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Defining obesity cut-off points for migrant South Asians. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundBody mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are used to define cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk. We aimed to derive appropriate BMI and WC obesity cut-off points in a migrant South Asian population.Methods4688 White Europeans and ...
Laura J Gray, Thomas Yates, Melanie J Davies, Emer Brady, David R Webb, Naveed Sattar, Kamlesh Khunti   +6 more
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Determining Cut-Off Points for the Dental Fear Survey [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2015
Objective. To determine a high fear cut-off point score for the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) using a single-item self-report questionnaire. Methods. The DFS, a 20-item questionnaire assessing fear of dental treatment, was completed by 1,256 participants with
Maurício Antônio Oliveira, Cristiane Baccin Bendo, Saul Martins Paiva, Miriam Pimenta Vale, Júnia Maria Serra-Negra   +4 more
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Grip strength values and cut-off points based on over 200,000 adults of the German National Cohort - a comparison to the EWGSOP2 cut-off points. [PDF]

Age Ageing, 2023
Abstract Background The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) updated in 2018 the cut-off points for low grip strength to assess sarcopenia based on pooled data from 12 British studies. Objective
Huemer MT, Kluttig A, Fischer B, Ahrens W, Castell S, Ebert N, Gastell S, Jöckel KH, Kaaks R, Karch A, Keil T, Kemmling Y, Krist L, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Mikolajczyk R, Moreno Velásquez I, Pischon T, Schipf S, Schmidt B, Schöttker B, Schulze MB, Stocker H, Teismann H, Wirkner K, Drey M, Peters A, Thorand B.   +29 more
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Anthropometric indices and cut-off points in the diagnosis of metabolic disorders. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveIdentifying metabolic disorders at the earliest phase of their development allows for an early intervention and the prevention of serious consequences of diseases.
Stanisław Głuszek, Elzbieta Ciesla, Martyna Głuszek-Osuch, Dorota Kozieł, Wojciech Kiebzak, Łukasz Wypchło, Edyta Suliga   +6 more
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Comparison of accelerometry cut points for physical activity and sedentary behavior in pre-school children : a validation study [PDF]

, 2012
This study compared accelerometry cut points for sedentary behavior, light and moderate to vigorous intensity activity (MVPA) against a criterion measure, the Children’s Activity Rating Scale (CARS), in preschool children.
Reilly, J. J., Bulley, Catherine, Mercer, Tom, Bulley, Cathy, Hislop, Jane, Hislop, Jane F., Reilly, John J., Hislop, J., Mercer, Tom H., Reilly, John, Reilly, J J   +10 more
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Predictive validity and classification accuracy of actigraph energy expenditure equations and cut-points in young children [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: Evaluate the predictive validity of ActiGraph energy expenditure equations and the classification accuracy of physical activity intensity cut-points in preschoolers.
Okely, Anthony D, Ekelund, Ulf, Reilly, John J, Brage, Søren, Cliff, Dylan P, Janssen, Xanne, Hinkley, Trina, Jones, Rachel A, Batterham, Marijka   +8 more
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The cheapest point of cut-off [PDF]

Journal of the Franklin Institute, 1884
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Cut-off values and points after continuous variables are converted to dichotomous variables.

, 2023
Cut-off values and points after continuous variables are converted to dichotomous variables.
Yang Zhou (65942), Shiyu Li (144475), Yan Ding (39795), Yali Wu (662911), Youjun Yang (1409404), Shasha Wang (346796), Wei Yin (64393)   +6 more
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Enhanced diagnostic accuracy for neurocognitive disorders: a revised cut-off approach for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, 2020
Background The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) has good sensitivity for mild cognitive impairment, but specificity is low when the original cut-off (25/26) is used.
Alessandra E. Thomann, Manfred Berres, Nicolai Goettel, Luzius A. Steiner, Andreas U. Monsch   +4 more
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Disease activity Score 28 in patients with Chikungunya virus infection [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2022
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate different parameters for determining the inflammatory activity in patients with Chikungunya. PATIENTS AND METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study was conducted with 56 patients
A. Beatriz de Sá, A. Padilha Castro Gomes, B. Martins Farinazo, R. Medeiros Sousa, C. Muniz Caldas   +4 more
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