Effects of Pilates on inter-recti distance, thickness of rectus abdominis, waist circumference and abdominal muscle endurance in primiparous women [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Pilates is expected to have a positive effect on women with weakened abdominal muscles after childbirth. Pilates may have a beneficial effect on the structure and function of the abdominal muscles in pregnant women. Therefore, the objective of
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Associations between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Abdominal Fat and Muscle Mass: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2022 Background The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) reflected body compositional changes with aging. This study was to investigate the association of WWI with abdominal fat and muscle mass in a diverse race/ethnic population. Methods Computed tomography (CT)
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Correlation of Percentage Body Fat, Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio with Abdominal Muscle Strength. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2022 Sedentary lifestyle and consumption of high-fat foods have become widespread, especially in the urban population. This leads to a reduction in lean body mass and increased body fat. The correlation between body fat indices and low back pain has been less
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Immediate Effects of Sprinter-Pattern Exercise on the Lordotic Curve and Abdominal Muscle Activity in Individuals with Hyperlordosis [PDF]
Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Abdominal muscle exercises with limb movements are more effective for trunk stabilization than traditional exercises involving trunk flexion alone.
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Measurement of superficial and deep abdominal muscle thickness: an ultrasonography study [PDF]
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2016 BackgroundReal-time ultrasound imaging is a valid method in the field of rehabilitation. The ultrasound imaging allows direct visualization for real-time study of the muscles as they contract over the time.
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Association between abdominal muscle mass quantified by computed tomography and depression in middle-aged and older Korean men: a cross-sectional study of 2,877 cases [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundDepression is a prevalent mental health concern in aging populations and is associated with increased morbidity and reduced quality of life.
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Accurate evaluation of the lipid characteristics and flavor of abdominal muscle resulting from different cooking processes using lipidomics and GC-IMS analysis [PDF]
Food Chemistry: XThis study employed UPLC-MS/MS and GC-IMS techniques to compare and analyze the lipid metabolites and volatile flavor compounds in raw abdominal muscle (CK), sour video abdominal muscle (SV), steamed abdominal muscle (ST), and oven-cooked abdominal ...
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Levels of Sex Hormones and Abdominal Muscle Composition in Men from The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsInformation on the associations of testosterone levels with abdominal muscle volume and density in men is limited, while the role of estradiol and SHBG on these muscle characteristics are unclear.
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CT imaging-derived phenotypes for abdominal muscle and their association with age and sex in a medical biobank [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe study of muscle mass as an imaging-derived phenotype (IDP) may yield new insights into determining the normal and pathologic variations in muscle mass in the population.
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