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Body Fat and Fat‐Free Mass and All‐Cause Mortality [PDF]
Obesity, 2004 AbstractObjective: To investigate whether the association between BMI and all‐cause mortality could be disentangled into opposite effects of body fat and fat‐free mass (FFM).Research Methods and Procedures: All‐cause mortality was studied in the Danish follow‐up study “Diet, Cancer and Health” with 27, 178 men and 29, 875 women 50 to 64 years old ...
Janne Bigaard +2 more
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The relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and indices of fat mass and fat-free mass in adults. [PDF]
Front Sports Act LivingPurposeCardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) independently predicts cardiovascular disease risk and mortality. In addition, body composition levels characterized by excess adiposity (fat mass) and low levels of fat-free mass (FFM) are strongly associated with poor health status.
Popp CJ, Jesch ED.
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National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2022 Background: Handgrip strength (HGS) is an important parameter to assess the upper extremity muscular strength. Aims and Objectives: Aim of the study is to record HGS in healthy young males and to compare with fat mass (FM), fat-free mass, fat-free mass ...
Sephali Acharya +3 more
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Pathways to interleukin-6 in healthy males and serious leisure male athletes: physical activity, body composition and age. [PDF]
, 2012 Physical activity (PA) is beneficial to overall health, in part due to physiological changes that lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including reduced inflammation. However, the mechanism by which PA reduces inflammation is unclear.
Brecht, Mary-Lynn +2 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Abdominal fat and fat-free masses report a close association with cardiometabolic risks, therefore this specific body compartment presents more interest than whole-body masses.
Ivona Mitu +5 more
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Longitudinal Changes in Fat Mass and the Hippocampus [PDF]
Obesity, 2020 ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations between fat mass (i.e., body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], and waist to hip ratio [WTHR]) and hippocampal volumes.MethodsUK Biobank participants (N = 20,395) aged 40 to 70 years (mean follow‐up = 7.66 years), were included and categorized into one of ...
Ananthan Ambikairajah +4 more
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Children, 2021 Background: Negative lifestyle trends are reflected in overweight and obese children, in which their lack of physical activity results in decreased muscle mass.
Vendula Zbořilová +2 more
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Effects of once-weekly semaglutide vs once-daily canagliflozin on body composition in type 2 diabetes:a substudy of the SUSTAIN 8 randomised, controlled clinical trial [PDF]
, 2020 Aims/hypothesis: Intra-abdominal or visceral obesity is associated with insulin resistance and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to compare the effects of semaglutide 1.0 mg and canagliflozin 300 mg on body composition in a ...
Catarig, Andrei-Mircea +6 more
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Associations Between Trunk Muscle/Fat Composition, Narrowing Lumbar Disc Space, and Low Back Pain in Middle-Aged Farmers: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 Objective To investigate the association of trunk fat and muscle composition, lumbar disc space narrowing, and low back pain in middle-aged farmers. Methods Fat and muscle areas were identified using standard Hounsfield unit ranges for adipose tissue and
Sora Baek, Hee-won Park, Gowun Kim
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background We aimed to investigate the association between preterm birth and body composition at 6, 18, and 30 years of age using data from three population-based birth cohort studies.
Caroline Cardozo Bortolotto +7 more
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