weight≥3000 g [AOR=4.84, 95%CI=2.66‐8.82], primipara [AOR=4.13, 95%CI=2.40‐7.12], being housewife occupants [AOR=3.43, 95%CI=1.20‐9.98], married women [AOR=2.86, 95%CI=1.40‐5.84], and body mass index<25 kg/m2 [AOR=2.85, 95%CI=1.50‐5.44] were independent variables found to have significant association with episiotomy. …”
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Affective valence predictors from real-world based short sprint interval training by Stefano Benítez-Flores, Flávio A. de S. Castro, Eduardo Caldas Costa, Daniel Boullosa, Todd A. Astorino

“…Seventeen (7 women/10 men) moderately active young adults (age ​= ​[28.2 ​± ​5.6] years; V˙O2max [maximum oxygen consumption] ​= ​[52.9 ​± ​8.1] mL·kg−1·min−1; BMI [body mass index] ​= ​[24 ​± ​2] kg·m−2) completed four low-volume running sSIT sessions (10 ​× ​4 ​s efforts with 30 ​s of passive recovery). …”
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Analysis of serum levels and DNA methylation of fibroblast growth factor 21 using peripheral blood-derived genomes in patients with obesity by Hiroyuki Shinozaki, Shiori Kawai, Mami Gamo-Kawasaki, Ayano Takei, Kyoko Tsujikado, Kazunori Fukuda, Mototaka Yamauchi, Kenji Hara, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Kohzo Takebayashi, Koshi Hashimoto

“…However, changes in serum FGF21 levels following PM administration did not correlate with the FGF21 DNA methylation rate, except at one CpG site. The body mass index (BMI) and serum TG levels positively correlated with the FGF21 DNA methylation rate, particularly at different CpG positions. …”
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Corneal nerve abnormalities in early-stage diabetic retinopathy evaluated by corneal confocal microscopy by Yi Zhou, Xiangchen Li, Suhan Shi, Ziwei Guo, Beibei Shan, Linlin Xu, Yixiao Li, Jianxin Guo

“…We collected the clinical data (gender, age, body mass index), laboratory indicators (fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin), and confocal laser scanning microscopy images for further analysis. …”
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Cardiometabolic Risk in Hyperlipidemic Men and Women by Michael Leutner, Christian Göbl, Alice Wielandner, Eleonora Howorka, Marlies Prünner, Latife Bozkurt, Jürgen Harreiter, Helmut Prosch, Oliver Schlager, Silvia Charwat-Resl, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

“…HL-women were older and had overall more favourable concentrations of lipid parameters and liver enzymes but did not differ regarding vascular morphology and insulin sensitivity compared to HL-men of comparable body mass index (BMI).…”
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Role of Arg1+ ILC2s and ILCregs in gestational diabetes progression by Zhangyun Gong, Haixing Yi, Jie Zhang, Wan Li, Hao Wang, Peipei Guo, Caihua Li, Anan Pan, Yunxia Cao, Zhimin Lu, Huanhuan Jiang

“…This study included 19 patients diagnosed with GDM and 19 age- and body mass index-matched individuals in the control group. …”
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Multi-modal characterisation of early-stage, subclinical cardiac deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes by Ambre Bertrand, Andrew Lewis, Julia Camps, Vicente Grau, Blanca Rodriguez

“…Trends were consistent in subgroups of different sex, age and body mass index. Fewer significant differences were observed in participants of non-white ethnic background. …”
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Glycated hemoglobin and microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Afrim Zeqiraj, Dafina Zeqiraj, Teuta MullaGoga, Fidel Krasniqi, Agim Shabani, Sanije Berisha, Agim Berisha, Blerim Morina, Florjana Zogaj

“…From the analyzes made between the patients under study and the control group, we obtained high results to a significant degree in these parameters: HbA1c (p < 0.001), triglycerides (p < 0.04), microalbumins (p < 0.001), body mass index (p < 0.03). Conclusions. Increasing levels of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients worldwide and in ours will be an immediate requirement for microalbuminuria tests to be routinely performed in addition to HbA1c by all health institutions for better surveillance of patients in order to prevent the deterioration of their health status.…”
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Correlation Analysis of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hormone Levels in Hair before Stroke Onset and Mood Disorders after Stroke by WANG Tiantian, JIA Yuanyuan, QI Deyi, DENG Huihua, MENG Dianhuai

“…Another 40 healthy subjects matched for age, sex and body mass index were included as the healthy control group. …”
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Childhood overweight and obesity and back pain risk: a cohort study of 466 997 children by Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew J Carr, Antony J Palmer, Talita Duarte-Salles, Jose Luis Poveda, Daniel Martinez-Laguna, Carlen Reyes, Jeroen de Bont, Alan Silman

“…Multivariable Cox models were fitted to explore the association between back pain and weight status categories according to the WHO 2007 growth reference groups (body mass index for age z-score). Models were adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status and nationality.Participants Children seen at age 4 years at paediatric primary care clinics between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2013 and followed up until 31 December 2016 or age 15 years.Outcome measures Incident back pain registered by paediatricians at primary care using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems, 10th Edition code M54.Results 466 997 children were followed for a median 5.0 years (IQR 5.1). …”
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Optimizing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Assessment in Hypertension: Development of a Predictive Nomogram in China by Yang Y, Sun X, Liang J, Liao WF, Ye W, Zheng Z, Du L, Chen M, Zhang Y, Lin W, Huang J, Yao W, Chen R

“…Based on LASSO and Logistic regression analyses and clinical practicality, we identified gender, age, BMI (body mass index), NC (neck circumference) and ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) as predictors for the nomogram. …”
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Cost analysis of dermal allograft patch utilization in rotator cuff repair by Adrik Z. Da Silva, BS, Joshua Mizels, MD, Christopher E. Clinker, BS, Minkyoung Yoo, PhD, Richard Nelson, PhD, Christopher Joyce, MD, Robert Z. Tashjian, MD, Peter N. Chalmers, MD

“…Multivariable analysis revealed that there was a $4930 total direct cost increase with the utilization of a patch (P <.001) after controlling for age, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Charlson comorbidity index, gender, surgeon, tear width, number of anchors, occupation, biceps treatment, prior surgery, and repair construct. …”
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The role of the estimated glomerular filtration rate and body roundness index in the risk assessment of uric acid-lowering therapy-resistant gout in U.S. adults: evidence from the... by Mengyuan Zhu, Xingqiang Wang, Zining Peng, Weitian Yan, Qian Deng, Meihui Li, Nian Liu, Ling Zhang

“…Objective To explore the risk factors for uric acid-lowering therapy-resistant gout (UALT-RG) and its relationships with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), body roundness index (BRI), and visceral adiposity index (VAI) via 2007–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.Methods We calculated the BRI using waist circumference and standing height; the VAI using triglycerides (TGs), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and body mass index (BMI); and the eGFR from serum creatinine levels. …”
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Identification and validation of respiratory subphenotypes in patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing prone position by Mônica R. da Cruz, Pedro Azambuja, Kátia S. C. Torres, Fernanda Lima-Setta, André M. Japiassú, Denise M. Medeiros

“…Subphenotype B had a higher proportion of females (p < 0.001) and lung disease (p = 0.005), higher baseline SAPS III (p = 0.002) and SOFA (p < 0.001) scores, and lower body mass index (p = 0.05). Subphenotype B had also higher levels of the pro-inflammatory biomarker IL-6 (p = 0.017). …”
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The Magnitude of Salt Intake Behaviors and Its Predictors among Saqez Urban Population of Kurdistan District in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kolsom Khoram, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mamagani, Behjat Shokrvash, Maral Hariri-Akbari

“…Data collection was performed using valid questionnaires, demographic, family economic status, knowledge, perception, intention, salt intake behaviors, and salt control methods, along with measuring body mass index (BMI) and hypertension levels. Descriptive, analytical statistical methods and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the predictors of desirable salt control methods. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…Overall, 60% of participants met the criteria of ICVH metrics (5–7 ideal components) and among individual components of the LS7, more females had poor body mass index (BMI) than males, regardless of HIV status (27% vs 3%, p&lt;0.001). …”
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