Cardiovascular response of students to physical exertion using the 'Trunk Flexion Test' by Iryna Ivanyshyn, Krzysztof Prusik, Daria Piatnytska, Victoriia Spuziak

“…The occurrence of 'Underweight' and 'Obese' also varied by university. An elevation in body mass index was correlated with a decline in CVSR in men. …”
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High-Yield Generation of Glucose-Responsive Pseudoislets From Murine Insulinoma Cells for Studies and Longitudinal Monitoring of Graft Survival by Grisell C. Gonzalez, Chris M. Li, Ilaria Pasolini, Sophia I. Pete, Connor Verheyen, Sofia M. Vignolo, Teresa De Toni, Aaron A. Stock, Alice A. Tomei

“…After subcutaneous implantation, we show capability to monitor graft survival in immunodeficient mice, recurrence of autoimmunity in non-obese diabetic mice, and allorejection in C57BL/6 mice. …”
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Alleviating effects and mechanisms of action of large-leaf yellow tea drinking on diabetes and diabetic nephropathy in mice by Guangshan Zhao, Jianyuan Teng, Ruixia Dong, Qiuyan Ban, Lian Yang, Kang Du, Yifei Wang, Hanlin Pu, Chung S. Yang, Zhe Ren

“…Our previous study found that large-leaf yellow tea (LYT) had interesting hypoglycemic activity in high-fat diet-induced obese mice and highly safety in healthy mice. To study the anti-diabetic potential of LYT, the present study further investigated the preventive effects and mechanisms of action of LYT administration on diabetes and diabetic nephropathy in high-fat diet plus streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. …”
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A Web-Based Platform to Collect Data from ESRD Patients Undergoing Dialysis: Methods and Preliminary Results from the Brazilian Dialysis Registry by Jocemir R. Lugon, Pedro A. Gordan, Fernando S. Thomé, Antonio A. Lopes, Yoshimi J. A. Watanabe, Carmen Tzanno, Ricardo C. Sesso

“…Results. 73 dialysis centers provided information of 24,930 patients: 57% were male, 28% were 64 years old or older, and 13% were overweight/obese. Median dialysis vintage was 28 months. Hemodialysis was the most frequent initial therapy (93%) with venous catheters used in 64% of cases. …”
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Understanding the Relationship between Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Staff of an University in Malaysia by Myat Su Bo, Whye Lian Cheah, Soe Lwin, Tin Moe Nwe, Than Than Win, Myint Aung

“…Nearly 80% of the respondents were overweight and obese, 87.1% with high and very high body fat, and 46.9% with abnormal visceral fat. …”
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Age- and Gender-Related Differences in LDL-Cholesterol Management in Outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Giuseppina Russo, Basilio Pintaudi, Carlo Giorda, Giuseppe Lucisano, Antonio Nicolucci, Maria Rosaria Cristofaro, Concetta Suraci, Maria Franca Mulas, Angela Napoli, Maria Chiara Rossi, Valeria Manicardi

“…Women were older and more obese, with longer diabetes duration, higher total-cholesterol, LDL-C, and HDL-C serum levels compared to men (P<0.0001). …”
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Triglycerides mediate the relationships of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) risk in US participants by Wenying Qiao, Jiashuo Li, Lijia Luo, Wenjuan Peng, Xi Wang, Ronghua Jin, Junnan Li

“…Notably, significant associations were observed in individuals with a BMI ≥ 28, highlighting that these relationships were particularly evident in obese participants. In conclusion, our study suggested that PFAS mixtures exposure may influence NAFLD risk score by mediating TG in human metabolism. …”
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The effect of ileostomy closure timing on low anterior resection syndrome in patient who underwent low anterior resection for rectal cancer by Hemn Hussain Kaka Ali, Qalandar Hussein Abdulkarim, Karzan Seerwan, Barham M. M .Salih, Omar H Ghalib Hawramy, Dara Ahmed Mohammed, Syamand Orhaman Ahmed

“…Lower BMI patients are more prone to develop LARS, while Obese patients are more susceptible to develop major LARS. …”
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Betatrophin Acts as a Diagnostic Biomarker in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Is Negatively Associated with HDL-Cholesterol by Min Yi, Rong-ping Chen, Rui Yang, Xian-feng Guo, Jia-chun Zhang, Hong Chen

“…Serum betatrophin levels were markedly increased in newly diagnosed T2DM patients and further elevated in obese T2DM subjects. Betatrophin was negatively correlated with HDL-C levels. …”
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Implementing a Reminder System in the Northern Part of Belgium to Stimulate Postpartum Screening for Glucose Intolerance in Women with Gestational Diabetes: The “Sweet Pregnancy” P... by Katrien Benhalima, Sabine Verstraete, Frederik Muylle, Katelijn Decochez, Roland Devlieger, Paul Van Crombrugge, Ann Verhaegen, Johan Wens, Chantal Mathieu

“…Compared to women who responded at least once to a reminder, women who never responded were more often <30 years (41.4% versus 33.9%, p<0.001) and were more often obese (29.3% versus 20.8%, p≤0.001). Over a period of 6 years, 7.3% (CI 6.0%–8.8%) developed diabetes and 27.4% (CI 23.9%–31.0%) developed impaired fasting glycaemia. …”
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Oral Inflammation and Human Papilloma Virus Association among Hispanics by Maira A. Castañeda-Avila, Cynthia M. Pérez, José Vivaldi, Elba C. Díaz-Toro, Jeslie M. Ramos-Cartagena, Oelisoa M. Andriankaja, Ana P. Ortiz

“…This cross-sectional study (n = 740) uses data from the follow-up visit of the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study, which recruited overweight/obese adults aged 40–65 from Puerto Rico. Participants completed a dental examination and two interviews (face-to-face/ACASI) and provided oral rinse samples for HPV detection. …”
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Activation of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR-α/γ) and the Fatty Acid Metabolizing Enzyme Protein CPT1A by Camel Milk Treatment Counteracts the High-Fat Diet-... by Haifa M. AlNafea, Aida A. Korish

“…This can protect against hepatic steatosis, IR, and diabetes mellitus in high-risk obese patients.…”
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Body mass index in relation to dental maturation of 10 to 14 years old school children in Erbil city. A cross-sectional prospective study by Omar Fawzi Chawshli, Yara Ismael Ameen

“…Chi-square test was used to find out the association and P-value was 0.001 Conclusion: In conclusion, normal weight students have normal dental maturation, un-derweight students have under dental maturation and overweight or obese students have over dental maturation. …”
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Association of Neonate’s Birth Weight with Material Weight Gain during Pregnancy by Syeda Surayya Jabeen, Shazia Iffet, Umber Imtiaz, Faria Mumtaz, Bushra Sultana, Ayesha Arif

“…Results: In our study, 4.16% of women were underweight, 49.17% of women were labelled normal weight, 45% were overweight and 2% were obese. Five per cent of women gained less than 5 kg weight during pregnancy, the majority (88.33%) gained between 5 to 10 kg and only 8% gained weight more than 10 kg. …”
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Risk factor clusters for non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa by Avela Mathe, Maya M. van Gent, Leon R. van Niekerk

“…Results: Females (n = 155) showed a higher prevalence of NCD risk factors, with 80.2% classified as overweight or obese compared to 19.8% of males, and 77.2% had elevated cholesterol versus 22.8% of males. …”
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Patient Attitudes toward Gestational Weight Gain and Exercise during Pregnancy by M. L. Lott, M. L. Power, E. G. Reed, J. Schulkin, A. D. Mackeen

“…Most reported their provider discussed weight and diet (78.8%), expected GWG (81.6%), and exercise during pregnancy (79.8%); however, 28% of obese women and 25% of women who did not plan to exercise during pregnancy reported not receiving exercise counseling. …”
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Effect of Liraglutide on Serum TSH Levels in Patients with NAFLD and its Underlying Mechanisms by JiaoJiao Ye, Jing Xu, WenJie Wen, Bin Huang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of liraglutide on serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and explore the underlying mechanisms via bioinformatics analysis. A total of 49 obese/overweight patients with T2DM received liraglutide during outpatient visits or hospitalization in the Department of Endocrinology. …”
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Optimal exercise modalities and doses for therapeutic management of osteoarthritis of the knee by Max Whitfield, Owen W. Tomlinson

“…Benefits to KOA management was observed in everyone, including the elderly, obese, and those with severe KOA. Although, in those with severe KOA, walking was observed to only prevent further deterioration, rather than induce any symptomatic improvement. …”
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Protracted Hypocalcemia following 3.5 Parathyroidectomy in a Kidney Pancreas Recipient with a History of Robotic-Assisted Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Hugo Bonatti, Naureen Iqbal, Catherine Kling, Willie Melvin, James Broome

“…A 41-old-year morbidly obese female with c-peptide negative diabetes mellitus and renal failure had RYGBP. …”
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The risk of malnutrition as a predictor of arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal non-valvular atrial Fibrillation and heart failure with preserv... by Zixi Zhang, Cancan Wang, Qiming Liu, Yichao Xiao, Jiabao Zhou, Keke Wu, Yunying Huang, Zeying Zhang, Shiping Liu, Qiuzhen Lin

“…Despite being classified as overweight or obese based on body mass index, many patients were at risk of malnutrition according to the CONUT score, NRI, and PNI. …”
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