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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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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Uncertainty persists about carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and the independent relevance of different measures of adiposity for CIMT.
Preyanka Pillay +4 more
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Fat Mass Index Better Identifies Metabolic Syndrome: Insights from Patients in Early Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2019 Body mass index (BMI) does not differentiate fat and lean mass or the distribution of adipose tissue. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among patients entering outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR ...
Bonikowske AR +6 more
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Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index, Fat Mass Index and the Ageing Bone: Their Singular and Combined Roles Linked to Physical Activity and Diet. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2019 This study took a multi-analytical approach including group differences, correlations and unit-weighed directional z-score comparisons to identify the key mediators of bone health.
Tomlinson DJ +3 more
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Nutrition & Diabetes, 2021 The aim of this study was to examine associations of body composition (fat mass index, % fat mass, fat-free mass index, body mass index) and physical fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness and handgrip strength) with gestational diabetes and cardiovascular ...
Pontus Henriksson +7 more
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The role of fat mass index in determining obesity [PDF]
American Journal of Human Biology, 2010 AbstractObjectives:The objective of this study is to compare body mass index (BMI), percent body fat (PBF), and fat mass index (FMI) and to investigate the accuracy of FMI as a convenient tool for assessing obesity.Design:Anthropometric measurements and bioelectrical impedance analyses were performed on 538 Mexican Americans (373 women and 165 men ...
Gerson, Peltz +3 more
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Fat tissue accretion in children and adolescents : interplay between food responsiveness, gender, and the home availability of snacks [PDF]
, 2017 The appetitive trait "food responsiveness" is assumed to be a risk factor for adiposity gain primarily in obesogenic environments. So far, the reported results are inconsistent in school-aged children, possibly because these studies did not take into ...
Braet, Caroline +5 more
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Obesity Reviews, 2018 A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials was conducted to examine the effects of probiotic supplementation on body weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass and fat percentage in subjects with overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg m−2) or
H. Borgeraas +4 more
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Percentage of Body Fat and Fat Mass Index as a Screening Tool for Metabolic Syndrome Prediction in Colombian University Students. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2017 High body fat is related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in all ethnic groups. Based on the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of MetS, the aim of this study was to explore thresholds of body fat percentage (BF%) and fat mass index (FMI) for
Ramírez-Vélez R +9 more
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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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