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Accuracy of self-reported height, body mass and derived body mass index in a group of law enforcement officers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
: Height and body mass data is often self-reported by study participants. However, the accuracy of self-reported height and body mass data compared to these same measures collected by researchers is unknown.
Cvorovic, Aleksandar   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

The association of long-term trajectories of BMI, its variability, and metabolic syndrome: a 30-year prospective cohort studyResearch in context

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine
Summary: Background: Limited data exists on how early-life weight changes relate to metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk in midlife. This study examines the association between long-term trajectories of body mass index (BMI), its variability, and MetS risk in
Tongshuai Guo   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body mass index and lifetime healthcare utilization

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Overweight and obesity is a major global public health challenge, and understanding the implications for healthcare systems is essential for policy planning.
Christina Hansen Edwards   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index and intra-abdominal fat mass. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundThe association between waist circumference (WC) and mortality is particularly strong and direct when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). One conceivable explanation for this association is that WC adjusted for BMI is a better predictor of the ...
Tina Landsvig Berentzen   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

open access: yesNature, 2019
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global ...
Honor Bixby   +499 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Body mass index and serum lipid levels [PDF]

open access: yesHorizonte Médico, 2016
Objective: To identify the association between the body mass index (BMI) and serum lipid levels in adult people. Material and Methods: Observational, transversal and retrospective study. Non experimental investigation design.
Pedro Javier Navarrete Mejía   +4 more
doaj  

American Football Sets Players’ Body Mass Index

open access: yesGlobal Pediatric Health, 2018
Objectives . Document American football, National Football League (NFL), Lean State (LS) or Heavy State (FS) Public High School (PHS), sets similar player position mean body mass indexes (BMI). Review health risks related to BMI. Methods .
Kenji Maeda BS, George Moll MD, PhD
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of state body images, physical self-descriptions, and body mass index

open access: yesFormazione & Insegnamento, 2021
Objectives: To find any possible relationships between dimensions of state body image (SBI), physical self-description (PSD) and body mass index (BMI).
Stefano Scarpa
doaj   +1 more source

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