The Incidence, Gender Predilection and Etiology of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus by Ahmed Naji Abdalrezaq, Hawar Hassan Naqshbandi, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Mohammed IM Gubari

“…The factors which associated with the presence of PNS were: family history (23/103 compared with 45/897, p < 0.0001); overweight defined as BMI > 25 (39/103 compared with 213/897, p < 0.0001); having excessive body hair distribution (41/103 compared with 122/897, p < 0.05). …”
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Association between rs20456 and rs6930913 of Kinesin-Like Family 6 and Hypertension in a Chinese Cohort by Yan-li Chen, Li-Qiang Zheng, Tie-Jun Li, Zhao-Qing Sun, Ying Hao, Bao-Gang Wu, Ying-Xian Sun

“…There were no interactions between KIF6 and overweight (all Ps>0.05). Haplotype analyses showed that CC (p=0.005) and TC (p=0.001) of rs20456 and rs6930913 were significantly associated with a statistically increased risk of hypertension. …”
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Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in relation to Menstrual Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Reihaneh Taheri, Fakhrodin Mesbah Ardekani, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Neda Heidarzadeh-Esfahani, Salimeh Hajiahmadi

“…Furthermore, the proportion of all kinds of disorders among women, who had overweight or obesity, was significantly higher than women with normal BMI (P<0.001). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of the most common multimorbidity among Canadian adults. by Obed Mortey, Gerald Mugford, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Hensley H Mariathas, Ugochukwu Odimba, Zhiwei Gao

“…The results from multivariate analysis showed that seven factors were significantly associated with increased odds of the MCM, which included increasing age, being retired from work (retired vs not retired), poorer rating of perceived health, (very good, good, poor vs excellent), increasing problems with sleep quality (satisfied, dissatisfied vs neutral), and abnormal body-mass index (underweight, overweight, obese vs normal). Also, residents in other urban centres had significantly lower odds than those in urban core. …”
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Рerioperative period of high-risk patients with coronary artery disease by O.K. Gogayeva

“…Among comorbid conditions, type 2 diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in 50 (25.7 %) patients, impaired glucose tolerance – in 82 (42.2 %) patients, obesity – in 74 (38.1 %) patients, 86 (44.3 %) patients were overweight with a body mass index 25–29.9 kg/m2, and 75 (38.6 %) patients were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. …”
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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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Association of the combination of corporal adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiometabolic risk factors in children — PREVOI Study by Renata Chácara Pires, Haysla Xavier Martins, Míriam Barbosa, Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina

“…Results: Around 65% of the children had low CRF and 59% had excess weight (overweight+obesity). After adjustment, there was a greater occurrence of having altered HDL-c, TG and presence of ≥ 3 grouped cardiometabolic factors among those who had excess weight + physically unfit. …”
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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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Diet quality of Chilean schoolchildren: How is it linked to adherence to dietary guidelines? by Anna Christina Pinheiro Fernandes, Jacqueline Araneda Flores, Daiana Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Tito Pizarro Quevedo, Maria Rita Marques de Oliveira

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>In Chile, the prevalence of overweight among schoolchildren over the age of 5 is approximately 50%, one of the highest in the Americas region. …”
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The Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours Relative to Obesity among Adolescents from Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia: Rural versus Urban Variations by Anwar A. Al-Nuaim, Yahya Al-Nakeeb, Mark Lyons, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Alan Nevill, Peter Collins, Michael J. Duncan

“…Also, normal weight males reported the highest levels of PA compared to overweight and obese. Conclusions. Youth living in rural desert were less physically active than those living in urban or rural farm environments. …”
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Early childhood obesity prevention efforts through a life course health development perspective: A scoping review. by Sheri Volger, Diane Rigassio Radler, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia

“…Exclusions: studies in overweight/obese children and obesity treatments, no comparator group. …”
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RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS by Anca Bărbos, Vlad Luca, Alexandra Biriș, Radu Lăcătuș

“…Most cats affected by this pathology were neutered males (70%), Domestic ShortHair breed, middle aged (with a mean of 9 years for group A and approximately 8 years and 2 months for group B), overweight and mostly living indoors (80.95%). Most of our patients presented after a triggering event (64.29%) with symptoms such as pollakiuria (75%), stranguria (78.57%), excessive toileting of the pelvic area (75%) and periuria in 71.43% of cases. …”
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Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Mitochondrial Function by Luis Miguel Román-Pintos, Geannyne Villegas-Rivera, Adolfo Daniel Rodríguez-Carrizalez, Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz, Ernesto Germán Cardona-Muñoz

“…Risk factors include age, male gender, duration of diabetes, uncontrolled glycaemia, height, overweight and obesity, and insulin treatment. Several diagnostic methods have been developed, and composite scores combined with nerve conduction studies are the most reliable to identify early DPN. …”
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Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors with Dietary Behaviors among US High School Students by Richard Lowry, Shannon Michael, Zewditu Demissie, Laura Kann, Deborah A. Galuska

“…Physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors, and dietary behaviors are each associated with overweight and obesity among youth. However, the associations of PA and sedentary behaviors with dietary behaviors are complex and not well understood. …”
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Impacts of stigma and discrimination on people with obesity who smoke cigarettes by Liza A. Kolbasov, Arryn A. Guy, Cara M. Murphy

“…This study examined associations between stigma, discrimination, and health for people with overweight or obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25) who smoke cigarettes (cigarettes smoked/day ≥ 5) who reported interest in quitting smoking and minimizing weight gain. …”
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The Relationship between the Neighborhood Safety and Nutritional Status of Children in Baghdad City, Iraq by Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, Zaleha Md. Isa, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Mohammed A. Abdal Qader, Tiba Nezar Hasan, AL-abed Ali AL-abed

“…A total of 49% were normal weight, 38.8% either overweight or obese, and only 12.2% underweight. There was a significant relationship between father education, father and mother working status, family income, and children nutritional status (P=0.10, 0.009, <0.001, 0.37), respectively. …”
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Total Antioxidant Status in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Palestine by Akram T. Kharroubi, Hisham M. Darwish, Mutaz A. Akkawi, Abdelkareem A. Ashareef, Zaher A. Almasri, Khaldoun A. Bader, Umaiyeh M. Khammash

“…Only 9.8% of the subjects had normal body mass index (BMI) levels (<25), 29% were overweight (≥25 to <30), and 61.2% were obese (≥30). …”
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Impact of Visit-to-Visit Triglyceride-Glucose Index Variability on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly by Fei Chen, Ying Pan, Ziqing Liu, Rong Huang, Jing Wang, Jian Shao, Yaqin Gong, Xiyi Sun, Xiaobo Jiang, Weihao Wang, Zhaoqiang Li, Shao Zhong, Qi Pan, Kaixin Zhou

“…The association remained significant in overweight individuals or those without diabetes (P<0.005 and P<0.01, respectively). …”
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Assessing the health and economic burden of obesity-related complications in East-Asian populations: implementation of risk equations in the Core Obesity Model for Japan and model... by Ichiro Tatsuno, Mark Lamotte, Laetitia Gerlier, Anamaria-Vera Olivieri, James Baker-Knight

“…Conversely, the 10-year cumulative ACS incidences predicted in a Japanese population were less than half of those in a Western population.Conclusion The Japanese COM adaptation addresses ethnicity-specific patterns of overweight/obesity, with better sensitivity to lower BMIs for several associated complications. …”
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