Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023 This study examined the relationship between a validated measure of socioeconomic deprivation, such as the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and morbid obesity.
Nwabunie Nwana +11 more
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The role of heart rate on the associations between body composition and heart rate variability in children with overweight/obesity : the ActiveBrains project [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is negatively associated with body mass index and adiposity in several populations. However, less information is available about this association in children with overweight and obesity, especially severe/morbid ...
Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina +11 more
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Human body weight, nutrients, and foods: a scoping review
Food & Nutrition Research, 2022 Background: The aim of this article (scoping review) is to elucidate the current knowledge for the potential role of body weight for setting and updating Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) and Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs).
Jøran Hjelmesæth, Agneta Sjöberg
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Clinical and Translational Science, 2022 Previous studies have not accounted for the close link between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity when investigating the impact of T2DM on cytochrome P450 (CYP) activities.
Kine Eide Kvitne +13 more
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The independent association of overweight and obesity with breathlessness in adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study [PDF]
, 2017 Obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic breathlessness and should be assessed in people with this ...
Currow, David C. +4 more
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The relation of body mass index, demographic and health-related variables to length of stay for patients at an acute rehabilitation hospital after total hip arthroplasty [PDF]
, 2010 Obesity is a growing public health concern world-wide. At the same time, knee and hip replacements are becoming an increasingly regular treatment for osteoarthritis.
Greenberg, K., Kroll, T.
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents with or without syndromic obesity: two years follow-up [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem. Surgical treatment of obese adolescents, particularly those affected by congenital syndrome, represents a controversial issue.
ABBATINI, FRANCESCA +6 more
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Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundMorbid obesity can be a life threatening condition. The aim of our study is to assess the trend in morbid obesity in The Netherlands among children of Dutch origin since 1980, and among children of Turkish and Moroccan origin since 1997.Methods
Paula van Dommelen +3 more
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Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Undergraduates in Ogun State Nigeria [PDF]
, 2015 Coexistence of under and over nutrition among the same population group is referred to as the double burden of malnutrition. The objective of this study was to assess double burden of malnutrition among undergraduate students in Ogun State Nigeria.
Ekerette, N. N. (Nkereuwem) +1 more
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Morbid obesity in women on the rise : an observational, population-based study [PDF]
, 2013 Background The obesity epidemic is generally monitored by the proportion of the population whose body mass index (BMI) exceeds 30 kg/m2 but this masks the growing proportion of those who are morbidly obese.
Brennan, Sharon L. +2 more
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