The Sex and Race Specific Relationship between Anthropometry and Body Fat Composition Determined from Computed Tomography: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundFew studies have investigated the relationship of anthropometric measurements with computed tomography (CT) body fat composition, and even fewer determined if these relationships differ by sex and race.MethodsCT scans from 1,851 participants in
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Multicompartment body composition analysis in older adults: a cross-sectional study
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background During aging, changes occur in the proportions of muscle, fat, and bone. Body composition (BC) alterations have a great impact on health, quality of life, and functional capacity.
Ana Claudia Rossini-Venturini +11 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 The aim of the present paper was to study the various common mental disorders in a sample of Kathak dancers and non-dancers of North India. 206 female Kathak dancers and 235 healthy controls, aged 18–45 years completed questionnaires assessing perceived ...
Monika Kulshreshtha +3 more
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Collection of anthropometry from older and physically impaired persons: traditional methods versus TC2 3-D body scanner [PDF]
, 2011 With advances in technology it is now possible to collect a wide range of anthropometric data, to a high degree of accuracy, using 3D light-based body scanners.
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P-52 MALNUTRITION IN COMPENSATED AND DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS
Annals of Hepatology, 2023 Introduction and Objectives: Malnutrition (MN) is a common entity in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and has a negative impact on mortality. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of MN through subjective global assessment (SGA) and anthropometry
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Predicting total, abdominal, visceral and hepatic adiposity with circulating biomarkers in Caucasian and Japanese American women. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND:Characterization of abdominal and intra-abdominal fat requires imaging, and thus is not feasible in large epidemiologic studies. OBJECTIVE:We investigated whether biomarkers may complement anthropometry (body mass index [BMI], waist ...
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PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundThe Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network (CHAMPS) identifies causes of under-5 mortality in high mortality countries.ObjectiveTo address challenges in postmortem nutritional assessment, we evaluated the impact of ...
Priya M Gupta +9 more
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Feeding practices and growth among young children during two seasons in rural Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: The use of indices of infant and young child feeding practices to predict growth has generated inconsistent results, possibly through age and seasonal confounding.
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Obesity Science & Practice, 2023 Objectives Obesity is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. Childhood obesity rates vary amongst different ethnic groups. Here the interaction of Hispanic ethnicity and obesity on OSA risk was evaluated. Methods Retrospective cross‐
Emily B. Bhattacharjee +6 more
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A genetic approach to study the relationship between maternal Vitamin D status and newborn anthropometry measurements: the Vitamin D pregnant mother (VDPM) cohort study [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose Adverse effects of maternal vitamin D deficiency have been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. We investigated the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and newborn anthropometry measurements using a genetic approach and examined the ...
Aji, Arif Sabta +8 more
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