Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Body Fat, Fasting Blood Glucose in a Sample of Moroccan Adolescents Aged 11–17 Years by Slimane Mehdad, Abdeslam Hamrani, Khalid El Kari, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Amina Barakat, Mohamed El Mzibri, Najat Mokhtar, Hassan Aguenaou

“…However, there was no significant relationship between WC and PBF in normal weight and overweight-obese groups of boys. FBG was highly correlated with FM and PBF in girls of the study sample and in overweight-obese girls. …”
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Obesity and polysomnographic variables on patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Chaiane Facco Piccin, Marco Colomé Beck, Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Reinaldo Fernando Cóser Neto, Pedro Luis Cóser, Fabrício Scapini, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva

“…Therefore, the aim of the study was to compare polysomnographic variables among Ob- structive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients classified as eutrophic, overweight or obese. Eighty eight patients were evaluated divided in eutrophic (EG; n=21; BMI=23.4±1.3kg/m2), overweight (OWG; n=34; BMI=27.5±1.4kg/m2) and obese group (OG; n=33; BMI=33.6±2.9kg/m2) that carried out all-night basal polysomnography for the diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). …”
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Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity by Agnieszka Swidnicka-Siergiejko, Eugeniusz Wróblewski, Andrzej Dabrowski

“…BACKGROUND: The increasing incidence of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents will be reflected by the imminent increase in the number of obese patients who require more definitive methods of treatment. …”
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Demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities in all forms of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 9 years: findings from the Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 202... by J Bernadette Moore, Xiaodong Lin, Louise Dye, Van Khanh Tran, Yun Yun Gong, Xiaomian Tan, Pui Yee Tan, Somphos Vicheth Som, Son Duy Nguyen, Do Tranh Tran, Nga Thuy Tran, Samantha Caton, Hannah Ensaff, Geoffry Smith

“…Compared with children without MNDs, those with ≥3 MNDs had almost double the odds of stunting and underweight, whereas those with ≤3 MNDs had reduced odds of overweight (adjusted OR=0.38–0.60).Conclusions Significant demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities in child malnutrition were identified. …”
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Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review. by Kim Truong, Sandra Park, Margarita D Tsiros, Nikki Milne

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite targeted efforts globally to address childhood overweight/obesity, it remains poorly understood and challenging to manage. …”
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Quantifying the Impact of Obesity Category on Major Chronic Diseases in Canada by Ying Jiang, Yue Chen, Douglas Manuel, Howard Morrison, Yang Mao, Obesity Working Group

“…Data were extracted from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. We grouped overweight/obese participants aged 18 years and over into four levels based on body mass index (BMI, kg/m2): overweight (25.0– 29.9), class I obesity (30.0–34.9), class II obesity (35–39.9), and class III obesity (extreme/clinical obesity, BMI ≥ 40.0). …”
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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. …”
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Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain Are Associated with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Based on Chinese Women by Tingzhao Wang, Lichun Li, Chunchun Wu, Rong Cao, Qingli Li, Liji Yu, Youguo Chen

“…Women were divided into the underweight group, normal weight group, overweight group, and obese group according to early pregnancy BMI. …”
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome One Year after Delivery in Finnish Women at Increased Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus during Pregnancy by Jatta Puhkala, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Tommi Vasankari, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Jani Raitanen, Riitta Luoto

“…The odds ratio for the occurrence of MeS at one year postpartum was 3.0 (95% CI 1.0–9.2) in those who were overweight before pregnancy compared to normal weight women. …”
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The Association between Adolescent’s Weight Perception and Health Behaviors: Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data, 2011–2014 by Furong Xu, Mary L. Greaney, Steven A. Cohen, Deborah Riebe, Geoffrey W. Greene

“…Study results show that perceiving oneself as being overweight/fat regardless of accuracy was associated with more sedentary time for males or less PA for females despite higher weight loss intention.…”
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Food Addiction, Saturated Fat Intake, and Body Mass Index in Peruvian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Dulce E. Lopez-Lopez, Ivett K. Saavedra-Roman, Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla, Jacksaint Saintila

“…The highest percentage of men who were overweight was higher compared to women (49.7% vs. 38.4%, p<0.05). …”
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Effect of ramadan fasting on body weight and percent of body fat among student from program nutrition study of UPN “Veteran” Jakarta, Indonesia by Ayu Nurjanah Wida, Wahyuningsih Utami, Quratul Marjan Avliyah, Fransiske Simanungkalit Sintha

“…Background: Overweight is a state of unbalanced body health caused by excess fat accumulation and can interfere with health. …”
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A Family History of Diabetes Modifies the Association between Elevated Urine Albumin Concentration and Hyperglycemia in Nondiabetic Mexican Adolescents by Aida Jiménez-Corona, Antonio Ávila-Hermosillo, Robert G. Nelson, Guadalupe Ramírez-López

“…Among adolescents with FHD, 18.4% were overweight and 20.7% were obese, whereas, among those without a FHD, 15.9% were overweight and 7.5% were obese. …”
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Body mass index levels in students living in areas of military conflict by Iryna Kryventsova, Katarzyna Prusik, Victoriya Klymenchenko, Olha Sokoliuk

“…Among women, the BMI breakdown is: 73.75% normal weight, 17.5% underweight, 7.5% overweight, and 1.25% obese. For men, the figures are: 69.79% normal weight, 20.83% overweight, 5.21% underweight, and 4.17% obese. …”
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Characterization of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients at the General Calixto García Clinical Surgical University Hospital by Yunier Angarica Aguilar, Jorge Félix Salazar Rodríguez, Damaris Herrera Arrebato, Emelina Despaigne Carrión, María de los Ángeles Hechevarría Heredia, César Emilio Reina Rodríguez

“…Arterial hypertension, overweight, hyperglycemia as well as high cholesterol and triglyceride values predominated in the sample and were related to the greater severity of the ischemic cerebrovascular event.…”
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Impact of headache in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Lina Zabulienë, V. Hendrixson, M. Urbonas, I. Ilias, D. Jatužis

“…Women with PCOS (particularly overweight or obese) in Lithuania are often prone to suffer from headaches; the latter affect their professional life and everyday activities. …”
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Evaluation of laboratory findings indicating pancreatitis in healthy lean, obese, and diabetic cats by Freja K. Jørgensen, Charlotte R. Bjornvad, Birgit Krabbe, Stinna Nybroe, Ida N. Kieler

“…Objectives To evaluate factors affecting serum concentrations of pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI), trypsin‐like immunoreactivity (fTLI), cobalamin and folate in clinically healthy lean, overweight and obese, or diabetic cats. Animals Seventy‐nine client‐owned cats (27 healthy lean [LN, BCS 4‐5/9], 30 healthy overweight and obese [OW, BCS 7‐9/9], and 22 diabetic [DM]) were included. …”
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Phenotype of Hypertension-altered Waist and its Association with the Components of Metabolic Changes in Gerontics by Giorgiet Galiano Guerra, Yamila Lastre Diéguez, Grettel Galiano Guerra, Dailenys García Céspedes, Yordanis Alberto Fonseca Atencio, Ariel Sosa Remón

“…In the group from 60 to 70 abdominal obesity- hypertension phenotype in individuals with overweight or normalbody mass index; while among nonagerians and the centenarian the association was more for normal weight. …”
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Prevalence of GCKR rs1260326 Variant in Subjects with Obesity Associated NAFLD and T2DM: A Case-Control Study in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tayyaba Nisar, Kashan Arshad, Zahid Abbas, Maira Ali Khan, Sohail Safdar, Rehan Sadiq Shaikh, Ali Saeed

“…The frequency of the C allele was 0.66, 0.67, and 0.74 in NAFLD normal weight, overweight, and obese subjects, respectively, while the frequency of the C allele was 0.60, 0.60, and 0.74 in T2DM in normal weight, overweight, and obese subjects, respectively. …”
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Review: cell mechanisms in the control of inflammatory foundations of obesity and secondary metabolic disorders by Kristin Goldstone, Keelin Irwin, Ava O' Meara-Cushen, Cathy Brougham

“…Review: Obesity is a global threat to human health that is precipitating epidemically, with almost 2 billion adults categorised as overweight or obese in 2016. Ireland has one of the highest reports of obesity in Europe with 60% of Irish adults reported as overweight or obese. …”
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