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Trunk fat volume can be a predictor of postoperative complications after gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Surgery, 2021
Background Obesity can affect postoperative outcomes of gastrectomy. Visceral fat area is superior to body mass index in predicting postoperative complications. However, visceral fat area measurement is time-consuming and is not optimum for clinical use.
Shinichiro Shiomi, Tetsuro Toriumi, Koichi Yagi, Raito Asaoka, Yasuhiro Okumura, Kotaro Wakamatsu, Susumu Aikou, Hiroharu Yamashita, Sachiyo Nomura, Yasuyuki Seto   +9 more
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Impact of Prolonged Periods Classroom Settings in Intra-abdominal fat area and its Consequence on Posture/Balance Control among Algerian Childhood College Preparatory School.

, 2017
The play has been shown to help children adjust to the school setting and to enhance children's learning [1]. Since this theory, the current study was designed to examine the significance of mechanical effects of intra-abdominal on posture/balance ...
Zerf Mohammed
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Value of computed tomography-defined visceral fat area as a risk factor for endometrial cancer

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Objective: Obesity is a risk factor for endometrial cancer. Recently, visceral fat is strongly associated with obesity-related carcinogenesis, more than subcutaneous fat.
Jae-hyun Cho, Jeong Sig Kim, Suyeon Park, Woo Young Kim   +3 more
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Associations between diet, physical activity and body fat distribution: a cross sectional study in an Indian population. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a growing health problem in India and worldwide, due to changes in lifestyle. This study aimed to explore the independent associations between dietary and physical activity exposure variables and total body fat and distribution in ...
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Bowen, Liza, Ebrahim, Shah, Ekelund, Ulf, Kinra, Sanjay, Krishna, KV Radha, Kulkarni, Bharati, Kuper, Hannah, Sullivan, Ruth, Taylor, Amy E, Wells, Jonathan CK   +10 more
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Reproducibility of ultrasonography as an assessment tool for abdominal adipose tissue

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
The growing demand for practical, accessible, and clinically meaningful diagnostic strategies to assess visceral adiposity has spurred the exploration of alternative methods for evaluating body composition.
Nadja Fernandes da Silva, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Fabíola Lima de Albuquerque, Alcides da Silva Diniz   +3 more
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Ratio of waist circumference to height is strong predictor of intra-abdominal fat

British medical journal, 1996
M. Ashwell, T. Cole, A. Dixon
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Waist circumference in Liver Disease [PDF]

, 2016
Background Central fat accumulation is important in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) etiology. It is unknown weather any commonly used waist circumference (WC) measurement protocol (mp), as whole and central fat accumulation marker, is ...
Cortez-Pinto, Helena, Melo, Xavier, Pimenta, Nuno, Santa-Clara, Helena, Sardinha, Luis, Silva Nunes, José António   +5 more
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Association Between Coffee Consumption and Visceral Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

Obesities
Objective: To investigate the association between coffee consumption and visceral obesity (VO). Methods: We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study using data from 45,630 participants who underwent a general health check-up ...
Yoshinori Hayashi, Noriko Sasabe, Hiroshi Taniguchi, Toshiaki Gunji   +3 more
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Gastrointestinal Gas and Abdominal Fat Quantity Measured by Three-Dimensional Abdominal Computed Tomography in Patients with Functional Bloating

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to assess whether increased intestinal gas or fat content in the abdominal cavity is related to abdominal bloating, using three-dimensional abdominal computed tomography scan.
Hong Sub Lee, Jai Keun Kim, Joo Sung Sun, Kwang Jae Lee   +3 more
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Deficits in trabecular bone microarchitecture in young women with Type 1 diabetes mellitus [PDF]

, 2015
Context: The pathophysiological mechanism of increased fractures in young adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is unclear. Objective: Case:control study of trabecular bone microarchitecture and vertebral marrow adiposity in young women with ...
Al-Daghri, Almeida, Amiel, Baroncelli, Baxter, Benjamin, Bereket, Botolin, Bredella, Bredella, Brismar, Chamberlain, Dai, Dhaliwal, Donaldson, Dunger, Fazeli, Fazeli, Forsén, Genant, Gevers, Giustina, Goettsch, Govan, Guler, Hothersall, Issever, Justesen, Kawai, Li, Martin, McComb, Menagh, Miller, Naressi, Neumann, Nicodemus, Patsch, Qvist, Rosen, Santos, Schellinger, Shen, Slade, Svoren, Vanhamme, Vestergaard, Wagegg, Wędrychowicz, Zemel   +49 more
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