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Grading obesity hypoventilation syndrome severity [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Journal, 2008
To the Editors: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is commonly defined as a combination of obesity (body mass index (BMI) >30 kg·m−2), waking arterial hypercapnia (arterial carbon dioxide tension ( P a,CO2) >6.0 kPa (45 mmHg)) and sleep-disordered breathing.
C, Cabrera Lacalzada, S, Díaz-Lobato
openaire   +2 more sources

Implication of heterozygous variants in genes of the leptin-melanocortin pathway in severe obesity.

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021
CONTEXT Unlike homozygous variants, the implication of heterozygous variants on the leptin-melanocortin pathway in severe obesity has not been established.
S. Courbage   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex Dimorphism in the Metabolome of Metabolic Syndrome in Morbidly Obese Individuals

open access: yesMetabolites, 2022
Adult morbid obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, mostly resulting from a long-term unhealthy lifestyle. Between 10% and 30% of people with obesity exhibit low cardiometabolic risk. The metabolic syndrome has been suggested as an
Serena Pisoni   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Severe Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Metabolic Effects, Assessment, and Treatment

open access: yesJournal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2021
Childhood obesity has been increasing steadily in recent decades, and severe childhood obesity has emerged as a major public health problem both nationally and internationally. A current concern is that lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
Yoojin Lindsey Chung, Y. Rhie
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vitamin D Deficiency: A Potential Modifiable Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Children with Severe Obesity

open access: yesChildren, 2017
Severe obesity is associated with abnormal lipids and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Obesity is a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency. We examined relationship between 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and lipids in children with
Anoop Mohamed Iqbal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long- and Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Training on Lipid Profile and Cardiovascular Disorders in Obese Male Adolescents

open access: yesChildren, 2023
This study investigated the effects of short-term and long-term periods (8 and 16 weeks) of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiovascular components, blood lipids, and 6-min walking test performance in obese young boys (age = 16.2 ± 0.7) with
Ghazi Racil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A specific gut microbiota signature is associated with an enhanced GLP-1 and GLP-2 secretion and improved metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes after metabolic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
ObjectiveTo determine changes in incretins, systemic inflammation, intestinal permeability and microbiome modifications 12 months after metabolic RYGB (mRYGB) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and their relationship with metabolic improvement ...
Laura Hernández-Montoliu   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

BMI-for-age graphs with severe obesity percentile curves: Tools for plotting cross-sectional and longitudinal youth BMI data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Severe obesity is an important and distinct weight status classification that is associated with disease risk and is increasing in prevalence among youth.
Clark, B. Ruth   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Although the national obesity epidemic has been well documented, less is known about obesity at the U.S. state level. Current estimates are based on body measures reported by persons themselves that underestimate the prevalence of obesity ...
Z. J. Ward   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999–2016

open access: yesPediatrics, 2018
This is a secondary data analysis of a nationally representative sample of US youth in which we report on current obesity prevalence trends through 2016.
A. Skinner   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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