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Associations of blood pressure with body composition among Afro-Caribbean children in Barbados [PDF]
, 2015 Despite complex presentation of adult hypertension and a concomitant obesity epidemic, little is known about overweight in relation to blood pressure among Caribbean children. We examined blood pressure in relation to body size in a cross-sectional study
Chami, Peter +6 more
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Nature Genetics, 2015 We propose a method (GREML-LDMS) to estimate heritability for human complex traits in unrelated individuals using whole-genome sequencing data. We demonstrate using simulations based on whole-genome sequencing data that ∼97% and ∼68% of variation at ...
Jian Yang +23 more
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The Association between Body Mass Index and Premenstrual Syndrom among Female High School Students in Padang Lawas, North Sumatera [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a condition that affects a woman'semotions, physical health, and behavior during certain days of themens¬¬trual cycle, generally just before her menses.
Asfriyati, A. (Asfriyati) +2 more
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European Heart Journal, 2019 AIMS Central adiposity is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, even among people with normal body mass index (BMI). We tested the hypothesis that regional body fat deposits (trunk or leg fat) are associated with altered risk of ...
Guo-Chong Chen +17 more
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Association between Body Mass Index, Type of Occupation, History of Chronic Illness, and Poor Occupational Posture [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Good posture is important for an individual health as well as appearance. Poor occupational posture may cause negative impacts such as soreness & pain, poor circulation, negative mood, increased stress, carpal tunnel synd¬rome, less ...
Indarto, D. (Dono ) +2 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 +9 more
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Nutrition Today, 2015 The body mass index (BMI) is the metric currently in use for defining anthropometric height/weight characteristics in adults and for classifying (categorizing) them into groups.
F. Nuttall
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Association of Body Mass Index of HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women and Infant Weight, Body Mass Index, Length, and Head Circumference: The NISDI Perinatal Study. [PDF]
, 2007 This study assessed the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) of HIV-1-infected women and their infants' perinatal outcomes. The study population consisted of women enrolled in the NICHD International Site Development Initiative (NISDI ...
Cruz, Maria Leticia S. +5 more
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Nutrients, 2019 The associations between visceral adiposity index (VAI), body shape index and diabetes in adults were inconsistent. We assessed the predictive capacity of VAI and body shape index for diabetes by comparing them with body mass index (BMI) and waist ...
Junxiang Wei +4 more
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Body mass index and asthma [PDF]
Thorax, 2002 We read with interest the report by von Mutius et al on the association between body mass index (BMI) and asthma in children.1 The finding that the association between asthma and obesity may be mediated by mechanical factors or by an alternative inflammatory mechanism rather than eosinophilic inflammation is important and …
I Eneli, W Karmaus
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