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Nutritional status is the major factor affecting grip strength of African HIV patients before and during antiretroviral treatment. [PDF]

, 2017
: Low grip strength is a marker of frailty and a risk factor for mortality among HIV patients and other populations. We investigated factors associated with grip strength in malnourished HIV patients at referral to ART, and at 12 weeks and 2-3 years ...
Filteau, S, Friis, H, Heimburger, DC, Kasonka, L, Kelly, P, Koethe, JR, PrayGod, G, Rehman, AM, Woodd, SL   +8 more
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Association Between Adiposity and Lean Mass With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: No Paradox

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundPrognosis based on body fat percentage (BF%) in patients with coronary artery disease has not been extensively studied. We tested the hypothesis that patients with coronary artery disease and increased BF% have a higher risk for major adverse ...
Jose R. Medina‐Inojosa, Virend K. Somers, Randal J. Thomas, Nathalie Jean, Sarah M. Jenkins, Miguel Angel Gomez‐Ibarra, Marta Supervia, Francisco Lopez‐Jimenez   +7 more
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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, García Artero, Enrique, Hernández Martínez, Alba, Martínez Rosales, Elena, Soriano Maldonado, Alberto   +4 more
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Reliability of Multisensor Armband in Estimating Energy Expenditure According to Degree of Obesity [PDF]

, 2012
Resting energy expenditure (REE) represents the amount of calories required by the body to maintain vital bodyfunctions. One of the most commonly used methods for estimating REE is indirect calorimetry.
A. Pietrobelli, BATTISTINI, Nino Carlo, BELLUCCI, ALESSANDRO, BUSACCHI, MARCELLO, L. Tardini, MALAVOLTI, Marcella, S. Bellentani   +6 more
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Genetic markers of obesity risk: stronger associations with body composition in overweight compared to normal-weight children.

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundGenetic factors are important determinants of overweight. We examined whether there are differential effect sizes depending on children's body composition.MethodsWe analysed data of n = 4,837 children recorded in the Avon Longitudinal Study of ...
Andreas Beyerlein, Rüdiger von Kries, Andrew R Ness, Ken K Ong   +3 more
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Very low-calorie diet in candidates for bariatric surgery: change in body composition during rapid weight loss

Clinics, 2019
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the changes in the body composition of morbidly obese patients induced by a very low-calorie diet. METHODS: We evaluated 120 patients selected from a university hospital.
Marcela Pires Serafim, Marco Aurelio Santo, Alexandre Vieira Gadducci, Veruska Magalhães Scabim, Ivan Cecconello, Roberto de Cleva   +5 more
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Nutritional status and structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease: The NUDAD project

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2020
Introduction Weight loss is associated with higher mortality and progression of cognitive decline, but its associations with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes related to Alzheimer's disease (AD) are unknown.
Barbara J.H. Verhaar, Francisca A. deLeeuw, Astrid S. Doorduijn, Jay L.P. Fieldhouse, Ondine van deRest, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Bart N.M. vanBerckel, Frederik Barkhof, Marjolein Visser, Marian A.E. de van derSchueren, Philip Scheltens, Maartje I. Kester, Majon Muller, Wiesje M. van derFlier   +13 more
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Body composition, physical fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in 9-year-old children

Scientific Reports, 2022
The independent associations of body composition and physical fitness components with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in childhood are not fully understood.
Pontus Henriksson, Johanna Sandborg, Maria Henström, Christine Delisle Nyström, Evelina Ek, Francisco B. Ortega, Marie Löf   +6 more
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Heme metabolism genes Downregulated in COPD Cachexia. [PDF]

, 2020
IntroductionCachexia contributes to increased mortality and reduced quality of life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and may be associated with underlying gene expression changes.
Agusti, Alvar, Arora, Itika, Bhatt, Surya P, Casaburi, Richard, Castaldi, Peter J, Dransfield, Mark T, Hersh, Craig P, Kumar, Preeti L, Lee, Sool, Lomas, David A, McDonald, Merry-Lynn N, Morrow, Jarrett D, Parker, Margaret M, Rennard, Stephen I, Silverman, Edwin K, Tal-Singer, Ruth, Thannickal, Victor J, Tiwari, Hemant K, Washko, George, Wells, J Michael, Wilson, Ava C, Wouters, Emiel FM   +21 more
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Free Sugars and Total Fat Are Important Characteristics of a Dietary Pattern Associated with Adiposity across Childhood and Adolescence [PDF]

, 2016
Background The importance of dietary sugar versus fat in the development of obesity is currently a topic of debate. Objective We aimed to identify dietary patterns (DPs) characterized by high sugar and/or high fat content and their longitudinal ...
Ambrosini, Black, Boyd, Butte, Daniels, David J Johns, Drewnowski, Emmett, Flegal, Gina L Ambrosini, Herbst, Hoffmann, Hooper, Johnson, Johnson, Kate Northstone, Livingstone, Malhotra, Mattocks, Millar, Monteilh, Nadeau, Pauline M Emmett, Price, Susan A Jebb, Te Morenga, Wells, Williams, World Health Organization   +28 more
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