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Abdominal Obesity

open access: yesEDIS, 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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Abdominal obesity, dynapenia and dynapenic-abdominal obesity as factors associated with falls [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 2019
To investigate whether abdominal obesity, dynapenia and dynapenic-abdominal obesity are associated to the prevalence of single or recurrent falls in older adults.We analyzed data from 1,046 community-dwelling participants of the SABE Study (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento/Health, Well-Being and Ageing).
Roberta De Oliveira Máximo   +2 more
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Associations between dynapenic abdominal obesity and diabetes in middle aged and older Chinese [PDF]

open access: yesScientific 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   +5 more
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Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 1992
Abdominal obesity in man is an integrated part of the Metabolic Syndrome, and is associated with a complex neuroendocrine disturbance. Its consequences for the metabolism of the periphery seems to be insulin resistance caused by a combination of a relative hypercortisolaemia and a relative deficiency of sex steroid hormones.
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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

open access: yesAnnals 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   +7 more
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Association between body composite indices and vertebral fractures in pre and postmenopausal women in Korea.

open access: yesPLoS 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   +7 more
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Association between abdominal obesity and diabetes in India: Findings from a nationally representative study

open access: yesDiabetes 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   +2 more
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Effectiveness of a web-based real-life weight management program: Study design, methods, and participants’ baseline characteristics

open access: yesContemporary 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   +4 more
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Abdominal obesity, chronic inflammation and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology, 2023
Introduction and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of abdominal obesity and chronic inflammation on risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Chinese population.
Dongna Zhao   +3 more
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Economic Costs of Abdominal Obesity [PDF]

open access: yesObesity Facts, 2008
To examine the relationship between waist circumference and future health care costs across a broad range of waist circumference values based on individual level data.A prospective cohort of 31,840 subjects aged 50-64 years at baseline had health status, lifestyle and socio-economic aspects assessed at entry.
Hojgaard, Betina   +4 more
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