Association of relative fat mass (RFM) index with diabetes-related mortality and heart disease mortality [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAlthough studies have examined the association of the Relative Fat Mass (RFM, a novel anthropometric index used as a surrogate for whole-body fat percentage) with all-cause mortality, the association of RFM with diabetes-related mortality and heart ...
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundThe relative contributions of each component of body composition to blood pressure (BP) remain unclear.ObjectiveWe aimed to comprehensively investigate the impact of body composition and fat distribution on BP and quantify their relative ...
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Obesity among Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing these days. The adverse effect of obesity can be seen in different physiological functions. Relative fat mass is a newly identified parameter to estimate whole body fat.
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Relative fat mass as a novel predictor of gallstone risk: opportunities and caveats. [PDF]
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Prediction of body fat in adolescents: validity of the methods relative fat mass, body adiposity index and body fat index [PDF]
Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 2021 To verify the validity of anthropometric methods body adiposity index (BAI), relative fat mass (RFM) and body fat index (BFI) to estimate body fat percentage (%BF) in adolescents.A cross-sectional study was carried out with 420 Brazilian adolescents aged 15-19 years, stratified by age (
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Assessment of muscle mass relative to fat mass and associations with physical functioning in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Rheumatology, 2017 To determine whether a novel measure of appendicular lean mass relative to fat mass is associated with physical functioning in RA.In a cross-sectional design, three independent RA cohorts were retrospectively analysed. Whole-body DXA measures of appendicular lean mass index (ALMI, kg/m 2 ) and fat mass index (FMI, kg/m 2 ) were converted to age, sex ...
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Diet in Scleroderma: Is There a Need for Intervention?
Diagnostics, 2021 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients exhibit a plethora of risk factors for nutritional decline, including the presence of chronic inflammation and the progressive nature of disease-related multisystem involvement.
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Scientific Reports, 2022 We examined the performance of a commercially-available handheld bioimpedance (BIA) device relative to dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess body composition differences among Veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Relation of Absolute or Relative Adiposity to Insulin Resistance, Retinol Binding Protein-4, Leptin, and Adiponectin in Type 2 Diabetes [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2012 BackgroundCentral fat mass (CFM) correlates with insulin resistance and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular complications; however, peripheral fat mass (PFM) is associated with insulin sensitivity.
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RELATIVE FAT MASS AND BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS TO MEASURE BODY FAT PERCENTAGE IN ADOLESCENTS
Media Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan, 2023 Relative Fat Mass (RFM) adalah metode pengukuran persentase lemak tubuh yang ditemukan oleh para peneliti di Cedars-Sinai Medical Center di California, Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2018 dengan memasukkan tinggi badan dan lingkar pinggang seseorang ke dalam rumus dan dapat digunakan pada remaja usia 15-19 tahun.
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