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Association between waist circumference and chronic pain: insights from observational study and two-sample Mendelian randomization

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundCurrent research offers limited clarity on the correlation between waist circumference and chronic pain prevalence.ObjectiveThis investigation seeks to elucidate the potential relationship between waist circumference and chronic pain and their ...
Ting Xu, Fan Jin, Yeting Yu, Jie He, Ren Yang, Tian Lv, Zhangjun Yan   +6 more
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Health behaviors, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in children [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011
Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) begin to gain attention as measures of adiposity and as important cardiometabolic disease risk factors also among children. Still, little research has been done on behavioral determinants of WC and WHtR in children.
Ray C., Roos E., Ray C., Roos E.
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Is vulnerability to cardiometabolic disease in Indians mediated by abdominal adiposity or higher body adiposity. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Indians may be particularly vulnerable to cardiometabolic disease, potentially due to higher body fat for a given BMI, or a tendency towards depositing abdominal adiposity.
Davey-Smith, George, Gupta, Ruby, Kuper, Hannah, Wells, Jonathan, Krishna, Kankipati Vijay, Davey Smith, George, Krishna, Kankipati Vijay Radha, Kulkarni, Bharati, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Taylor, Amy, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Kinra, Sanjay, Ebrahim, Shah   +12 more
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A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Hair Cortisol, Sarcopenia, and Sarcopenic Obesity: Results From the ELSA‐Brasil Study

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This study investigated the association between hair cortisol levels and dynapenia, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity in the ELSA‐Brasil study. Hair cortisol was used as a biomarker of chronic stress. No significant associations were observed between hair cortisol and the outcomes assessed.
Christiano Barbosa da Silva, Isiyara Taverna Pimenta, Rosane Harter Griep, Arlinda Barbosa Moreno, Isabela Judith Martins Bensenor, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Maria Inês Schmidt, Anissa Daliry, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expert Consensus on the Management of Obesity in Older Adults (2026 Edition)

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract summarizes a safety‐first framework for managing obesity in older adults, with attention to age, functional status, comorbidities, and sarcopenia risk. Key assessments include BMI, waist measures, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass, and comprehensive geriatric evaluation. Management prioritizes reducing visceral fat while
Qi Pan, Lixin Guo
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between the Head Circumference and Waist Circumference

The International Annals of Medicine, 2017
Summary: The purpose of this study therefore is to investigate the relationship between the head circumference and waist circumference of male and female subjects in Nigeria and also if there exists any significant difference in male and female head circumferences and waist circumferences.
Okoro Oghenerieborue Godswill, Enaohwo Taniyohwo Mamerhi   +1 more
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Ixekizumab With Tirzepatide Achieved Greater Disease Control Than Ixekizumab Alone in Adults With Psoriatic Arthritis and Overweight or Obesity: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Overweight or obesity is prevalent in 72% to 82% of individuals with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We assessed the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab (IXE) concomitantly administered with tirzepatide (TZP) compared with IXE alone in adult participants with active PsA and overweight with at least one weight‐related comorbidity or obesity.
Joseph F. Merola, Philip Mease, Alan Kivitz, Naveed Sattar, Laura C. Coates, Daniel Aletaha, Cynthia E. Kartman, Peter Fischer, Luna Sun, Píndaro Martínez‐Osuna, Andris Kronbergs, Purvi Prajapati, Anabela Cardoso, Mark C. Genovese, Alexis Ogdie   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waist Circumference Might Be a Predictor of Primary Liver Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2018
Background: Waist circumference, as an indicator of central adiposity, has been identified as an important predictor of several specific cancers such as colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal cancer risk, however, a consensus regarding the association ...
Luopei Wei, Ni Li, Gang Wang, Xiaoshuang Feng, Zhangyan Lyu, Xin Li, Yan Wen, Yuheng Chen, Hongda Chen, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Min Dai, Jie He, Jie He   +13 more
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Defining obesity cut-off points for migrant South Asians [PDF]

, 2011
<p><b>Background:</b> Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are used to define cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk. We aimed to derive appropriate BMI and WC obesity cut-off points in a migrant South Asian population ...
Brady Emer, Emer Brady (200466), Gray, L.J., Brady, E., Sattar, N., Melanie J Davies, David R Webb, David R. Webb, Sattar Naveed, Davies, M.J., Melanie J. Davies (7155500), Davies Melanie J., Laura J Gray, David R. Webb (200468), Khunti Kamlesh, Thomas Yates, Emer Brady, Kamlesh Khunti, Thomas Yates (171609), Webb David R., Webb, D.R., Yates Thomas, Kamlesh Khunti (171607), N. Sattar (7608890), Naveed Sattar, Khunti, K., Yates, T., Melanie J. Davies, Laura J. Gray, Gray Laura J., Laura J. Gray (7605071)   +30 more
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