The effect of liver enzymes on body composition: A Mendelian randomization study.
PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundHigher alanine transaminase (ALT), indicating poor liver function, is positively associated with diabetes but inversely associated with body mass index (BMI) in Mendelian randomization (MR) studies, suggesting liver function affects muscle mass.
Junxi Liu +6 more
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Body composition data from the rat subjects of Cosmos 1129 experiment K-316 [PDF]
The effects of 18.5 days of weightlessness on the body composition of young, growing, male laboratory rats were examined. Three groups of 5 rats each were examined. It is indicated that exposure of young, growing, male rats to 18.5 days of weightlessness
Pace, N. +4 more
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Overweight and obesity in a Swiss city: 10-year trends [PDF]
, 2017 Background Increased rates of overweight/obesity have been reported in recent years in developed countries. This population study of healthy subjects evaluated the changes in overweight/obesity prevalence in 2003, compared with 1993, and determined the ...
Genton, Laurence +3 more
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FTO Genotype and 2-Year Change in Body Composition and Fat Distribution in Response to Weight-Loss Diets: The POUNDS LOST Trial [PDF]
, 2014 Recent evidence suggests that the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) genotype may interact with dietary intakes in relation to adiposity. We tested the effect of FTO variant on weight loss in response to 2-year diet interventions.
Hu, Frank B. +5 more
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Effect of combined aerobic and resistance training in body composition of obese postmenopausal women
Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2015 The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 16-week program of combined aerobic and resistance training on the body composition of postmenopausal women who are obese. The participants were divided into two groups: training group (TG, n = 37)
Fabrício E. Rossi +7 more
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Longitudinal association between preschool fussy eating and body composition at 6 years of age: The Generation R Study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Children's fussy eating behavior has been related to both underweight and overweight in cross-sectional studies, but the direction of these associations and the relation with more detailed measures of body composition remains unclear.
Barse, L.M. (Lisanne) de +7 more
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Spine’s Sagittal Plane Curves’ Coherence with Anthropometric Parameters in Schoolchildren
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018 The aim of this study — to identify how anthropometric measurements are connected with spine sagittal curves in schoolchildren. Anthropometric and sagittal body posture measurements were performed for 405 schoolchildren, age range 10—13 years.
Vilma Mauricienė, Kristina Bačiulienė
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Influence of Body Composition on Arterial Stiffness in Middle-Aged Adults: Healthy UAL Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
, 2019 Background and objectives: Several anthropometric and body composition parameters have been linked to arterial stiffness (AS) as a biomarker of cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about which of these closely related factors is more strongly
Alcaraz Ibáñez, Manuel +4 more
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Segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis in children aged 7–18 years living in Ankara-Turkey: Age and sex difference in the measures of adiposity [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Obesity among school children has emerged considerably in the recent years with changing of life styles.Aim: The present study analyses the patterns of fat accumulation during childhood and adolescents.Subjects and methods: A Cross-sectional ...
Dasgupta, Parasmani +2 more
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A study of body composition and its association with disease severity in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in HUSM [PDF]
, 2011 Background: COPD is not just a disease of the lungs alone; it has systemic manifestations due to the underlying pathogenesis of inflammatory reaction.
Asmee, Mohammad Faisal
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