To investigate the dynamics of body mass index (BMI) and height changes in childhood leading to obesity in adolescents. BMI Z-scores were calculated using the LMS (lambda–mu–sigma) method based on yearly height and weight information (age 1.5–15 years ...
Naomi Matsumoto +6 more
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The relationship between adiposity, bone density and microarchitecture is maintained in young women irrespective of diabetes status [PDF]
Background: The relationship between bone health and adiposity and how it may be affected in people with chronic metabolic conditions is complex. Methods: 17 women with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and 9 age-matched healthy women with a median ...
Abdalrahaman, N. +7 more
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Fetal ultrasound measurements and associations with postnatal outcomes in infancy and childhood : a systematic review of an emerging literature [PDF]
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Alkandari, Farah +4 more
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Cardiovascular abnormalities and impaired exercise performance in adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia [PDF]
Context: Patients with classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) are treated with lifelong glucocorticoids (GCS). Cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic effects of such therapy in adolescents have never been quantified.
Alessio, Maria +10 more
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Background and Objectives: A deficiency exists in the criterion-referenced cut-points for field-based cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in Latin American youths.
Daniel Humberto Prieto-Benavides +6 more
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Development of Early Adiposity in Infants of Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
OBJECTIVE Infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at greater risk of later adverse metabolic health.
Andrzejewska, I +11 more
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Cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress and cognitive ability in the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort Study [PDF]
Objective: Recently, in analyses of data from a large community sample, negative cross-sectional and prospective associations between cardiac stress reactivity and obesity were observed.
al'Absi +67 more
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High-intensity interval training combined with vibration and dietary restriction Improves body composition and blood lipids in obese adults: a randomized trial [PDF]
This study aimed to compare the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with additional whole-body vibration (WBV) on body composition and lipid profile in obese/overweight adults on a hypocaloric diet.
López Lluch, Guillermo +4 more
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Effects of Adiposity and Prader-Willi Syndrome on Postexercise Heart Rate Recovery
Heart rate recovery (HRR) is an indicator of all-cause mortality in children and adults. We aimed to determine the effect of adiposity and Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), a congenital form of obesity, on HRR. Sixteen children of normal weight (NW = body fat
Diobel M. Castner +3 more
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