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Body mass index in dementia [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014 This review comprehensively examines the current knowledge on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dementia. The association between BMI and cognition is complex: in younger adults, higher BMIs are associated with impaired cognition. Overweight and obesity in middle age are linked to increased future dementia risk in old age.
Pavla Cermakova +4 more
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Body composition and pulmonary function in Cystic Fibrosis
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2014 Background: Lower body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis (CF). Hypothesis: Lean body mass (LBM) is more strongly associated with pulmonary function than BMI is.Methods: Anthropometrics, body composition by ...
Saba eSheikh +4 more
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Income and body mass index in Europe [PDF]
Economics & Human Biology, 2006 The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is important to study its determinants. In this paper, we explore the empirical relationship between household income and body mass index (BMI) in nine European Union countries.
Jaume Garcia Villar +1 more
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Time Discounting and the Body Mass Index [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2005 In many Western countries, the relative weight of people -- measured by the body mass index (BMI) -- has increased substantially in recent years, leading to an increasing incidence of overweight and related health problems. As with many forms of risky behavior, it is plausible that overweight is related to the individual discount rate.
Borghans,Lex, Golsteyn,Bart H.H.
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Obesity Reviews, 2001 SummaryBody mass index (BMI) is the cornerstone of the current classification system for obesity and its advantages are widely exploited across disciplines ranging from international surveillance to individual patient assessment. However, like all anthropometric measurements, it is only a surrogate measure of body fatness.
Prentice, A, Jebb, SA
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Elevated body mass index and fatty liver [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008 Introduction Obesity and overweight, expressed by elevated Body Mass Index (BMI), result from excessive consumption of fatty food and carbohydrates above the body needs.
Marović Dragana
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Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: A correct perception of the body image, as defined by comparison with actual anthropometric analyses, is crucial to ensure the best possible nutritional status of each individual.
Bramanti, B. +4 more
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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage
Althea Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Body mass index (BMI) has been used to determine the nutritional status which is classified into low, normal, overweight or obese. The BMI only shows a comparison of height and weight instead of body composition which consists of fat mass and
Muhammad Ilman +2 more
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Body mass index and carpal tunnel syndrome [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2000 Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been correlated to body mass index (BMI) increase. The present study was done in a Brazilian population to compare BMI values in the following groups: first, CTS vs. controls subjects, and, second CTS groups of increasing
JOAO ARIS KOUYOUMDJIAN +4 more
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Intergenerational change and familial aggregation of body mass index [PDF]
, 2011 The relationship between parental BMI and that of their adult offspring, when increased adiposity can become a clinical issue, is unknown. We investigated the intergenerational change in body mass index (BMI) distribution, and examined the sex-specific ...
AG Barnett +20 more
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