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Body mass index: a measure of fatness or leanness?

, 1995
The relationship between body fat and stature-adjusted weight indices was explored. Assuming the term height’ is a valid indicator of a subject’s lean body mass, heighplweight was shown to be an accurate measure of percentage lean body mass and, as such,
Holder, Roger L., Nevill, Alan M.
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Association between caries experience and body mass index (BMI) among preschool children in Kuantan [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Dental caries and obesity are significant and common oral health and general health problems faced by children. Both caries and obesity are reported to share common risk factors.
Sukmasari, Susi, Ismail, Ahmad Faisal, Adon, Anis Amira, Ardini, Yunita Dewi, Husain Ahmad, Amyrah Nur Fariesya   +4 more
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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
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Glycotoxins Relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI)

Iraqi Journal of Embryos and Infertility Researches, 2020
Glycotoxins termed as advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) are made endogenously and exogenously. Maillard reaction is a chemical non-enzymatic process, between sugars and a free amino acid group of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids which happens exogenously when handled with high temperature for a prolonged period and in a dry environment ...
Aseel Abd Ali Yousif, Mufeda Ali Jwad, Nadia Al-Hilli   +2 more
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Body mass index, muscle strength and physical performance in older adults from eight cohort studies: the HALCyon programme. [PDF]

, 2013
Objective To investigate the associations of body mass index (BMI) and grip strength with objective measures of physical performance (chair rise time, walking speed and balance) including an assessment of sex differences and non-linearity.
Hardy, R, John M. Starr (107707), McNeill Geraldine, Cooper, R, Kuh Diana, Rachel Cooper, Gallacher, John, Holly Syddall, Geraldine McNeill, Starr, John M., John Gallacher, Starr, John M, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Aihie Sayer, Avan, McNeill, G, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Cyrus Cooper (141250), Panayotes Demakakos (196562), John Gallacher (196569), Martin, Richard M, Syddall Holly, Cyrus Cooper, Cooper Cyrus, Martin, RM, Hardy, Rebecca, Steptoe Andrew, McNeill, Geraldine, Demakakos, Panayotes, Demakakos Panayotes, Starr, JM, Syddall, H, Steptoe, A, ?, ?, John M Starr, HALCyon study team, Avan Aihie Sayer, Geraldine McNeill (107695), Cooper, Rachel, Deary, IJ, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Ian J. Deary (107724), Cooper Rachel, Avan Aihie Sayer (188916), Rebecca Hardy, Hardy Rebecca, Deary, Ian J., Martin, Richard M., Ian J Deary, Cooper, Cyrus, Holly Syddall (231862), Syddall, Holly, Richard M. Martin (176602), Sayer, Avan Aihie, Kuh, Diana, Rebecca Hardy (188906), Gallacher, J, Deary, Ian J, Panayotes Demakakos, Martin Richard M., Demakakos, P, Richard M Martin, Yoav Ben-Shlomo (95286), Andrew Steptoe, Diana Kuh, Gallacher John, Kuh, D, Starr John M., Andrew Steptoe (36331), Deary Ian J., Aihie Sayer, A, Cooper, C, Aihie Sayer Avan, Steptoe, Andrew, Ben-Shlomo Yoav, Diana Kuh (188923), Rachel Cooper (188902)   +75 more
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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Body fat measurement in Indian men: Comparison of three methods based on a two-compartment model. [PDF]

, 2005
Obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes and related disorders. The current classification of obesity is based on body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), which is a surrogate for the total body fat.
Sayyad, MG, Lubree, HG, Yudkin, JS, M G Sayyad, Bhat, DS, C S Yajnik, Chougule, SD, Kurpad, AV, P S Shetty, H G Lubree, A V Kurpad, Shetty, PS, K N Raut, Yajnik, CS, Rege, SS, S D Chougule, J S Yudkin, D S Bhat, Raut, KN, S S Rege   +19 more
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The Impact of Tenapanor on Body Composition and Blood Pressure in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Instruction Tenapanor potentially affects fluid volume and blood pressure. This study explored its effects on these parameters in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Methods We conducted a single‐arm, prospective observational study that enrolled 10 patients on PD with hyperphosphatemia who were newly initiated on tenapanor.
Shun Yoshida, Kengo Asahina, Keiichi Osano, Natsumi Saegusa, Kohei Yamamura, Kie Ohkoshi, Miho Shikata, Toshihisa Ishii, Makiko Konishi, Kazuya Takahashi, Kohei Uchimura, Ayumu Nakashima   +11 more
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Body Mass Index [PDF]

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. The common interpretation is that it represents an index of an individual's fatness. It also is widely used as a risk factor for the development of or the prevalence of several
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