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Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among Cameroonian women in a national survey and relationships with waist circumference and inflammation in Yaoundé and Douala. [PDF]

, 2018
Information on the distribution and predictors of obesity in Africa is needed to identify populations at risk and explore intervention options. Our objectives were to (a) examine the prevalence and geographic distribution of overweight and obesity among ...
Brown, Kenneth H, Engle-Stone, Reina, Friedman, Avital, Kaiser, Lucia, Nankap, Martin, Ndjebayi, Alex O, Tarini, Ann   +6 more
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Impact of Two‐Team Surgery on Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study investigated the impact of two‐team surgery on short‐ and long‐term outcomes of transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. Two‐team surgery has some advantages over one‐team surgery, such as shorter operation time, decreased estimated blood loss, increased number of lymph nodes dissected, and decreased positive distal margin ...
Nobuaki Hoshino, Koya Hida, Yukinari Tokoro, Kazutaka Obama, Takeru Matsuda, Ichiro Takemasa, Tomonori Akagi, Masafumi Inomata, Shigenori Homma, Nobuki Ichikawa, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Naitoh, Ta‐Ta‐Mi study group collaboratives in Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery   +13 more
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Obesity as a Risk Factor of Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a pathological condition of esophagus caused by reflux of gastric content or gastric juice with multifactorial etiologies.
Albar, D. (Djulzasri), Rani, A. A. (Abdul), Sijabat, H. (Hotmen), Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus), Susalit, E. (Endang), Syam, A. F. (Ari)   +5 more
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Renal Infarct After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Consider in Back Pain Differential [PDF]

, 2020
As hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia become more widespread, the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) has also increased.1 Traditionally those with multiple comorbidities – also those with greatest AAA mortality – were considered too ...
Hackett, Anthony, Liu, Sophia Y.
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Prosopis alba seed flour improves vascular function in a rabbit model of high fat diet-induced metabolic syndrome [PDF]

, 2019
Aims: Prosopis alba flour is a natural source of nutrient and phytochemicals with potential effects on cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this work was to examine the effects of dietary supplementation with Prosopis alba seed flour (Pr-Feed) on a ...
Alarcón, Gabriela del Jesús, Cattaneo, Florencia, Isla, Maria Ines, Jerez, Susana Josefina, Roco, Julieta   +4 more
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Perioperative and Oncological Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Obese Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The prognostic value of the log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) across BMI categories was investigated in patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection. The exploratory evidence demonstrates that LODDS serves as a strong prognostic marker, and its adverse effect may be more pronounced in patients with higher BMI.
Kazuhiro Taguchi, Manabu Shimomura, Wataru Shimizu, Satoshi Ikeda, Masanori Yoshimitsu, Mohei Kouyama, Masahiro Nakahara, Hironori Kobayashi, Masatoshi Kochi, Yosuke Shimizu, Daisuke Sumitani, Shoichiro Mukai, Yuji Takakura, Yasuyo Ishizaki, Shinya Kodama, Masahiko Fujimori, Hiroshi Okuda, Takuya Yano, Tomoaki Bekki, Atsuhiro Watanabe, Saki Sato, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Shohei Shiozaki, Kazuki Matsubara, Mizuki Yamaguchi, Tomohiro Adachi, Sho Ishikawa, Hideki Ohdan   +27 more
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Perivascular adipose tissue as a relevant fat depot for cardiovascular risk in obesity [PDF]

, 2018
Obesity is associated with increased risk of premature death, morbidity, and mortality from several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), myocardial infarction, and congestive heart failure.
Costa, Rafael M., Lobato, Núbia S., Neves, Karla B., Tostes, Rita C.   +3 more
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Primary Tumor Resection in Patients With Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluated the role of primary tumor resection (PTR) in asymptomatic patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer. Across 17 eligible studies including 9317 patients, PTR did not improve overall or progression‐free survival compared with chemotherapy alone.
Junpei Takashima, Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Daisuke Fujimoto, Fumihiko Miura   +3 more
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Prevalence of Obesity and Related Factors among Bouyei and Han Peoples in Guizhou Province, Southwest China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
To investigate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and associated factors in Bouyei and Han peoples.A cross-sectional study was carried out in Guizhou province, southwest China in 2012, with multi-stage sampling to enroll 4551 participants ...
Ke Wang, Dingming Wang, Li Pan, Yangwen Yu, Fen Dong, Ling Li, Li Wang, Tao Liu, Xianjia Zeng, Liangxian Sun, Guangjin Zhu, Kui Feng, Junmei Miao Jonasson, Zhenglai Wu, Ke Xu, Xinglong Pang, Ting Chen, Hui Pan, Jin Ma, Yong Zhong, Bo Ping, Guangliang Shan   +21 more
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The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk in children is mediated by abdominal adiposity: the HAPPY study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: It is unclear whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is independently linked to cardiometabolic risk in children. This study investigated a) the association between CRF level and presence of cardiometabolic risk disorders using health ...
Bailey, Daniel Paul, Denton, Sarah J., Kerr, Catherine J., Savory, Louise A.   +3 more
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