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Waist Circumference predicting Cardiovascular Disease in Korean Men and Women [PDF]

, 2010
Objective: Obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are closely related and have become increasingly prevalent in Korea. Asians are more prone to obesity-related co-morbidities than Caucasians, even at lower body mass index (BMI) and/or smaller waist ...
Sat Byul Park, Sun Ha Jee
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Gender-Related Differences in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and their Correlates in Urban Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
\ud Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes which pose a serious threat to population health and health care resources ...
AA Motala, AB Swai, AC Perry, Alfa Muhihi, AR Walker, D Filmer, D Hu, D Lasky, D Spiegelman, DL Christensen, Donna Spiegelman, E Ford, E Sobngwi, E Sobngwi, Ellen Hertzmark, Enju Liu, H Schroder, H Schultz, HH Vorster, J Chalmers, J Koerselman, Jacob Mtabaji, JP Despres, Julia L Finkelstein, K Jagoe, K Tibazarwa, KG Alberti, KY Liang, M Njelekela, M Siervo, MA Van der Sande, Marina A Njelekela, ME Mendelsohn, MR Akpa, NCEP, Nuru L Mligiliche, P Bovet, P Pasquet, R Fuentes, Rose Mpembeni, S Mendis, SM Smith, TJ Aspray, W Willet, Wafaie W Fawzi, Walter C Willett, WC Chumlea, WHO, WT Friedewald   +48 more
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Parturient abdominal circumference as a predictor of low birthweight [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2000
The usefulness of parturient abdominal circumference as a predictor of low birthweight (LBW) was studied in 151 singleton pregnancies. The abdominal circumference was measured in early labour and was plotted against the birthweight of the newborns. A significant positive correlation was observed between the two parameters (r = +0.507).
C, Mohanty, B K, Das, O P, Mishra
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Pars Interarticularis Defect with Subcutaneous Fat Thickness and Abdominal Circumference

Van Tıp Dergisi, 2018
INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the relationship between subcutaneous fat tissue thickness and abdominal circumference increase with pars interarticularis defect. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the images of patients who underwent abdominopelvic computed
Mehmet Şirik, İbrahim İnan
doaj   +1 more source

Anthropometry of height, weight, arm, wrist, abdominal circumference and body mass index, for Bolivian adolescents 12 to 18 years: Bolivian adolescent percentile values from the MESA study [PDF]

, 2009
Anthropometry is important as clinical tool for individual follow-up as well as for planning and health policy-making at population level. Recent references of Bolivian Adolescents are not available.
Baya Botti, Ana Maria, Kolsteren, Patrick, Perez Cueto Eulert, Armando, Vasquez Monllor, Paulo   +3 more
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Sarcopenic obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: a population-based cohort study of older men. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in older men. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Atkins, JL, Lennon, LT, Morris, RW, Papacosta, O, Wannamethee, SG, Whincup, PH   +5 more
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3D‐Printed Gastrointestinal Stents: In Vivo Evaluation in a Swine Small Bowel Perforation Model

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gastrointestinal fistulae and perforations can lead to severe complications including sepsis and patient death. In this work, the efficacy of 3D‐printed gastrointestinal stents composed of poly‐lactic‐acid (PLA) was evaluated in an in vivo swine model.
Gweniviere Capron, Parinaz Fathi, Tor Wolf Jensen, Derek J. Milner, André J. van der Vlies, Regan L. Moody, Elizabeth A. Bangert, Blair Rowitz, Dipanjan Pan, Matthew B. Wheeler   +9 more
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Anterior–Posterior Abdominal Diameter and Waist Circumference Have Comparable Predictive Ability for Visceral Fat Area

Obesity Science & Practice
Objective Waist circumference measurement is commonly used as a method for predicting the visceral fat area. However, waist circumference is difficult to measure, and there is a large margin of error between measurements.
Jumpei Shikuma, Yoshiyuki Nagai, Mihono Otaki, Norihiro Shimizu, Yuki Wada, Junko Sasaki‐Shima, Hirotsugu Suwanai, Rokuro Ito, Takashi Miwa, Ryo Suzuki   +9 more
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VACUUM THERAPY VERSUS ABDOMINAL EXERCISES ON ABDOMINAL OBESITY

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2016
Background: Obesity is a medical condition that may adversely affect wellbeing and leading to increased incidence of many health problems. Abdominal obesity tends to be associated with weight gain and obesity and it is significantly connected with ...
Nevein Mohammed Mohammed Gharib, Reham Hussein Diab   +1 more
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