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Abdominal obesity and digestive system cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The diagnostic criteria for abdominal obesity are usually waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. The magnitude of the risks for cancers of the digestive system and abdominal obesity is unknown. To assess whether abdominal obesity increases
Xue Li, Yajun Lian, Weiwei Ping, Kunbo Wang, Lingyan Jiang, Shaoxia Li   +5 more
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Impact of Abdominal Obesity on Thyroid Auto-Antibody Positivity: Abdominal Obesity Can Enhance the Risk of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Men

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2020
Background. The interrelation between obesity and autoimmune thyroid diseases is complex and has not been confirmed. The aim of the present study was to observe the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and obesity, especially abdominal obesity, in a
Jazyra Zynat, Suli Li, Yanrong Ma, Li Han, Fuhui Ma, Yuyuan Zhang, Bei Xing, Xinling Wang, Yanying Guo   +8 more
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Anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes among White and Black American adults [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine the best anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among White and Black males and females in a large US sample.
Gachupin, Francine C, Garvin, Jane T, Hardy, Dale S, Racette, Susan B, Stallings, Devita T, Xu, Hongyan   +5 more
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Short-term effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on fat distribution in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an ultrasonography study [PDF]

, 2015
AIMS:Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) induce weight loss and reduction in adipose tissue, but the effects of GLP-1 RA on the distribution of fat deposits have been poorly investigated. METHODS: In 25 patients with type 2 diabetes (16
Carnevale, Vincenzo, Dagostino, Mariangela Pia, Fallarino, Mara, Filardi, Tiziana, Lenzi, Andrea, Mandosi, Elisabetta, Morano, Susanna, Nieddu, Luciano, Romagnoli, Elisabetta, Turinese, Irene   +9 more
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Abdominal circumference cut-off point: an overview

, 2022
Introduction: Obesity is currently considered as a “pandemic” because it is a health challenge both in developed and developing countries, reducing life expectancy by up to 20 years. Abdominal circumference (AC) serves for the diagnosis and prognosis of associations with chronic noncommunicable diseases.
Peralta Andrade, Karla Alexandra, Palacio Rojas, Marcos Ali   +1 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
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Association of T helper cells and cytokines with abdominal obesity in Hashimoto′s thyroiditis [PDF]

Jichu yixue yu linchuang
Objective To investigate the correlation between abdominal obesity and autoimmune thyroid disease in the view point of helper T cells and cytokines. Methods Clinical and laboratory data were collected from 108 patients with Hashimoto′s thyroiditis (HT ...
Jazyra ZYNAT, LI Suli, ZHANG Kaidi, MA Fuhui, MA Guoying, GUO Yanying
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Changing guards: time to move beyond Body Mass Index for population monitoring of excess adiposity [PDF]

, 2015
With the obesity epidemic, and the effects of aging populations, human phenotypes have changed over two generations, possibly more dramatically than in other species previously.
Combet, Emilie, Lean, Michael E. J., Peeters, Anna, Tanamas, Stephanie K., Vlassopoulos, Antonios, Zimmet, Paul Z   +5 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity and diabetes mellitus association in rural community of Katana, South Kivu, in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo : Bukavu Observ Cohort study results [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Factual data exploring the relationship between obesity and diabetes mellitus prevalence from rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa remain scattered and are unreliable.
AD Evaristo-Neto, AE Sumner, AK Ziraba, AM Melidonis, Antoine Sadiki, Arsene Baleke, B Longo-Mbenza, BP Katchunga, CA Alikor, Christian Tshongo, David Kaishusha, E Sobngwi, F Mauvais-Jarvis, G Alberti, G Mancia, GA Bray, IDF, Justin Cikomola, KG Alberti, MA Mapatano, Marc Twagirumukiza, MM Finucane, P Hossain, P Katchunga, P Katchunga, Patrick Mirindi, PB Katchunga, PB Katchunga, Philippe Bianga Katchunga, S Dalal, S Kalra, S Toselli, S Wild, Socrate Bwanamudogo, Théodore Tamburhe, V Hall, VC Tuei, World Health Organization, World Urbanization Prospects, Yves Kluyskens, Zacharie Kashongwe   +40 more
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