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Anthropometric Measures and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Is there an Opportunity for Non-Traditional Anthropometric Assessment? A Review

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Background: Several anthropometric measurements are used to assess cardiovascular risk and progress during clinical treatment. Most commonly used anthropometric measurements include total body weight and body mass index (BMI), with several other simple ...
Aurora Carrión-Martínez, Benjamin J R Buckley, Esteban Orenes-Piñero, Francisco Marín, Gregory Y. H Lip, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca   +5 more
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Evaluating the Effects of Acarbose on Anthropometry Indexes and Metabolic Markers in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome in Comparison to Placebo, in Isfahan City, Iran

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MTS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities that occur simultaneously. Acarbose is an anti-diabetes medication that studies showed its effects on improving lipid profile, blood sugar, insulin resistance, and weight loss ...
Noushin Khalili, Ali Sheikh-Aboomasoudi
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The Relation between Blood Pressure and Anthropometric Indices among Iranian Adults

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
Background: One of the most important factors in hypertension is overweight and obesity, which there are several methods in order to measure them. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relation between hypertension and anthropometric indexes among ...
Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Maryam Eghbali-Babadi, Shamim Shafieyoon, Awat Feizi, Maryam Heidarpour, Davood Shafie, Alireza Khosravi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan   +7 more
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Laser-Based 3D Body Scanning Reveals a Higher Prevalence of Abdominal Obesity than Tape Measurements: Results from a Population-Based Sample

Diagnostics, 2023
Background: The global obesity epidemic is a major public health concern, and accurate diagnosis is essential for identifying at-risk individuals. Three-dimensional (3D) body scanning technology offers several advantages over the standard practice of ...
Robert P. Kosilek, Till Ittermann, Dörte Radke, Sabine Schipf, Matthias Nauck, Nele Friedrich, Henry Völzke   +6 more
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Getting to know the types of JPEG and RAW photo files used in research [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Indirect anthropometric measurements are important in research but may also be significant in the legal area as a quantitative instrument for pre- and post-operative evaluation.
Paulo Rogério Quieregatto do Espirito Santo, Miguel Sabino Neto, Fabiane Furtado, Thales Waltenior Trigo Junior, Andrea do Amaral Quieregatto do Espirito Santo, Fábio Luis Nonato, Rafael Alves Tumeh, Lydia Masako Ferreira   +7 more
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Are sociodemographic and anthropometric variables effective in screening probable and confirmed sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults? A cross-sectional study [PDF]

São Paulo Medical Journal, 2022
BACKGROUND: Screening for probable and confirmed sarcopenia using sociodemographic and anthropometric indicators can be a practical, cheap, and effective strategy to identify and treat older people susceptible to this condition.
Larissa Franciny de Souza, Laís Coan Fontanela, Amanda Aparecida Oliveira Leopoldino, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Ana Lúcia Danielewicz, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Núbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar   +6 more
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Microgravity-induced ocular changes are related to body weight.

American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 2018
On Earth, tissue weight generates compressive forces that press on body structures and act on the walls of vessels throughout the body. In microgravity, tissues no longer have weight, and tissue compressive forces are lost, suggesting that individuals ...
J. Buckey, S. D. Phillips, A. Anderson, A. Chepko, Véronique Archambault-Léger, Jiang Gui, A. Fellows   +6 more
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Prediction of Body Weight from Body Measurements in Morkaraman Sheep

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2004
Abstract Topai, M. and Macit, M. 2004. Prediction of body weight from body measurements in Morkaraman sheep. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 25: 97–100. In this research, linear regression models were used for estimation of body weights from various body measurements in Morkaraman sheep.
TOPAL, Mehmet, MACİT, Muhlis
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Comparison of adult weight estimation methods for use during emergency medical care

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021
Objective Many emergency drug and fluid doses are weight dependent in adults, but in resuscitation and low‐resource settings it can be impractical or impossible to weigh a patient.
Giles N. Cattermole, Mike Wells
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Validity of Clinical Body Weight Measures as Substitutes for Missing Data in a Randomized Trial

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 2008
Background Long-term follow-up of weight loss interventions is essential, but collecting weights can be difficult, and self-reports inaccurate. We examined the relationship between weight measures obtained in the context of a weight loss trial and in ...
D. Arterburn, L. Ichikawa, E. Ludman, B. Operskalski, J. Linde, E. Anderson, P. Rohde, R. Jeffery, G. Simon   +8 more
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