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Abdominal Obesity

EDIS, 2013
Santa Claus, Winnie the Pooh®, and Shrek® … what do these three characters have in common? You probably know them for being jolly and for having extra fat around their waists, also known as “abdominal obesity.” Although this may be cute in fairy tales or
Erica Bub, Karla Shelnutt, Gail Kauwell
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Associations between dynapenic abdominal obesity and diabetes in middle aged and older Chinese [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Previous studies have shown that diabetes is linked to both low muscle strength and abdominal obesity. However, the combined relationship and synergistic effect on the risk of diabetes in middle-aged and elderly people are still unclear. Using nationally
Jiayi Hao, Chunbian Tang, Qingqing Yang, Youyou Gu, Su Wang, Baoqi Zeng   +5 more
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Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Adults With Abdominal Obesity and Normal Body Mass Index. [PDF]

JAMA Netw Open
Ahmed KY, Aychiluhm SB, Thapa S, Tegegne TK, Ketema DB, Kassa ZY, Kibret GD, Duko B, Shifti DM, Bore MG, Nezenega ZS, Bedaso A, Hailegebireal AH, Bizuayehu HM, Dadi AF, Beyene T, Shaikh MF, Hassen TA, Seid A, Astawesegn FH, Belachew SA, Leshargie CT, Berhe FT, Mondal UK, Little D, Hewa Marambage KA, Mahmood S, Ross AG.   +27 more
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Mediating role of inspiratory muscle strength in the relationship between abdominal obesity and lung function in young individuals: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Wang C, Wen Z, Liang Y, Pan M, Shang S.
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Red Blood Cells from Individuals with Abdominal Obesity or Metabolic Abnormalities Exhibit Less Deformability upon Entering a Constriction. [PDF]

, 2016
Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are multifactorial conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes mellitus.
Mancuso, Jordan E, Ristenpart, William D, Smilowitz, Jennifer T, Zeng, Nancy F, Zivkovic, Angela M   +4 more
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Computational modelling of self-reported dietary carbohydrate intake on glucose concentrations in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus one-anastomosis gastric bypass

Annals of Medicine, 2021
Objectives Our aim was to investigate in a real-life setting the use of machine learning for modelling the postprandial glucose concentrations in morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB ...
Reza A. Ashrafi, Aila J. Ahola, Milla Rosengård-Bärlund, Tuure Saarinen, Sini Heinonen, Anne Juuti, Pekka Marttinen, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen   +7 more
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Association between body composite indices and vertebral fractures in pre and postmenopausal women in Korea.

PLoS ONE, 2021
The association between obesity and vertebral fracture remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between obesity/abdominal obesity and vertebral fracture according to menopausal status.
HyunJin Kim, Chung-Woo Lee, Myung Ji Nam, Yeon Joo Choi, Kyungdo Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Do-Hoon Kim, Joo-Hyun Park   +7 more
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Association between abdominal obesity and diabetes in India: Findings from a nationally representative study

Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, 2023
Background: Both abdominal obesity and diabetes are two major public health problems in India. This study aimed to find out the association between abdominal obesity and diabetes in Indian adult population using nationally representative National Family ...
Rajat Das Gupta, Rohan Jay Kothadia, Ateeb Ahmad Parray   +2 more
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Obesity-Associated Abdominal Elephantiasis [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2013
Abdominal elephantiasis is a rare entity. Abdominal elephantiasis is an uncommon, but deformative and progressive cutaneous disease caused by chronic lymphedema and recurrent streptococcal orStaphylococcusinfections of the abdominal wall. We present 3 cases of patients with morbid obesity who presented to our hospital with abdominal wall swelling ...
Ritesh Kohli, Vivian Argento, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong   +2 more
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Effectiveness of a web-based real-life weight management program: Study design, methods, and participants’ baseline characteristics

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020
Obesity is an important public health concern with limited effective treatment options. Internet-based technologies offer a cost-effective means to treat obesity. However, most of the online programs have been of short duration, have focused on a limited
L-U. Suojanen, A.J. Ahola, S. Kupila, R. Korpela, K.H. Pietiläinen   +4 more
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