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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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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 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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Relationships Between Body Mass Index with Cholelithiasis
Qanun Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 2020 Gallstones formed due to imbalance of bile components, excessive/ high level of cholesterol, nor bilirubin. Obesity was a condition where body mass index (BMI) was excess, which can cause health problems such as an increase of cholesterol, triglycerides,
Husin Thamrin +2 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, Physical Activity, and Body Image in Adolescents
Children, 2022 Body image dissatisfaction is a concern for adolescents’ mental and physical well-being, and the role of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity (PA) in it is still unclear.
Marja H. Leppänen +3 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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Human bipedalism and body-mass index
Scientific Reports, 2017 Body-mass index, abbreviated as BMI and given by M/H 2 with the mass M and the height H, has been widely used as a useful proxy to measure a general health status of a human individual.
Su Do Yi +5 more
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Do Body Mass, Body Mass Index and Body Fat Ratio have an Effect on Proprioception?
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014 Objectives: Proprioceptive sense plays important role of the protective reflex response against the harmful forces on the joint takes part in protection against the injuries.
Esra Ateş Numanoğlu +2 more
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Body Mass Index and Employment-Based Health Insurance
BMC Health Services Research, 2008 Background Obese workers incur greater health care costs than normal weight workers. Possibly viewed by employers as an increased financial risk, they may be at a disadvantage in procuring employment that provides health insurance.
Franks Peter, Fong Ronald L
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