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What Fat Is That? Scanning Perirenal Fat: A Survey of Australasian Sonographers
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.What fat is that? Ultrasound measurement of perirenal adipose tissue and CVD. Results of a survey of Australasian sonographers 2024. ABSTRACT Introduction Ultrasound measures of perirenal adipose tissue (PRAT) have emerged as potentially efficient, cost‐effective, and accessible methods for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
Victoria Baumann +2 more
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BACKGROUNDBoth abdominal obesity, defined as waist circumference (WC) 65102 cm for men and WC 6588 cm for women and increased body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) are known to be associated with hypertension.
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Periodontitis during pregnancy: The effect on the gut microbiome and intestinal inflammation
Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.Abstract Background Periodontitis has been epidemiologically associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but causality remains difficult to establish in humans due to confounding factors. This study uses a controlled murine model to examine the effects of experimentally induced periodontitis on the composition of the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal
Richard Bright +9 more
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The role of endoplasmic reticulum in human adipose tissue [PDF]
Adipose tissue plays a central role in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis. In obesity adipocytes are challenged by many insults: surplus energy, inflammation, insulin resistance and considerable endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress.
Alhusaini, S. (Saif)
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Peptic ulcer disease: Insights and risk factors
JPGN Reports, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Peptic ulcer disease (PUD), affects adults and children, with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection being the most frequent cause. Diagnosis requires an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) and invasive tests. However, besides H. pylori, risk factors for PUD in children remain unclear.
Haidar Houmani +6 more
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Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, and the proportion of individuals diagnosed under the age of 50 years, referred to as early‐onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), is increasing. The aim of this study was to evaluate how the demographic and clinical features of EOCR in northern Sweden and Finland have changed over time ...
Melina Charalambidi +11 more
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General obesity, abdominal adiposity, and the risk of incident hypertension-From anthropometry to modern imaging techniques. [PDF]
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 2018 Georgianos PI, Zebekakis PE.
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at higher risk of severe COVID‐19 and may exhibit suboptimal vaccine responses. This study evaluates the factors influencing vaccine‐induced immunity in HD patients following the second dose of the Vaxzevria. A total of 276 HD patients and 126 controls were included. Antibody responses were assessed using binding
Chia‐Wei Chang +9 more
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2025 Obesity Fact Sheet for Korea: Prevalence of Obesity, Abdominal Obesity from 2014 to 2023 and Prevalence of Chronic Disease by Obesity Status. [PDF]
J Obes Metab SyndrKim E +10 more
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Obesity, abdominal obesity and subsequent risk of kidney cancer: a cohort study of 23.3 million East Asians. [PDF]
Br J Cancer, 2019 Nam GE +13 more
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