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Relationship of Fat Mass Index and Fat Free Mass Index With Body Mass Index and Association With Function, Cognition and Sarcopenia in Pre-Frail Older Adults

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
BackgroundBody mass index (BMI) is an inadequate marker of obesity, and cannot distinguish between fat mass, fat free mass and distribution of adipose tissue. The purpose of this study was twofold.
Reshma Aziz Merchant, Reshma Aziz Merchant, Santhosh Seetharaman, Lydia Au, Michael Wai Kit Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling Wong, Li Feng Tan, Matthew Zhixuan Chen, Shu Ee Ng, John Tshon Yit Soong, Richard Jor Yeong Hui, Sing Cheer Kwek, John E. Morley   +12 more
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Lean Mass Index, Not Body Mass Index, is Essentially Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Xinyi Wang,1,* Ming Yi,1,* Yinghua Zhang,2 Keling Xiao,1 Jin Si,1 Lijie Sun,1 Haoyu Zhang,1 Jinghao Sun,1 Zhaoli Liu,1 Jiaying Lin,1 Yuxin Xie,1 Bingyan Zhang,1 Jing Zhao,3 Xi Chu,3 Jing Li1 1Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital ...
Wang X, Yi M, Zhang Y, Xiao K, Si J, Sun L, Zhang H, Sun J, Liu Z, Lin J, Xie Y, Zhang B, Zhao J, Chu X, Li J   +14 more
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Does women’s intra-household bargaining power have effect on child welfare? Evidence from farm households in Ogun state, Nigeria

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2021
This study examines whether greater women’s household bargaining power is associated with the improvement in children’s welfare in Ogun State, Nigeria. Using data from 320 farm households with a Logit regression model, the study revealed that 31.86 % of ...
Chioma Patricia ADEKUNLE, David Alaba ALORI, Adebayo Augustine KUTU   +2 more
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Association of fat mass index versus appendicular lean mass index with physical function – The Yishun Study

Aging and Health Research, 2022
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, Shiou Liang Wee, Benedict Wei Jun Pang, Lay Khoon Lau, Khalid Abdul Jabbar, Wei Ting Seah, Kenneth Kexun Chen, Tze Pin Ng   +7 more
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Tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index for estimating body fat in children in Surakarta, Indonesia

Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2022
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, Azzahra Fadhlila Aulia Nisa, Anita Sefti Astuti, Putri Ma’rifatul Mardiyah, Nur Fatimah Nikmatullah Azzainabi, Soebhita Hema Kumala, Cynthia Octaviani Rahayu, Lyviana Patrishia Purnata, Stefany Marcellia, Steiner Lukas Prisola   +9 more
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Body Mass Index (BMI): A Screening Tool Analysis

Cureus, 2022
Body mass index (BMI), a measurement based on a person’s height and weight, allows the classification of individuals into categories such as obese or overweight.
D. Khanna, Cadynce Peltzer, Payal Kahar, Mayur S. Parmar   +3 more
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Body Mass Index

Definitions, 2020
of height and weight; laboratory determination of immuno-biochemical parameters of carbohydrate metabolism and thyroid hormone were determined. To analyze the composition of the intestinal microbiota, fecal samples were taken and the quantitative and ...
Daniel Bell
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Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with weight gain among adults,1 but little is known about the weight of US children and adolescents.
S. Woolford, M. Sidell, Xia Li, Veronica Else, D. Young, K. Resnicow, C. Koebnick   +6 more
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Body Mass Index and Melanoma Prognosis

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2021
Introduction: Obesity has been suggested as a risk factor in the progression of malignancies, including melanoma. Most studies defined obesity using body mass index (BMI), although the index is considered an imperfect measure of body composition ...
Nicoletta Cassano, Stefano Caccavale, Gino A. Vena, Giuseppe Argenziano   +3 more
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Tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in prediction of pediatric metabolic syndrome: the CASPIAN-V study

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020
Objective Body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) are anthropometric measures to evaluate body adiposity in the various age groups. The present study aims to compare the predictive value of TMI and BMI for metabolic syndrome (Mets) in ...
Mehri Khoshhali, Motahar Heidari-Beni, Mostafa Qorbani, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Hasan Ziaodini, Ramin Heshmat, Roya Kelishadi   +6 more
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