Correlates of and changes in aerobic physical activity and strength training before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the HEBECO study by Lion Shahab, Abigail Fisher, Phillippa Lally, Aleksandra Herbeć, Dimitra Kale, Verena Schneider

“…The odds for decreasing MSA were higher for having overweight (aOR=1.88, 95% CI 1.39 to 2.55), obesity (aOR=23.38, 95% CI 2.23 to 5.14) and being employed (aOR=1.81, 95% CI 1.34 to 2.46).Conclusion Aerobic and strength training were differently impacted during the first UK lockdown, with poorer outcomes associated with older age, lower education and higher body mass index. Targeted interventions may be required to avoid pandemic-related inequities in physical activity.…”
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Venous thromboembolism incidence and risk factors associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Chi Nguyen, Alok A Khorana, John Barron, Jennell Palaia, Lisa Rosenblatt, Radhika Pisupati, Ning Huang, Kerrin Gallagher, T Christopher Bond

“…Previous radiation and severe obesity (body mass index ≥40) were associated with VTE.Conclusions VTE incidence rate per 100 person-years was common across regimens in patients with aNSCLC, but numerically lower for patients receiving ICI-based regimens compared with those receiving chemo-based and ICI+chemo regimens. …”
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Long-term outcomes of robot-assisted versus minimally invasive esophagectomy in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched study by Toru Sakurai, Akihiro Hoshino, Kenta Miyoshi, Erika Yamada, Masaya Enomoto, Junichi Mazaki, Hiroshi Kuwabara, Kenichi Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Ota, Shingo Tachibana, Yutaka Hayashi, Tetsuo Ishizaki, Yuichi Nagakawa

“…These variables included age, sex, body mass index, alcohol consumption, smoking history, American Society of Anesthesiologists stage, comorbidities, tumor location, histology, clinical TNM stage, and preoperative therapy. …”
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Construction of a diagnostic model for chronic mountain sickness among young male migrants to high-altitude areas by ZHANG Quan, CHEN Jian, LIU Bao

“…Further analysis revealed that creatine kinase-MB/creatine kinase （CK-MB/CK， OR=2.17， 95%CI： 1.43~3.28）， high-altitude residence time （OR=2.44， 95%CI： 1.08~5.54）， and body mass index （BMI， OR=1.62， 95%CI： 1.05~2.50） were 3 major independent risk factors for CMS. …”
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Effects of MyBFF@school, a multifaceted obesity intervention program, on anthropometry and body composition of overweight and obese primary schoolchildren by Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…A total of 1,397 primary-school students aged 9–11 with a body mass index (BMI) $$z$$ z -score (corrected for age) greater than + 1 standard deviation based on the World Health Organization 2007 Growth Reference were assigned to intervention ( $$n=647$$ n = 647 ) and control ( $$n=750$$ n = 750 ) groups. …”
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Does awake prone positioning prevent the use of mechanical respiratory support or death in COVID-19 patients on standard oxygen therapy hospitalised in general wards? A multicentre... by Benjamin Planquette, Christophe Perrin, Thierry Boulain, Mai-Anh Nay, Louis Bernard, Laurent Plantier, Léa Colombain, Jérémy Clément, Aymeric Sève, Sylvie Druelle, Marine Morrier, Jean-Baptiste Lainé, Grégory Corvaisier, Nicolas Bizien, Xavier Pouget-Abadie, Adrien Bigot, Elsa Nyamankolly, Guillaume Fossat

“…Patients are randomised to receive either awake prone position plus usual care or usual care alone with stratification on centres, body mass index and severity of hypoxaemia.The study objective is to compare the rate of treatment failure defined as a composite endpoint comprising the need for non-invasive ventilation (at two pressure levels) or for intubation or death, between the intervention group (awake prone position plus usual care) and the usual care (usual care alone) group at 28 days.Ethics and dissemination The protocol and amendments have been approved by the ethics committees (Comité de protection des personnes Ouest VI, France, no 1279 HPS2 and Comité Consultatif d’Ethique en matière de Recherche Biomédicale, Monaco, no 2020.8894 AP/jv), and patients are included after written informed consent. …”
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Investigating the impact of microbiome-changing interventions on food decision-making: MIFOOD study protocol by Meghedi Vartanian, Konrad Jakob Endres, Yee Teng Lee, Silke Friedrich, Marie-Theres Meemken, Imke Schamarek, Kerstin Rohde-Zimmermann, Robin Schürfeld, Lina Eisenberg, Anja Hilbert, Frauke Beyer, Michael Stumvoll, Julia Sacher, Arno Villringer, Julia F. Christensen, A. Veronica Witte

“…We plan to enroll 90 participants (male/diverse/female) living with overweight or obesity, defined as either a Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) ≥ 0.9 (male)/0.85 (diverse, female) or a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2. Key inclusion criteria are 18–60 years of age and exclusion criteria are type 2 diabetes, psychiatric disease, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contraindications. …”
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The multi-omics signatures of telomere length in childhood by Congrong Wang, Dries S. Martens, Mariona Bustamante, Rossella Alfano, Michelle Plusquin, Lea Maitre, John Wright, Rosemary R. C. McEachan, Johanna Lepeule, Remy Slama, Marina Vafeiadi, Leda Chatzi, Regina Grazuleviciene, Kristine B. Gutzkow, Hector Keun, Eva Borràs, Eduard Sabidó, Angel Carracedo, Georgia Escarami, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Dolors Pelegrí-Sisó, Juan R. Gonzalez, Martine Vrijheid, Tim S. Nawrot

“…The association of these latent components with early-life aging risk factors (child lifestyle, body mass index (BMI), exposure to smoking, etc.), were interrogated. …”
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Comparison of Oncological Outcomes After Curative Resection for Right-side Colon Cancer and Left-side Colon Cancer: a Retrospective Observational Study by Mehmet Torun, Orhan Uzun, Mustafa Duman, Erdal Polat, Aziz Serkan Senger, Mürşit Dinçer, Ömer Özduman, Selçuk Gülmez, Ahmet Orhan Sunar

“…No significant differences were found between the groups regarding age, gender, body mass index, carcinoembryonic antigen value, tumor size, T/N stage, lymphovascular/perineural invasion, positive lymph nodes, and hospital stay. …”
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Cardiac Abnormalities in Acromegaly Patients: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study by Xiaopeng Guo, Jian Cao, Peijun Liu, Yihan Cao, Xiao Li, Lu Gao, Zihao Wang, Ligang Fang, Zhengyu Jin, Yining Wang, Bing Xing

“…The LV mass index was larger (68.9 ± 26.0 vs. 48.8 ± 10.6 g/m2), the IVS was thicker (10.3 ± 2.8 vs. 8.8 ± 1.8 mm), and the LV (57.6 ± 12.3% vs. 62.8 ± 4.8%) and RV ejection fractions (54.6 ± 8.7% vs. 59.2 ± 5.9%) were lower in male patients than in female patients (all p<0.05). Age, body mass index (BMI), disease duration, and hypertension were associated with cardiac abnormalities (all p<0.05). …”
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Prospective multicentre randomised trial comparing the efficacy and safety of single-anastomosis duodeno–ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypa... by Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Maud Robert, Tigran Poghosyan, Dominique Delaunay, Elise Pelascini, Sylvain Iceta, Adrien Sterkers, Charles Barsamian, Litavan Khamphommala, Sylvie Bin Dorel, Sebastien Czernichow, Emmanuel Disse

“…Key inclusion criteria are obese patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m2 or ≥35 kg/m2 with at least one comorbid condition and candidate to a first bariatric procedure or after failure of sleeve gastrectomy. …”
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The association between gestational selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment and newborn thyroid screen: a large-scale cohort study by Orian Raviv, Yael Lebenthal, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Eyal Cohen-Sela, Shlomo Almashanu, Ronella Marom, Jacky Herzlich, Liran Hiersch, Avivit Brener

“…The SSRI-treated mothers were older (34.8 ± 4.7 vs 32.6 ± 4.8 years, p < 0.001) and had a higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (23.4 ± 4.5 vs 22.7 ± 4.1, p < 0.001), but similar mean weight gain (13 kg) during pregnancy. …”
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Hidden blood loss and risk factors after percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion by Meng Ge, Meng Ge, Fangbing Zhu, Fangbing Zhu, Weibin Du, Weibin Du, Zhengcong Ye, Zhengcong Ye, Zhenfei Xiong, Zhenfei Xiong, Lukai Zhang, Lukai Zhang, Hua Zhou, Hua Zhou, Jun Yang, Jun Yang

“…PurposeIn this study, we aimed to assess the occurrence of hidden blood loss (HBL) and its associated risk factors in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases who underwent percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-TLIF).MethodsSex, age, height, weight, body mass index, and medical history including hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis were recorded. …”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…Model 1 did not account for any covariates, Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, and race, while Model 3 additionally incorporated adjustments for educational attainment, marital status, body mass index, smoking behavior, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Skipping Breakfast Is Associated with an Atherogenic Lipid Profile in Overweight and Obese Prepubertal Children by A. Blasetti, S. Franchini, V. Castorani, L. Comegna, E. Fornari, F. Daniele, G. Prezioso, C. Piona, V. Federico, D. Zona, I. Bresadola, F. Chiarelli, C. Maffeis

“…Anthropometric characteristics (height SDS, weight SDS, and body mass index (BMI) z-score) were measured. Blood samples were collected to evaluate glucose and lipid metabolisms and hormone profile (growth hormone (GH), IGF-1, insulin, and cortisol). …”
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Plasma C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Levels Are Associated with Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Renal Dysfunction by Mariko Asada, Tomoaki Morioka, Yuko Yamazaki, Yoshinori Kakutani, Reina Kawarabayashi, Koka Motoyama, Katsuhito Mori, Shinya Fukumoto, Atsushi Shioi, Tetsuo Shoji, Masanori Emoto, Masaaki Inaba

“…Multivariate analyses revealed that plasma CTRP9 levels were positively associated with carotid IMT in the non-CKD group, independent of age, sex, body mass index, adiponectin, and other cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective, cross-sectional study by Peter Agyei-Baffour, Victoria Panford, Emmanuel Kumah, Collins Kokuro, Prince Owusu Adoma, Michael Afari Baidoo, Adam Fusheini, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah, Samuel Kofi Agyei

“…Patients who were female (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.27, 95% CI: 1.18 to 1.39, p=0.023), younger (AOR=0.53, 95% CI: 0.19 to 2.11, p=0.012), had a higher level of education (AOR=1.12, 95% CI: 0.65 to 1.90, p=0.034), had a baseline body mass index of 18.5 kg/m2 or above (AOR=1.57, 95% CI: 1.23 to 2.47, p=0.011) and those who did not have a history of TB (AOR=0.47, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.75, p=0.028) were more likely to have successful MDR-TB treatment outcomes.Conclusions Favourable treatment outcomes for patients with MDR-TB can be achieved in a resource-limited country. …”
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Effects of a Meal Replacement on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters among Subjects with Overweight or Obesity by Xiaohui Guo, Yifan Xu, Hairong He, Hao Cai, Jianfen Zhang, Yibin Li, Xinyu Yan, Man Zhang, Na Zhang, Rolando L. Maddela, Jessie Nicodemus-Johnson, Guansheng Ma

“…Significant (p<0.001) improvements in body composition components were observed among the intervention group, including body weight (−4.3 ± 3.3%), body mass index (−4.3 ± 3.3%), waist circumference (−4.3 ± 4.4%), fat-free mass (−1.8 ± 2.9%), and body fat mass (−5.3 ± 8.8%). …”
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Impact of cardiac factors on central airway anatomical parameters in patients undergoing lung mass surgery by Yingding Ruan, Hongsheng Xue, Wenjun Cao, Jianwei Han, Aiming Yang, Jincheng Xu, Ting Zhang

“…Abstract Background The correlation between central airway anatomical parameters and demographic factors, such as sex, age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and cardiac factors, remains unclear. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for prolonged length of stay in spinal fusion patients: a retrospective analysis by Linghong Wu, Xiaozhong Peng, Yao Lu, Cuiping Fu, Liujun She, Guangwei Zhu, Xianglong Zhuo, Wei Hu, Xiangtao Xie

“…The risk factors for prolonged LOS comprised blood transfusion, operation type, use of tranexamic acid (TXA), diabetes, electrolyte disturbance, body mass index (BMI), surgical procedure performed, the number of preoperative diagnoses and operative time. …”
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