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First genome-wide association study of 99 body measures derived from 3-dimensional body scans
Genes and Diseases, 2022 Body height, body mass index, hip and waist circumference are important risk factors or outcome variables in clinical and epidemiological research with complex underlying genetics.
Andreas Kühnapfel +5 more
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Associations between anthropometric characteristics and physical performance in male law enforcement officers: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Police officers are often required to undertake physically demanding tasks, like lifting, dragging and pursuing a suspect. Therefore, physical performance is a key requirement. METHODS: Retrospective data for 76 male police officers (mean age
Dawes, James Jay +4 more
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Genomics, 2019 Kruppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) genes plays a significant role in the regulation of cell differentiation, proliferation and muscle development. The aim of this study is to investigate the genetic variation and the haplotype combination of the KLF6 gene in ...
S. A. Raza +6 more
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Correlations between Inertial Body Sensor Measures and Clinical Measures in Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things, 2016 Gait assessment using inertial body sensors is becoming popular as an outcome measure in multiple sclerosis (MS) research, supplementing clinical observations and patient-reported outcomes with precise, objective measures.
Jiaqi Gong +3 more
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European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2023 The study aimed to identify accurate cut-off points for waist circumference (WC), body fat percentage (BF%), body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI), and fat-free mass index (FFMI), and to determine their effective accuracy to predict cardiovascular ...
Rocío Guadalupe Salinas-Mandujano +7 more
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, 2020 This chapter opens with a consideration of the quantified self and the desire for self-knowledge through measurement. The quantified self is both an approach to self-monitoring and the name for a loose grouping of individuals who have championed this activity.
Jones, Phil, Osborne, Tess
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Methods of assessing body composition and anthropometric measurements – a review of the literature
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021 Introduction and purpose Body composition assessment is an important element in determining the health of the body, which enables us to estimate the percent content of particular tissues in the body.
Angelika Pawlak +4 more
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A sore red eye with systemic involvement [PDF]
, 2010 The study of happiness has long been a playground for philosophical speculation. By lack of empirical measures of happiness, it was not possible to check propositions about the matter.
Lightman, SL +3 more
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British medical journal, 2021 Objective To examine the trends in obesity and adiposity measures, including body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, and lean mass, by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States from 2011 to 2018. Design Population based study.
Buyun Liu +5 more
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2008 Our research object was to record and to measure as much as possible Akhalteke horses, which are bred in Czech Republic, Russia and Kazakhstan. We measured and recorded 3 basic body measures – Height at withers, chest girth and girth of cannon.
Michaela Prausová +3 more
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