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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, Nadieda Ayu Marthalitasari, Subur Prajitno   +2 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, Jae Dong Noh, Petter Minnhagen, Mi-Young Song, Tae-Soo Chon, Beom Jun Kim   +5 more
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Relationship of Fat Mass Index and Fat Free Mass Index With Body Mass Index and Association With Function, Cognition and Sarcopenia in Pre-Frail Older Adults

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
Background Body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate marker of obesity, and cannot distinguish between fat mass, fat free mass and distribution of adipose tissue. The purpose of this study was twofold.
Reshma Aziz Merchant, S. Seetharaman, L. Au, Michael Wai Kit Wong, B. Wong, L. Tan, M. Chen, S. Ng, J. Soong, R. J. Y. Hui, S. C. Kwek, J. Morley   +11 more
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The Association between Body Mass Index, Religion Index, Media, and Body Image in Adolescents [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Adolescents experience bio-psychosocial change in their developmental stages. These changes influence their perception about their body look. Some start to dislike their appearance.
Hastuti, H. (Heni), Primaningtyas, W. (Widana), Putri, A. A. (Anak)   +2 more
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Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents

The Lancet, 2016
Summary Background Overweight and obesity are increasing worldwide. To help assess their relevance to mortality in different populations we conducted individual-participant data meta-analyses of prospective studies of body-mass index (BMI), limiting ...
E. Angelantonio, S. Bhupathiraju, D. Wormser, Pei Gao, S. Kaptoge, Amy Berrington de González, B. Cairns, R. Huxley, C. Jackson, G. Joshy, S. Lewington, J. Manson, N. Murphy, Alpa V. Patel, J. Samet, M. Woodward, Wei Zheng, Maigeng Zhou, N. Bansal, A. Barricarte, B. Carter, J. Cerhan, R. Collins, G. Smith, X. Fang, O. Franco, J. Green, J. Halsey, J. Hildebrand, K. Jung, R. Korda, D. McLerran, S. Moore, L. O’Keeffe, Ellie Paige, A. Ramond, G. Reeves, Betsy Rolland, C. Sacerdote, N. Sattar, E. Sofianopoulou, J. Stevens, M. Thun, H. Ueshima, Ling Yang, Y. Yun, P. Willeit, E. Banks, V. Beral, Zhengming Chen, S. Gapstur, M. Gunter, P. Hartge, S. Jee, Tai Hing Lam, R. Peto, J. Potter, W. Willett, S. Thompson, J. Danesh, F. Hu   +60 more
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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., Gualdi-Russo, E., Mongillo, J., Rinaldo, N., Zaccagni, L.   +4 more
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Anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes among White and Black American adults [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine the best anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among White and Black males and females in a large US sample.
Gachupin, Francine C, Garvin, Jane T, Hardy, Dale S, Racette, Susan B, Stallings, Devita T, Xu, Hongyan   +5 more
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Serum osmolarity and haematocrit do not modify the association between the impedance index (Ht2/Z) and total body water in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ Study [PDF]

, 2015
Bioelectrical impedance is a non-invasive technique for the assessment of body composition; however, information on its accuracy in the very old (80+ years) is limited.
Collerton, Joanna, Davies, Karen, Hooper, Lee, Jagger, Carol, Kingston, Andrew, Kirkwood, Thomas, Mathers, John, Munro, Alex, Prado, Carla, Siervo, Mario   +9 more
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Healthy lifestyles and body mass index as correlates of body image in primary schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Body image is a representation of the self that develops from an early age. Such representations are likely to be associated with lifestyle choices.Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between health ...
Calmeiro, Luis, Pereira, Carlos
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Rethinking the Body Mass Index Initiative [PDF]

, 2007
In February 2005, the Office for Education Policy published a fact sheet detailing Arkansans’ attitudes toward the Body Mass Index initiative (BMI) and found that the state was roughly divided on the issue.
McKenzie, Sarah C., Ritter, Gary W.
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