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Estimation of body fat from skinfold thickness

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2001
The fat content of the human body has physiological and medical importance. It may influence morbidity and mortality, it may affect the ability to withstand exposure to cold and starvation, and it may alter the effectiveness of drugs and anaesthetics. It may also be the cause of reduced insulin sensitivity in some population groups.
M A, Aboul-Seoud, A L, Aboul-Seoud
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Epicardial Fat Thickness Is Independently Associated with Psoriasis

Dermatology, 2013
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Several studies have showed an association between psoriasis and cardiovascular (CV) diseases and metabolic syndrome (MS). Assessment of CV risk in patients with psoriasis has become an important issue.
Zehra Ilke, Akyildiz, Sila, Seremet, Volkan, Emren, Sinan, Ozcelik, Bilal, Gediz, Ahmet, Tastan, Cem, Nazlı   +6 more
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Longitudinal trends in subcutaneous fat thickness during adolescence

American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1983
AbstractLongitudinal principal components (LPC) analysis is used to summarize adolescent trends in subcutaneous fat thickness at three sites (biceps, suprailiac, and abdominal). For each site, component 1 (C1) represents fatness level, and component 2 (C2) represents an increase followed by a decrease (fat wave) in fatness. Components 3–5 (retained for
C E, Cronk, A F, Roche, R, Kent, D, Eichorn, R W, McCammon   +4 more
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Increased epicardial fat thickness and carotid intima–media thickness in migraine patients

Neurological Sciences, 2019
Migraine is a common and debilitating neurological disorder characterized with episodic attacks. Epicardial fat is metabolically active and is an important predictor of metabolic and vascular diseases. We aimed to examine whether the echocardiographic measurement of epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is increased ...
Hikmet Saçmacı, Yaşar Turan
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Threshold Values of High-risk Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness

Obesity, 2008
Objective: Echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue is a new index of cardiac and visceral adiposity with great potential as a diagnostic tool and therapeutic target. In this study, we sought to provide threshold values of echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness associated with metabolic and anthropometric risk factors.Methods and Procedures ...
Gianluca, Iacobellis, Howard J, Willens, Giuseppe, Barbaro, Arya M, Sharma   +3 more
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Skin Heat Dissipation: The Influence of Diabetes, Skin Thickness, and Subcutaneous Fat Thickness

Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 2008
It is well established that diabetes impairs vascular endothelial function. However, the impact of impaired endothelial function on thermal conductivity of the skin, especially in relation to a constant versus a sudden heat stress, has not been established.
Jerrold S, Petrofsky, Katie, McLellan, Gurinder S, Bains, Michelle, Prowse, Gomathi, Ethiraju, Scott, Lee, Shashi, Gunda, Everett, Lohman, Ernie, Schwab   +8 more
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Age-related changes of epicardial fat thickness

Biomedicine & Preventive Nutrition, 2012
Abstract Background Epicardial adipose tissue is correlated to the amount of visceral fat and is a marker of metabolic and cardiovascular risk. Aging alters body fat mass and its function. Epicardial fat (EF) thickness, as measured by ultrasonography, reflects intra-abdominal visceral fat and is related to features of the metabolic syndrome and to ...
Gianluigi Mazzoccoli, Mariangela Pia Dagostino, Antonio Greco   +2 more
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Longitudinal variance of visceral fat thickness in pregnant adolescents

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2014
This study aims to investigate the longitudinal change in visceral fat thickness (VFT) during normal pregnancy. A prospective cohort study with 75 primiparous adolescents was carried out in Petrolina, Brazil. VFT was evaluated by ultrasound between 12–20 weeks gestation and immediately after delivery.
Luciana P, Dutra, Rosangela M, Cisneiros, Alex S, Souza, Carolina P, Diniz, Laís A, Moura, Jose N, Figueiroa, João G B, Alves   +6 more
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Fat Thickness and Developmental Status in Childhood and Adolescence

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1960
What is the relationship between the degree of fatness, and size and maturity status during the growing period? If fatness and growth progress are correlated, is the relationship straight-line, or is there a point beyond which increased fatness is no longer associated with greater size and advanced maturity? Logically, one would expect fatter Children
S M, GARN, J A, HASKELL
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Abdominal fat weight and thickness as predictors of total body fat in broilers

British Poultry Science, 1985
In two experiments broilers of both sexes from two strains were reared to 16 weeks of age to determine how total body fat could be estimated and predicted from some carcase traits. In the first experiment, age, carcase weight and abdominal fat thickness were found to be significant factors in the prediction of total body fat weight estimated from ...
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