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Central Adiposity and Visceral Fat in Long‐Term Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Childhood and Adolescence: Exploration of an Underappreciated Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Elevated visceral fat is associated with poor cardiovascular health but is not well characterized in survivors of childhood cancer. We examined central adiposity and associated risk factors in a pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivorship cohort.
Louise Guolla, Ashlyn Chou, Troy H. Farncombe, Lehana Thabane, Katherine Morrison, Ronald D. Barr   +5 more
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What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)? A Progress Report of a Prospective Controlled Study of Women After Pre‐Menopausal Risk‐Reducing Bilateral Salpingo‐Oophorectomy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical menopause, the removal of both ovaries prior to natural menopause, may impact short‐and long‐term physical and emotional health. An increasingly common cause of surgical menopause is risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy (RRSO) in those at high inherited risk of ovarian cancer.
Sarah A. L. Price, Pauline M. Maki, Samar R. El Khoudary, Alison Brand, Rakibul M. Islam, Susan M. Domchek, Hadine Joffe, Gita D. Mishra, Katrina M. Moss, Fiona C. Baker, Sabine Braat, John D. Wark, Martha Hickey   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hip Structural Analysis and Bone Strain Index in Clinical Practice: Their Utility Beyond BMD

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Previous studies have demonstrated that in certain medical conditions, fragility fractures tend to occur even at bone mineral density (BMD) levels that are in the nonosteoporotic range.
Kripa E. Cherian, Thomas V. Paul
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of biochemical markers and bone mineral density in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5D at the start of hemodialysis treatment

Biomedical Papers, 2015
Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have significant disorders of bone and mineral metabolism. In addition, they can also develop other bone disorders including osteoporosis.
Ivo Valkovsky, Renata Olsanska, Josef Tvrdik, Arnost Martinek, Zdenek Svagera, Marketa Pernicova, Jarmila Dedochova, Zuzana Cermakova   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Compared with Anthropometry in Relation to Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in a Young Adult Population: Is the 'Gold Standard' Tarnished? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Assessment of adiposity using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been considered more advantageous in comparison to anthropometry for predicting cardio-metabolic risk in the older population, by virtue of its ability to ...
Denise L Demmer, Lawrence J Beilin, Beth Hands, Sally Burrows, Craig E Pennell, Stephen J Lye, Jennifer A Mountain, Trevor A Mori   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

RF12 | PSUN80 A Novel DXA Algorithm to Aid in the Diagnosis of Familial Partial Lipodystrophy [PDF]

, 2022
Charles B. Harris, Wenjun Zheng, Rebecca J. Brown   +2 more
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The Impact of Metabolic Complications in Pregnancy on Later Life Maternal Cardiometabolic Health: Findings From the ROLO Longitudinal Cohort Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore associations between pregnancy metabolic complications and maternal cardiometabolic health 10 years postpartum. Design Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study following a randomised controlled trial. Setting Single‐centre. Population Pregnancy metabolic complication (pregnancy‐induced hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance,
Kristyn Dunlop, Sophie Callanan, Kaat Philippe, Catherine McNestry, Alexander Douglass, Ricardo Segurado, Rachel K. Crowley, Patrick J. Twomey, Catherine M. Phillips, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transgender and Gender Diverse Patient Experiences, Care and Health Outcomes in Medical Imaging: A Scoping Review

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Changes in legislation and social attitudes towards transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people have prompted clinical and ethical questions about the experiences, care, and health outcomes of TGD patients in medical imaging. Aim The aim of this scoping review is to identify the main themes surrounding TGD patient care in medical ...
Kirralee Jane Davies, Ricky Lam
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis of sarcopenia by evaluating skeletal muscle mass by adjusted bioimpedance analysis validated with dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2021
Background This study aimed to adjust and cross‐validate skeletal muscle mass measurements between bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the screening of sarcopenia in the community and to estimate the prevalence of ...
Keith Yu‐Kin Cheng, Simon Kwoon‐Ho Chow, Vivian Wing‐Yin Hung, Carissa Hing‐Wai Wong, Ronald Man‐Yeung Wong, Charlotte Sau‐Lan Tsang, Timothy Kwok, Wing‐Hoi Cheung   +7 more
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Muscle Strength and Power Changes With Gender‐Affirming Hormone Therapy

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Androgen receptors are highly expressed in upper body muscles, but changes in maximal muscle strength and power in major upper body muscles have not been investigated during gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Objective To assess prospective changes in maximal muscle strength and muscle power from before and after 1 year of ...
Mathilde Kamp Nørlund, Jakob Lindberg Nielsen, Marianne Skovsager Andersen, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Laust Frisenberg Buhl, Anne Pernille Hermann, Camilla Viola Buskbjerg Palm, Tine Taulbjerg Kristensen, Jan Frystyk, Per Aagaard, Jonas Mathiesen, Dorte Glintborg, Louise Lehmann Christensen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source