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Beyond Tobacco Prevention: The Effects of Tobacco 21 Laws on Young Adults' Body Weight

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tobacco 21 (T21) laws effectively reduce youth tobacco use by preventing initiation. This study examines their impact on body weight among young adults aged 18–20. Using 2009–2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data and a two‐way fixed‐effects difference‐in‐differences (DID) design, we find limited evidence of broad weight changes ...
Qihua Qiu, Jaesang Sung
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Urine Uric Acid Excretion Levels are Positively Associated with Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Patients without Chronic Kidney Disease

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2021
Fengjing Liu, Si Chen, Weijing Zhao, Mingyun Chen, Jiangfeng Ke, Zhihui Zhang, Junxi Lu, Lianxi Li Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes ...
Liu F, Chen S, Zhao W, Chen M, Ke J, Zhang Z, Lu J, Li L   +7 more
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The public health impact of obesity

, 2001
The prevalence of obesity (severe overweight) has been increasing in western societies during the last decades. Epidemiological studies to the public health impact of obesity are therefore warranted.
Visscher, T.L.S.
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Cardio-metabolic and socio-environmental correlates of waist-to-height ratio in German primary schoolchildren: a cross-sectional exploration

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Controversial messages of childhood obesity emerge: Levelling off in terms of body mass index (BMI) is foiled by increases in abdominal obesity.
Eva Vorwieger, Anne Kelso, Jürgen Michael Steinacker, Dorothea Kesztyüs, on behalf of the URMEL-ICE study group   +4 more
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A multilevel perspective on MSH6‐associated Lynch syndrome: Integrating molecular, biological, and clinical insights

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, caused by a germline pathogenic variant in one of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Among these, MSH6‐associated LS represents a distinct subtype with unique molecular and clinical characteristics.
Salwa Ben Yahia, Anne‐Sophie van der Werf‐'t Lam, Madalina Cabuta, Maartje Nielsen, Noah C. Helderman   +4 more
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Abdominal obesity in type 1 diabetes associated with gender, cardiovascular risk factors and complications, and difficulties achieving treatment targets : A cross sectional study at a secondary care diabetes clinic

, 2018
Background: Abdominal obesity is linked to cardiovascular diseases in type 1 diabetes (T1D). The primary aim was to explore associations between abdominal obesity and cardiovascular complications, metabolic and inflammatory factors. The secondary aim was
Hillman, Magnus,, Thunander, Maria,, Thunander, Maria, Hans O. Thulesius, Landin-Olsson, Mona,, Magnus Hillman, Hillman, Magnus, Mona Landin-Olsson, Thulesius, Hans O., Maria Thunander, Eva O. Melin, Thulesius, Hans,, Melin, Eva O., Melin, Eva O,, Landin-Olsson, Mona   +14 more
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Association of Conventional and Electronic Cigarette Use with Obesity and Central Obesity Among Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2016–2018 KNHANES (2016–2018)

Medicina
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to examine whether the association between smoking status and both obesity and abdominal obesity extends to electronic cigarette use. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, nationally representative study
JooHee Park, Sangwon Hwang, Sung-Kyung Kim, Hoon Jo   +3 more
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The use of portable abdominal bioimpedance analyzer Yscope in the assessment of abdominal obesity

Background Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, is strongly correlated with metabolic and other health risks. Diagnosis and assessment of obesity is important in clinical and routine preventive practice.
Monika Ondreičková, Laura Hačková, Petra Lenártová, Martina Gažarová   +3 more
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Obstetrics and gynecology devices designed for low‐ and middle‐income countries: A narrative review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 71-80, April 2025.
Abstract There are many barriers contributing to poor health outcomes for women in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), one of which is the lack of necessary medical devices. Presently, the development of various kinds of devices intended to improve women's health outcomes specifically in LMICs remains underrepresented in the literature; therefore,
Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan, Enaam A. Adanu, K. Rivet Amico   +2 more
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Inatividade física associada à obesidade abdominal, estado nutricional, fatores sociodemográficos e de ocupação em Policiais Militares de Florianópolis - SC [PDF]

, 2012
TCC (Graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Desportos. Curso de Graduação em Educação Física.O tema atividade física tem sido amplamente discutido nos últimos anos, pois benefícios decorrentes desta prática tornam-se cada vez ...
Inácio, Thiago da Silva
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