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Mortality of severely obese subjects
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1992 All large prospective studies (n greater than 20,000) and several smaller studies have found that severe obesity [body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35 kg/m2] is associated with approximately a twofold increase in total mortality and in a severalfold increase in mortality due to diabetes, cerebro-, and cardiovascular disease, and certain ...
LV Sjöström
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HOMA-IR as a Predictor of PAI-1 Levels in Women with Severe Obesity [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground: Obesity is a chronic inflammatory disorder that increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Given the high CVD mortality rate among individuals with obesity, early screening should be considered. Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-
Fabiana Martins Kattah +11 more
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Association Between Long Term Exposure to PM2.5 and Its Components on Severe Obesity in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A National Study in China [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: The aim of this study was to explore the association between long-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter
Tongjun Guo +15 more
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Severe Obesity Defined by Percentiles of WHO and Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth with Obesity [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: The pediatric definition of severe obesity (OB) depends on the body mass index (BMI) references. We evaluated different BMI-derived metrics of the World Health Organization (WHO) system to define which cut-off is associated with ...
Giuliana Valerio +14 more
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Allergology International, 2019 Obesity is an important global health issue for both children and adults. Obesity increases the prevalence and incidence of asthma and also increases the risk for severe asthma.
Hiroki Tashiro, Stephanie A. Shore
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The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Glutathione Synthesis in Individuals with Severe Obesity [PDF]
AntioxidantsGlycine is deficient in individuals with obesity but improves following bariatric surgery. Glycine deficiency could impair glutathione (GSH) synthesis and worsen oxidative stress.
Hong Chang Tan +5 more
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Cutoff values of body mass index for severe obesity in Korean children and adolescents: the 99th percentile versus 120% of the 95th percentile [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 Purpose Several definitions for severe obesity have been used, primarily the 99th percentile of the body mass index (BMI) and 120% of the 95th BMI percentile.
Jaewon Choe, Jaehyun Kim, Jin Soo Moon
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022 PurposeTo evaluate potential regional homogeneity (ReHo) cerebrum function lesions in people with severe obesity and meibomian gland dysfunction (SM) and probe the connection between aberrant cerebrum activity and clinical manifestations.Patients and ...
Yi Liu +9 more
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Brain Sciences, 2021 Visceral adipose tissue accumulation is an important determinant of metabolic risk and can be estimated by the visceral adiposity index (VAI). Visceral adiposity may impact brain regions involved in eating behavior.
Sylvain Iceta +9 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Background: Weight loss before undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has been suggested to reduce perioperative complications, although with controversial results.
Miguel A. Rubio-Herrera +3 more
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