BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Limited physical activity (PA) and a high level of sedentary time (ST) are associated with childhood obesity and are a target for intervention.
Gabrielle ten Velde +4 more
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Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child [PDF]
, 2011 Adrenal adenoma is a rare endocrinal tumor in children. It can present with features of Cushing's syndrome. We present a case report of five years old female child who came with morbid obesity and hypertension.
Narang, Gursharan Singh +1 more
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Direct healthcare cost of obesity in brazil: an application of the cost-of-illness method from the perspective of the public health system in 2011. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Obesity is a global public health problem and a risk factor for several diseases that financially impact healthcare systems.To estimate the direct costs attributable to obesity (body mass index {BMI} ≥ 30 kg/m2) and morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) in ...
Michele Lessa de Oliveira +2 more
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Fuzzy logic as a decision-making support system for the indication of bariatric surgery based on an index (OBESINDEX) generated by the association between body fat and body mass index [PDF]
, 2011 Background: A Fuzzy Obesity Index (OBESINDEX) for use as an alternative in bariatric surgery indication (BSI) is presented. The search for a more accurate method to evaluate obesity and to indicate a better treatment is important in the world health ...
Glicia C. Azevedo +6 more
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Cardiovascular DiabetologyBackground The risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) is increased in type 1 diabetes, due to accelerated atherosclerosis. The molecular mechanisms are yet to be unraveled, but potential functional and quantitative abnormalities in lipoproteins
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Morbidnoe ozhirenie - vozmozhnostikonservativnoy terapii
Ожирение и метаболизм, 2010 Medico-social significance of morbid obesity, occurring in 2-4% of the adult population in Russia, results from the severity of obesity- associated diseases.
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The TrueBlue study : is practice nurse-led collaborative care effective in the management of depression for patients with heart disease or diabetes? [PDF]
, 2009 Background: In the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) or coronary heart disease (CHD), depression is under diagnosed and under treated despite being associated with worse clinical outcomes.
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Behavioral Sciences, 2017 Dysfunctional cognitions may be associated with unhealthy eating behaviors seen in individuals with obesity. However, dysfunctional cognitions commonly occur in individuals with poor mental health independently of weight.
Felipe Q. da Luz +6 more
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Health-related quality of life after camp-based family obesity treatment: an RCT
BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2019 Objective To compare the effects of a 2-year camp-based immersion family treatment for obesity with an outpatient family-based treatment for obesity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in two generations.Design Randomised controlled trial.Setting ...
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Evaluation of a multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service for adults with morbid obesity, or obesity and comorbidities, based in primary care [PDF]
, 2014 A multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service in primary care recruited patients with a body mass index ≥40 kg·m−2, or 30 kg·m−2 with obesity-related co-morbidity to a 1-year programme.
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