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Obesity, Abdominal Obesity and Alzheimer Disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2006
<i>Background/Aims:</i> Obesity has a strong association with vascular and metabolic diseases, which have been linked with Alzheimer disease (AD). While recent studies have reported an association between mid-life obesity and dementia, the role of later-life obesity is less clear. This study investigated the relation between AD, obesity and
Razay, G, Vreugdenhil, A, Wilcock, G
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Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors [PDF]

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2020
Background : The prevalence of obesity has rapidly increased in countries across the world in recent decades. The 2019 Obesity Fact Sheet released by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity addressed the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity ...
Ga Eun Nam, Yang-Hyun Kim, Kyungdo Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Eun-Jung Rhee, Seong-Su Lee, Dae Jung Kim, Kwan-Woo Lee, Won-Young Lee, the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity   +9 more
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Economic Costs of Abdominal Obesity [PDF]

Obesity Facts, 2008
To examine the relationship between waist circumference and future health care costs across a broad range of waist circumference values based on individual level data.A prospective cohort of 31,840 subjects aged 50-64 years at baseline had health status, lifestyle and socio-economic aspects assessed at entry.
Hojgaard, Betina, Olsen, Kim Rose, Sogaard, Jes, Sorensen, Thorkild I. A., Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte   +4 more
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Abdominal obesity, dynapenia and dynapenic-abdominal obesity as factors associated with falls [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 2019
To investigate whether abdominal obesity, dynapenia and dynapenic-abdominal obesity are associated to the prevalence of single or recurrent falls in older adults.We analyzed data from 1,046 community-dwelling participants of the SABE Study (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento/Health, Well-Being and Ageing).
Roberta de Oliveira, Máximo, Jair Licio Ferreira, Santos, Mônica Rodrigues, Perracini, Cesar de, Oliveira, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira, Duarte, Tiago da Silva, Alexandre   +5 more
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Association between body composite indices and vertebral fractures in pre and postmenopausal women in Korea.

PLoS ONE, 2021
The association between obesity and vertebral fracture remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between obesity/abdominal obesity and vertebral fracture according to menopausal status.
HyunJin Kim, Chung-Woo Lee, Myung Ji Nam, Yeon Joo Choi, Kyungdo Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Do-Hoon Kim, Joo-Hyun Park   +7 more
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Association between abdominal obesity and diabetes in India: Findings from a nationally representative study

Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, 2023
Background: Both abdominal obesity and diabetes are two major public health problems in India. This study aimed to find out the association between abdominal obesity and diabetes in Indian adult population using nationally representative National Family ...
Rajat Das Gupta, Rohan Jay Kothadia, Ateeb Ahmad Parray   +2 more
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Abdominal obesity, chronic inflammation and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Annals of Hepatology, 2023
Introduction and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of abdominal obesity and chronic inflammation on risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Chinese population.
Dongna Zhao, Haozhe Cui, Zhiqiang Shao, Liying Cao   +3 more
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Association of changes in obesity and abdominal obesity status with early-onset colorectal cancer risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Background and aimsThe incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC, diagnosed before 50 years of age) has increased in recent decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between changes in obesity status and EO-CRC risk ...
Ji Hyun Song, Ji Yeon Seo, Eun Hyo Jin, Goh Eun Chung, Young Sun Kim, Jung Ho Bae, Sunmie Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Sun Young Yang   +8 more
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Prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in the Lausanne population [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2008
Obesity can be defined using body mass index (BMI) or waist (abdominal obesity). Little information exists regarding its prevalence and determinants in Switzerland. Hence, we assessed the levels of obesity as defined by BMI or waist circumference in a Swiss population-based sample.Cross-sectional, population-based non-stratified random sample of 3,249 ...
Marques-Vidal Pedro, Bochud Murielle, Mooser Vincent, Paccaud Fred, Waeber Gérard, Vollenweider Peter   +5 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 ...
Krishna, K V Radha, Sullivan, Ruth, Krishna, KV Radha, Kuper, Hannah, Wells, Jonathan, Taylor, Amy E, Bowen, Liza, Ekelund, Ulf, Kulkarni, Bharati, Wells, Jonathan CK, Kinra, Sanjay, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Ebrahim, Shah, Radha Krishna, K. V., Taylor, Amy E.   +14 more
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