Folic acid supplementation in European women of reproductive age and during pregnancy with excessive weight: a systematic review by Federica Loperfido, Francesca Sottotetti, Irene Bianco, Dana El Masri, Beatrice Maccarini, Chiara Ferrara, Antonio Limitone, Hellas Cena, Rachele De Giuseppe

“…Findings have described a positive association between elevated Body Mass Index (BMI) and birth defect risk; data on plasma folate levels in pregnant women with obesity have shown values lower than recommended because of a state of chronic low-grade inflammation, resulting in increased metabolic demands. …”
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Elevated resting heart rate in adolescent men and risk of heart failure and cardiomyopathy by Martin Lindgren, Josefina Robertson, Martin Adiels, Maria Schaufelberger, Maria Åberg, Kjell Torén, Margda Waern, N. David Åberg, Annika Rosengren

“…Comparing the first and fifth quintiles of the RHR distribution, the hazard ratio (HR) for HF associated with coronary heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension was 1.25 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13–1.38] after adjustment for body mass index, blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness. …”
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Sessile Serrated Lesions: Searching for the True Prevalence and Risk Factors in China by Bing-Yue Yao, Li Zhang, Chuan-Xia Wu, Liang Zheng, Ben-Song Duan, Qin-Wei Xu, Jing-Jing Lian, Hai-Bin Zhang, Yu Wang, Jia Cao

“…Univariate analysis revealed a significant association between SSL with dysplasia/adenocarcinoma (SSL-D/AD) and obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI ≥ 24), CRC family history, and hypertension. …”
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High HDL-C and high LDL-C are risk factors of pterygium in a population-based cross-sectional study in Southern China: the Dongguan Eye Study by Liang Zhang, Min Zhang, Ying Cui, Lixin Zhang, Guanrong Zhang, Qingyang Liu, Haike Guo, Qianli Meng, Siwen Zang, Chun-Han Lo, Yanlei Chen, Jin Zeng

“…Furthermore, increased HDL-C showed greater association with pterygium in normal body mass index (BMI) group compared with overweight group (P for interaction=0.002).Conclusion Increased HDL-C and LDL-C are risk factors of pterygium, especially in people <50 years or those with normal BMI level. …”
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Association of serum uric acid, morning home blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors in a population with previous prehypertension: a cross-sectional study by Lucky Aziza Bawazier, Mochammad Sja'bani, Fredie Irijanto, Zulaela Zulaela, Agus Widiatmoko, Abdul Kholiq, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…High-normal and high SUA levels in population with a history of prehypertension were significantly associated with current prehypertension and hypertension only in women (p=0.001, RR=1.21). Age and body mass index was found to be significantly associated with both systolic and diastolic BP in men, but only with systolic BP in women. …”
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Effectiveness of lateral femoral cutaneous and femoral nerve block in managing postoperative pain for hemiarthroplasty patients by Kazi Mahzabin Arin, Shofina Sultana, Ayesha Sultana, Abdul Hannan Mohammad, Chandra Shekhar Karmakar, AKM Akhtaruzzaman

“…Adjusted time based on age, sex, body mass index, and Anesthesiologists class for the FIC block group was 6.8 (0.9) hours, while the LFCN plus FN block group recorded 7.5 (0.8) hours (P=0.003). …”
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Association between SPISE and NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hongyan Zhao, Hongyan Zhao, Baolan Ji, Xin Wang, Shuwei Shi, Shuwei Shi, Jie Sheng, Jie Sheng, Xuan Ma, Xuan Ma, Bo Ban, Guanqi Gao

“…SPISE was calculated based on high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), triglycerides (TG), and body mass index (BMI). Participants were categorized into NAFLD and non-NAFLD groups based on the results of ultrasonographic diagnosis. …”
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General practitioner-centered rural obesity management: Design, protocol and baseline data of the German HAPpEN pragmatic trial by Marika Haderer, Reiner Hofmann, Tina Bartelmeß, Laura König, Constanze Betz, Mirna Al Masri, Alisa Bader, Natascha von Schau

“…Methods: HAPpEN is a 12-month, pragmatic single-arm, multicenter trial, informed by a formative survey, and initiated in April 2023 with 98 obese participants (body mass index, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) in Kulmbach, Germany. …”
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The relationship between kidney function and cardiometabolic risk factors, anthropometric indices, and dietary inflammatory index in the Iranian general population: a cross-section... by Samaneh Madani, Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Afsane Ahmadi, Morteza Zare, Najmeh Hejazi, Sahar Foshati

“…Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure as well as anthropometric indices such as height (Ht), weight (Wt), hip circumference (HC), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), conicity index (C-Index), visceral adiposity index (VAI), abdominal volume index (AVI), body adiposity index (BAI), and body shape index (ABSI) were measured and calculated using standard methods and formulas. …”
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The Lipo-DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Valuable Innovation for Maximizing Abdominal Tissue Volume by Benedetto Longo, MD, PhD, Gennaro D’Orsi, MD, Alessio Farcomeni, PhD, Martina Giacalone, MD, Elettra Gagliano, Lisa Vannucchi, MD, Maximilian Catenacci, MD, Gianluca Vanni, MD, Claudio Oreste Buonomo, MD, Valerio Cervelli, MD

“…We explore the efficacy of autologous fat transfer (AFT) of the Holm abdomen zone IV in the retropectoral plane during DIEP flap reconstruction (lipo-DIEP flap), to enhance the volume provided by the abdominal donor site in patients with low body mass index (BMI). Methods:. We prospectively enrolled patients with BMI less than 25 kg/m2 and candidates for lipo-DIEP flap BR (group A) comparing them with a control group (group B) undergoing traditional DIEP flap BR with the same characteristics of the first group (BMI < 25 kg/m2). …”
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Prevalence of and Risk factors associated with hypertension: a community based- cross sectional study in Ndorwa West Health Sub District, Kabale district, southwestern Uganda. by Munezero,Tamu John Bosco, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Mandera, Immaculate, Kabami, Jane, Arineitwe, Edward Bwengye, Namuyibwa, Lydia, Izo, Herbert, Baikaitwoha, Everd M., Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper

“…The prevalence of HT and pre-HT in Ndorwa HSD was 28.3% and 45.7%, respectively. 61.8% (n = 243) were females and 36.1% (n = 142) were males with a mean age of 48.18 years and standard deviation of 11.5 years. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 25.92 kg/m2 and the standard deviation was 3.69 kg/m2. …”
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Deciphering the effect of exercise timing on glucose metabolism: a randomised controlled trial by Fabienne Bruggisser, Denis Infanger, Henner Hanssen, Raphael Knaier

“…Methods Thirty-nine (34% female) non-diabetic adults (mean [standard deviation] age 68 [5] years) and body mass index 24.0 [2.6] kg/m2) participated in this double-blind, randomised controlled trial. …”
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Evaluation of Long-Term Lymphedema Rate in Patients With Subclinical Lymphedema Diagnosed in the Preoperative Period via Bioimpedance by Zeynep Erdoğan İyigün, Tolga Ozmen, Serkan İlgün, Cansu Nakipoğlu, Enver Özkurt, Filiz Çelebi, Çağlar Ünal, Alper Öztürk, Gül Alço, Çetin Ordu, Gürsel Soybir

“…Results: The mean age of the 217 participants was 56.7±12.7 years (range 29–90), and the mean body mass index was 27.7±3.3 kg/m2 (range 19.3–36.9). …”
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Association of High Vitamin D Status with Low Circulating Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Independent of Thyroid Hormone Levels in Middle-Aged and Elderly Males by Qingqing Zhang, Zhixiao Wang, Min Sun, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Qi Fu, Yuan Gao, Jia Mao, Yanyun Li, Yun Shi, Fan Yang, Shuai Zheng, Wei Tang, Yu Duan, Xiaoping Huang, Wei He, Tao Yang

“…Vitamin D status was not associated with positive thyroid autoantibodies after controlling for age, gender, body mass index, and smoking status. Higher 25(OH)D levels were associated with lower TSH levels after controlling for age, FT4 and FT3 levels, thyroid volume, the presence of thyroid nodule(s), and smoking status in males. …”
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Longitudinal changes in the 6-minute walk test and the Glittre-activities of daily living test in adults with cystic fibrosis by Vera Lucia Barros Abelenda, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Raphael Freitas Jaber de Oliveira, Rogério Rufino, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…Measurements were collected at baseline (T1) and 1 year later (T2). The median body mass index increased between T1 and T2 [19.8 (18-24) vs. 21.4 (19-24) kg/m2, p=0.038]. …”
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First-trimester Doppler Ultrasound for Predicting Successful Management of Pregnancy with Recurrent Pregnancy Losses Due to Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Thrombophilia: A Cohort St... by Muhammad Adrianes Bachnas, Uki Retno Budihastuti, Eriana Melinawati, Nutria Widya Purna Anggraini, Robert Ridwan, Lini Astetri, Agung Sari Wijayanti, Atthahira Amalia Hafiizha, Muhammad Denny Gagah Pradana, Aliffudin Nur, Muhammad Alamsyah Azis, Wiryawan Permadi, Luthfi Rahman, Jimmy Yanuar Annas, Daniel Jonathan Mangapul Siagian, Neissya Nastiti Firmanto, Gilang Rizqy Perdana Aries Rohman, Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar

“…Chi-square tests were applied to nominal categories and multivariate logistic regression adjusted for age, body mass index (BMI), previous pregnancy losses, etiopathology and antinuclear antibody positivity. …”
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CD28 Genetic Variants Increase Susceptibility to Diabetic Kidney Disease in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Yangyang Li, Li Jin, Jing Yan, Hong Zhang, Rong Zhang, Cheng Hu

“…Under additive genetic models, CD28-rs3116494 (OR=1.29 [95% CI 1.11, 1.51], P=0.0011) and CD80-rs3850890 (OR=1.16 [95% CI 1.02, 1.31], P=0.0283) were associated with DKD susceptibility adjusted for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), duration of diabetes, and HbA1c. …”
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Replication of European hypertension associations in a case-control study of 9,534 African Americans. by Harpreet Kaur, Dana C Crawford, Jingjing Liang, Penelope Benchek, COGENT BP Consortium, Xiaofeng Zhu, Asha R Kallianpur, William S Bush

“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci associated with hypertension and other cardio-metabolic traits like type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, and body mass index (BMI), however the AA population is underrepresented in these studies. …”
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Assessment of vitamin D status in obese and non-obese patients: A case-control study by Salma Derbel, Lamiae Zarraa, Imane Assarrar, Nisrine Bouichrat, Siham Rouf, Hanane Latrech

“…In addition, the correlation between vitamin D, blood pressure, and body mass index was significant (p = 0.004) as well as between vitamin D and triglycerides (p = 0.015) and cholesterol (p = 0.014). …”
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Experience in setting up non-robotic minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting in a non-routine off-pump coronary artery bypass center by Yukiharu Sugimura, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Sebastian Johannes Bauer, Friederike Irmgard Schoettler, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Michael André Maliwa, Arash Mehdiani, Lachmandath Tewarie, Gereon Schaelte, Ajay Moza, Payam Akhyari

“…Further, subgroup analyses included body mass index (BMI) with a cut-off of 30 kg/m2 [BMI ≧ 30: n = 18 (25.0%)] and body surface area (BSA) with a cut-off of 2.0 m2 [BSA ≧ 2.0: n = 34 (47.2%)]. …”
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