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Association between body fat composition and hyperhomocysteinemia in the analysis of the baseline data of the Northwest China Natural Population Cohort: Ningxia Project (CNC‐NX)

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2023
The authors conducted an observational study to explore the association between body fat composition and the risk of hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) and their combined effect on the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Wanlu Liu, Qingqing Li, Qingan Wang, Shengchao Ma, Xiaoling Yang, Jiaxing Zhang, Jiangwei Qiu, Juan Li, Chan Yang, Xiaoxia Li, Huiping Zhang, Yideng Jiang, Yuhong Zhang, Yi Zhao   +13 more
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Salsalate treatment improves glycemia without altering adipose tissue in nondiabetic obese hispanics. [PDF]

, 2015
ObjectiveSalsalate treatment has well-known effects on improving glycemia, and the objective of this study was to examine whether the mechanism of this effect was related to changes in adipose tissue.MethodsA randomized double-blind and placebo ...
Alderete, Tanya L, Allayee, Hooman, Goran, Michael I, Grant, Edward G, Gyllenhammer, Lauren E, Mittelman, Steven D, Richey, Joyce M, Sattler, Fred R, Sheng, Xia, Tucci, Jonathan   +9 more
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The FTO genotype as a useful predictor of body weight maintenance: Initial data from a 5-year follow-up study [PDF]

, 2014
ObjectiveWe examined associations between the fat-mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene (rs9939609) and any weight change over a 5-year period following a 14-week lifestyle intervention among middle-aged Japanese women.Materials/MethodsOne hundred ...
Hotta Kikuko, Matsuo Tomoaki, Nakata Yoshio, Tanaka Kiyoji, 中田 由夫, 田中 喜代次   +5 more
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Eating Habits and Total and Abdominal Fat in Spanish Adolescents: Influence of Physical Activity. The AVENA Study

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012
To evaluate the association between specific dietary habits and body fatness in Spanish adolescents, and to analyze the role of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in this association.In this cross-sectional study, 1,978 adolescents (1,017 girls) aged 13.0-18.5 years from the AVENA (Alimentación y Valoración del Estado Nutricional en Adolescentes ...
Gómez Martínez, Sonia, Martínez Gómez, D., Pérez de Heredia, F., Romeo, J., Cuenca García, María Luisa, Martín-Matillas, Miguel, Castillo, Manuel J., Rey López, J. P., Vicente-Rodríguez, G., Moreno, Luis A., Marcos, Ascensión   +10 more
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A placebo-controlled randomized study with testosterone in Klinefelter syndrome: beneficial effects on body composition

Endocrine Connections, 2019
Context and objective: Males with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are typically hypogonadal with a high incidence of metabolic disease, increased body fat and mortality.
Christian Høst, Anders Bojesen, Mogens Erlandsen, Kristian A Groth, Kurt Kristensen, Anne Grethe Jurik, Niels H Birkebæk, Claus H Gravholt   +7 more
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Assessment of correlation between conventional anthropometric and imaging-derived measures of body fat composition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of observational studies

BMC Medical Imaging, 2023
Background In studies of the association of adiposity with disease risk, widely used anthropometric measures of adiposity (e.g. body-mass-index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], waist-hip ratio [WHR]) are simple and inexpensive to implement at scale.
Sofia Mouchti, Josefina Orliacq, Gillian Reeves, Zhengming Chen   +3 more
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Reduced LPL and subcutaneous lipid storage capacity are associated with metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women with obesity

Obesity Science & Practice, 2017
Sumary Objectives This study examines the hypothesis that lower adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and a limited capacity for subcutaneous adipocyte expansion will be associated with metabolic syndrome (MSyn) in postmenopausal women who are
M. C. Serra, A. S. Ryan, A. P. Goldberg
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A cross-sectional MR study of body fat volumes and distribution in chronic schizophrenia

npj Schizophrenia, 2022
People with schizophrenia show higher risk for abdominal obesity than the general population, which could contribute to excess mortality. However, it is unclear whether this is driven by alterations in abdominal fat partitioning.
Emanuele F. Osimo, Stefan P. Brugger, E. Louise Thomas, Oliver D. Howes   +3 more
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Cardiovascular risk factors and body fat distribution in brazilians aged 80 years or over

Medicina, 2016
Study design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To analyze the presence of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) according to the pattern of body fat distribution, in Brazilians aged 80 years or over.
Igor C. Gomes, Vanessa R. dos Santos, Diego G.D. Christofaro, Rômulo A. Fernandes, Denise R. Bueno, Ismael F Freitas Júnior   +5 more
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Thickness of Rectus Abdominis Muscle and Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Tissue in Adult Women: Correlation with Age, Pregnancy, Laparotomy, and Body Mass Index [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012
BackgroundRectus abdominis muscle and abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue are useful for reconstruction of the chest wall, and abdominal, vaginal, and perianal defects. Thus, preoperative evaluation of rectus abdominis muscle and abdominal subcutaneous fat
Jungmin Kim, Hyoseob Lim, Se Il Lee, Yu Jin Kim   +3 more
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