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Assessment of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in obese Egyptian children
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2020 Background Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is mainly produced in the liver and in the adipose tissue. Normal fibrin clearance mechanisms were found to be affected by high plasma PAI-1 levels and thus increases risk of thrombosis. The aim of the
Marwa Farouk Mira +3 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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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
Andrea Curia +5 more
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Designing a portable static anthropometry device
Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2008 Background and aims Ergonomics is a multidisciplinary science dealing with fitting the tools and environments to human. One of the propounded subjects in ergonomics is anthropometry, which measures the human body dimensions in order to have the ...
M. Nilfroshan +3 more
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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 ...
Unhee Lim +11 more
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Estimation of CT-derived abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue depots from anthropometry in Europeans, South Asians and African Caribbeans [PDF]
, 2013 Background South Asians and African Caribbeans experience more cardiometabolic disease than Europeans. Risk factors include visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous abdominal (SAT) adipose tissue, which vary with ethnicity and are difficult to quantify using ...
Willis Joseph +39 more
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Anthropometry of craniosynostosis
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska, 2015 Anthropometry is becoming a popular method for diagnostics of various diseases in pediatric clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the growth changes in craniofacial parameters in patients with craniosynostosis and positional plagiocephaly.Inclusion criteria for the study were presence of craniostenosis or positional plagiocephaly in a ...
Eva Štefánková +5 more
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Does anthropometry influence technical factors in competitive mixed martial arts? [PDF]
, 2018 © University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw. Purpose. Previous research has found grappling and strikes to the head to be the determining factors for success in MMA, whilst anthropometry in the form of stature and wingspan has been found to have
Kirk, Christopher +2 more
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