The Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Engin Yurtcu, Sibel Mutlu, Enis Ozkaya

“… OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes and delivery mode. …”
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Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Other Measures of Adiposity in Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Peruvian Adults by K. M. Knowles, L. L. Paiva, S. E. Sanchez, L. Revilla, T. Lopez, M. B. Yasuda, N. D. Yanez, B. Gelaye, M. A. Williams

“…Waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist-height ratio (WHtR), and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were examined. …”
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Similarities in socioeconomic disparities and inequalities in women’s nutritional status and health care in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria by Tina G. Sanghvi, Edward A. Frongillo

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Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categoriesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, Britni L. Ayers, PhD, Nicola L. Hawley, PhD, Aaron Caldwell, PhD, Austin Porter, DrPh, Michael D. Macechko, MD, Donya Watson, MD, Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, PhD, James P. Selig, PhD, Jennifer A. Andersen, PhD, Nirvana Manning, MD, Lanita White, PharmD, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, MD, Clare C. Brown, PhD

“…RESULTS: Regardless of prepregnancy body mass index category, women with excessive gestational weight gain had a higher risk of cesarean delivery. …”
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Sex-specific association of immunological markers in CS-delivered newborns with pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain of mothers by Karolina Rak, Michaela Godyla-Jabłoński, Monika Bronkowska

“…We investigated the relationship of pre-pregnancy body mass index (pBMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) of mothers with the placental transport rate (PTR) of IgG antibodies and antineutrophil cytoplasmatic antibodies against lactoferrin (Lf-ANCA) and their concentration in umbilical cord blood serum (UCS), verifying the sex-specificity of this relationship. …”
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Regional adipose distribution and metabolically unhealthy phenotype in Chinese adults: evidence from China National Health Survey by Binbin Lin, Yaoda Hu, Huijing He, Xingming Chen, Qiong Ou, Yawen Liu, Tan Xu, Ji Tu, Ang Li, Qihang Liu, Tianshu Xi, Zhiming Lu, Weihao Wang, Haibo Huang, Da Xu, Zhili Chen, Zichao Wang, Guangliang Shan

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Association Between Body Composition Characteristics and Pulmonary Function Parameters in Young Adults of Shaheed Benazirabad District by Hajira Naila, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari

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Different Associations of Trunk and Lower-Body Fat Mass Distribution with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors between Healthy Middle-Aged Men and Women by Bin Wu, Jingshan Huang, Keisuke Fukuo, Kazuhisa Suzuki, Gen Yoshino, Tsutomu Kazumi

“…In particular, the relation between %LFM and OGTT-derived insulin sensitivity index is stronger in women than in men. These findings suggested that in relatively healthy adults, android and gynoid pattern of FM distribution contributes to gender differences in cardiometabolic risk factors.…”
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The Relation between Body Mass Index and Retinal Photoreceptor Morphology and Microvascular Changes Measured with Adaptive Optics (rtx1) High-Resolution Imaging by Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska, Zbigniew Wawrzyniak, Magdalena Kupis, Jacek P. Szaflik

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Relationship between Body Roundness Index and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese Men and Women: A Reanalysis of a Cohort Study by Wei Zhao, Jingjing Tong, Jinghua Li, Yongtong Cao

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to evaluate and compare the predictive values of BRI, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) for T2DM. …”
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The Effects of 10-Week Reformer Exercises on Postural Impairment and Physical Parameters by Yeliz Doğru, Serdar Adıgüzel

“…According to the results of the data, a statistically significant difference was found between the pre-post test data of scoliosis, body weight, body mass index, body fat ratio, sit-reach, chest-waist-hip-right-left leg circumference measurements (p…”
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Low body mass index as a predictor of sputum culture conversion and treatment outcomes among patients receiving treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho by Lawrence Oyewusi, Chengbo Zeng, KJ Seung, Stephanie Mpinda, Mikanda Kunda, Carole D Mitnick, Makelele Kanu, Meseret Tamirat, Joalane Makaka, Mabatloung Mofolo, Refiloe Maime, Llang Maama, Ninza Senyo, Bamidele Oguntoyinbo, Lwayi Mayombo, Molly F Franke

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Lean body mass and stroke volume, a sex issue by Bertil Delsaut, Anissa Abderrakib, Noémie Ligot, Gilles Naeije

“…Body mass index (BMI) and LBM were calculated using, respectively, the Quetelet’s and the James’ formula. …”
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Risk factors affecting polygenic score performance across diverse cohorts by Daniel Hui, Scott Dudek, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Theresa L Walunas, Iftikhar J Kullo, Wei-Qi Wei, Hemant Tiwari, Josh F Peterson, Wendy K Chung, Brittney H Davis, Atlas Khan, Leah C Kottyan, Nita A Limdi, Qiping Feng, Megan J Puckelwartz, Chunhua Weng, Johanna L Smith, Elizabeth W Karlson, Regeneron Genetics Center, Penn Medicine BioBank, Gail P Jarvik, Marylyn D Ritchie

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Estimated Visceral Adipose Tissue, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Reductions in Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Cystatin C in the Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Di... by Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha França, Alcione Miranda dos Santos, João Victor Salgado, Elane Viana Hortegal, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Natalino Salgado Filho

“…Explanatory variables included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and estimated visceral adipose tissue (eVAT). …”
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Body Fat and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women of Adequate Weight by Oscar Cañizares Luna, Nélida Sarasa Muñoz, Calixto Orozco Muñoz

“…Assessing the nutritional status of pregnant women, based on the body mass index, is a systematic practice in primary health care institutions in Cuba. …”
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Childhood occasional hypertension and its association with size at birth and early growth: a population-based retrospective cohort study from China by Shuang Zhang, Leishen Wang, Tao Zhang, Yijuan Qiao, Wei Li, Weiqin Li

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

“…Differences were noted in body mass index. The proportion of students with normal weight differed by university. …”
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Body Composition Changes and Associations in Infants and Mothers During the First Year: Insights from a Pilot Study of the Baby-bod Project by Manoja P. Herath, Kiran D. K. Ahuja, Jeffrey M. Beckett, Sisitha Jayasinghe, Nuala M. Byrne, Andrew P. Hills

“…Mothers were grouped by prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) <25 kg/m² (lean) or ≥25 kg/m² (overweight/obese: OW/OB), and data were analysed using linear regression. …”
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The lean body mass to visceral fat mass ratio is negatively associated with cardiometabolic disorders: a cross-sectional study by Ya Shao, Na Wang, Meiling Shao, Bin Liu, Yu Wang, Yan Yang, Longti Li, Huiqin Zhong

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