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Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2022 Background: Low muscle mass is associated with worse cancer treatment outcomes. Although dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry or computerized tomography-based analysis have both been widely studied in this clinical setting, studies in the use of ...
Jirawat Thanestada MD +5 more
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A Bedside Measure of Body Composition in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
, 2014 Background In clinical practice, monitoring body composition is a critical component of nutritional assessment and weight management in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a simple bedside measurement tool for body
Davidson, Z.E. +3 more
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New fat free mass - fat mass model for use in physiological energy balance equations
Nutrition & Metabolism, 2010 Background The Forbes equation relating fat-free mass (FFM) to fat mass (FM) has been used to predict longitudinal changes in FFM during weight change but has important limitations when paired with a one dimensional energy balance differential equation ...
McDougall Andrew +7 more
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Fat free mass and obesity in relation to educational level [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2009 Abstract Background The aim of the study was to describe the body composition of Finnish adults, especially by education, and to investigate whether fat-free mass (FFM) can explain educational gradients relating to body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Methods
Elina Seppänen-Nuijten +6 more
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Prognostic potential of body composition indices in detecting risk of musculoskeletal injury in army officer cadet profiles. [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: High values in most of the body composition indices have been related to musculoskeletal injuries, but limited data exists on the accuracy of these diagnoses when detecting musculoskeletal injuries in military populations.
Bahadori B +9 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Introduction: Regular assessment of body composition in athletes is a key element of their nutritional status and general condition monitoring. Purpose: Analysis of differences in the impedance (I) and body composition measurements performed by the use
Olga Mizera +2 more
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Somatic characteristics and body composition in Czech sub-elite female handball players
Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica, 2020 The somatic parameters and body composition are important indicators of physical fitness and general health not only non-athletes, but of athletes. The aim of this study was to determine the somatic characteristics and body composition in 15 Czech sub ...
Ivana Kinkorová +2 more
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Association of fat mass profile with natriuretic peptide receptor alpha in subcutaneous adipose tissue of medication-free healthy men: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Atrial natriuretic peptide increases lipolysis in human adipocytes by binding to natriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPRA). The aim of the current study was to examine the associations of NPRA mRNA of subcutaneous adipose tissue with fat mass ...
Dinas, Petros C +9 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine body composition influence on cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic markers in physically inactive individuals with insulin resistance (IR). Nineteen overweight and obese (body mass index [BMI] 25.0–29.9 kg·m−2; ≥
Jairo Azócar-Gallardo +6 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2021 Background Weight gain (mainly gain of fat mass) occurs quickly after successful kidney transplantation and is associated with metabolic complications (alterations of glycaemic control, hyperlipidaemia). Determinants of weight gain are multifactorial and
Karine Moreau +6 more
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