BackgroundStrong evidence has linked overweight and obesity to increased risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Chinese populations. Menopause is considered associated with increased obesity and central body fat distribution. However,
Ruiyi Tang +20 more
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Serum Magnesium Levels Are Negatively Associated with Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Real-World Study [PDF]
Background There remains controversy over the relationship between serum magnesium levels and obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether there is any association of serum magnesium levels with ...
Man-Rong Xu +5 more
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The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk in children is mediated by abdominal adiposity: the HAPPY study [PDF]
Background: It is unclear whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is independently linked to cardiometabolic risk in children. This study investigated a) the association between CRF level and presence of cardiometabolic risk disorders using health ...
Bailey, Daniel Paul +3 more
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Intra‐abdominal pressure, sagittal abdominal diameter and obesity comorbidity [PDF]
Objectives. To determine relationship of intraabdominal pressure to central obesity and the comorbidity of obesity. Design. Non‐randomized, prospective. Setting. University hospital, operating room. Subjects. Eighty‐four anaesthetized consecutive patients prior to gastric bypass for morbid obesity and five non‐obese patients before colectomy for ...
H, Sugerman +3 more
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Adipose Tissue Distribution and Survival Among Women with Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer. [PDF]
ObjectivePrevious studies of breast cancer survival have not considered specific depots of adipose tissue such as subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT).MethodsThis study assessed these relationships among 3,235 women with ...
Albers, Kathleen B +6 more
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Summary: Background: The ever-growing trend of abdominal obesity worldwide has garnered global attention over the past three decades. In India, BMI has conventionally been used to measure obesity.
Monika Chaudhary, Priyanshu Sharma
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Expanding evidence for the multiple dangers of epidemic abdominal obesity [PDF]
The waistline of America has been expanding now for decades,1 largely as a consequence of an obesogenic environment, with a car-worshipping culture and take-away lifestyle par excellence.2 No upper limit to the prevalence or extent of obesity is yet ...
Adrian J. Cameron, Mph Paul, Z. Zimmet
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Background : The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is increasing worldwide, which is of concern because obesity can lead to various complications such as metabolic syndrome (MS).
Jieun Lee +6 more
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Associations between diet, physical activity and body fat distribution: a cross sectional study in an Indian population. [PDF]
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 ...
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav +10 more
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Impact of Discrepancies in General and Abdominal Obesity on Major Adverse Cardiac Events
Background Body mass index and waist circumference (WC) are commonly used metrics that reflect general obesity and abdominal obesity. However, the impact of general and abdominal obesity discrepancies on the risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE ...
Daein Choi +4 more
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