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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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Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index and intra-abdominal fat mass. [PDF]
BackgroundThe association between waist circumference (WC) and mortality is particularly strong and direct when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). One conceivable explanation for this association is that WC adjusted for BMI is a better predictor of the ...
Tina Landsvig Berentzen +13 more
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Our objective was to identify sex-specific age 5- to 17-year body composition (body mass index (BMI), % body fat, fat mass index, fat-free mass index) trajectories, compare trajectories assigned using age 5 (AGE5) data to those assigned using all ...
Teresa A. Marshall +4 more
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Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Fat Index and Fat Mass In Patients with Chronic Renal Failure
Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the level of visceral adiposity index (VAI), body fat index and fat mass in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).Methods:A total of 231 subjects were enrolled, of which 83, 64 and 84 subjects were ...
Sema Kunt, Şakir Özgür Keşkek
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Background: The associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and obesity in adolescent remained unclear when considering imaging based methods such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning.
Li-Zi Lin +16 more
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Background: The body mass index parameter is currently used to determine obesity (excess body fat) in children. Using this measure has limitations in predicting body fat, particularly in adolescents.
Annang Giri Moelyo +9 more
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Background Adiposity is associated with larger left ventricular mass in children and adults. The role of body fat distribution in these associations is not clear.
Liza Toemen +8 more
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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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Background: Increase in body fat and reduced muscle mass are common body composition changes with age and precedes functional impairment. However, it remains unclear whether increased adiposity or less lean mass is a stronger determinant of worse ...
Nien Xiang Tou +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida +6 more
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