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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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Defining an epidemic:The body mass index in British and American obesity research 1960-2000 [PDF]

, 2014
Between the 1970s and the mid‐1990s the body mass index (BMI) became the standard means of assessing obesity both in populations and in individuals, replacing previously diverse and contested definitions of excess body weight.
Amsterdamska, Aronowitz, Aronowitz, Bacon, Baird, Baird, Berridge, Berridge, Berridge, Berridge, Bowker, Bray, Bray, Bray, British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), Busch, Campos, Craddock, Crawford, Department of Health (DoH), Department of Health and Social Security/Medical Research Council (DHSS/MRC), Desrosieres, Epstein, Fletcher, Fye, Gaesser, Gard, Garrow, Garrow, Garrow, Garrow, Government Office for Science, Hacking, Hacking, Hautvast, Hilgartner, James, James, Jasanoff, Jasanoff, Keys, Kromhout, Kuczmarski, Kuczmarski, Kuhn, Monaghan, National Institutes of Health Panel on Obesity, O'Connell, Oddy, Office of Health Economics, Oliver, Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, Pickersgill, Pickersgill, Pringle, Rothstein, Royal College of Physicians, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Sims, Smith, Timmermann, Timmermans, Timmermans, Timmermans, Tunstall-Pedoe, VanItalllie, West, WHO, WHO, World Health Organization (WHO)   +70 more
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The effects of Bodymax high-repetition resistance training on measures of body composition and muscular strength in active adult women [PDF]

, 2003
This is the author's PDF version of an article published in Journal of strenght and conditioning research in 2003. The definitive version is available at http://www.nsca-jscr.orgThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a light, high ...
Lamb, Kevin L., O'Connor, Tracey E.
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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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Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity? [PDF]

, 2006
The strong negative correlation over time between smoking rates and obesity have led some to suggest that reduced smoking is increasing weight gain in the U.S.. This conclusion is supported by the findings of Chou et al.
Frakes, Michael D., Gruber, Jonathan
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Measuring the deterrence properties of competition policy: the Competition Policy Indexes [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of this paper is to describe in detail a set of newly developed indicators of the quality of competition policy, Competition Policy Indexes, or CPIs.
Buccirossi, Paolo, Ciari, Lorenzo, Duso, Tomaso, Spagnolo, Giancarlo, Vitale, Cristiana   +4 more
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The accuracy of parent-reported height and weight for 6–12 year old U.S. children

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Previous studies have examined correlations between BMI calculated using parent-reported and directly-measured child height and weight. The objective of this study was to validate correction factors for parent-reported child measurements ...
Davene R. Wright, Karen Glanz, Trina Colburn, Shannon M. Robson, Brian E. Saelens   +4 more
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Birth weight, childhood body mass index and height and risks of endometriosis and adenomyosis

Annals of Human Biology, 2020
Background: Body size in adult life is likely associated with risks of endometriosis and adenomyosis, yet little is known about associations with body size earlier in life.
Julie Aarestrup, Britt W. Jensen, Lian G. Ulrich, Dorthe Hartwell, Britton Trabert, Jennifer L. Baker   +5 more
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Predicting Body Weight and Wither Height in Holstein Heifers Using Body Measurements

Journal of Dairy Science, 1992
Relationships between body weight, wither height, and various other body traits, including heart girth, body length, and hip width, were studied using data from six experiments with 2625 observations. Body weight and wither height were regressed on the other body traits. Regressions of body weight including the linear, quadratic, and cubic effects of a
A J, Heinrichs, G W, Rogers, J B, Cooper
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Clinical Audit of Electronic Health Records to Identify Prediabetic Patients and Compliance with ICGP Guidelines in their Management

International Journal of Medical Students, 2023
BACKGROUND: Current Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) Guidelines recommend that all patients with prediabetes have repeat HbA1c testing within 12 months, in addition to BMI and blood pressure measurement. It is also recommended that patients
Robert Castledine, Victoria Matuschka, Eimear O'Reilly   +2 more
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