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Influence of body fat on heart rate variability in healthy females

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To evaluate the effect of central obesity indices in healthy females on cardiac autonomic activity, using heart rate variability as an index reflecting the cardiac autonomic balance.
Hiba Salih Mahdi Al-Khassaki, Bassam Talib Al-Galani   +1 more
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Assessment of adiponectin level in obese and lean Nepalese population and its possible correlation with lipid profile: A cross-sectional study

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013
Objective: Adiponectin- one of the most important adipokines plays a pivotal role in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and vascular biology. Changing food trend and lifestyle has tremendously affected the health status of Nepalese population.
Hem K Tamang, Uddhav Timilsina, Khelanand P Singh, Sanjit Shrestha, Bishal Pandey, Sameer Basnet, Binod Waiba, Umang Shrestha   +7 more
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Hubungan Skor Dietary Inflammatory Dengan Waist Circumference (WC), Hip Circumference (HC) dan Waist Hip Ratio Pada Pasien CVD di Kota Malang

, 2022
Pengaturan makan pada pasien dengan penyakit CVD adalah salah satu hal penting untuk dilakukan. Bahan makanan yang bersifat pro-inflamasi dan diasup berlebih secara konstan dalam jangka waktu lama akan berpengaruh pada kejadian inflamasi yang dapat ...
Ramadhani, Khansa Nabila, Leny Budhi Harti.,, S.Gz, M.Si.Med, Anggun Rindang C.,, S.Gz, MS, Dietisien   +2 more
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Means of health-related quality of life dimensions by categories of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and sex.

, 2022
Means of health-related quality of life dimensions by categories of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and sex.
Joseph Capuno (14014473), Aleli Kraft (14014476), Kayleen Gene Calicdan (14014479), Owen O’Donnell (11326795)   +3 more
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Associations of cannabis use, tobacco use and co‐use with brain volume: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide and is often co‐used with tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death. Although cannabis and tobacco have distinct neurobiological actions, their associations with brain volumes are unclear.
Katherine Sawyer, Tom P. Freeman, Martine Skumlien, Esther Walton, Thomas Lancaster, Jorien L. Treur, Valentina Lorenzetti, Anna K. M. Blackwell, Chloe Burke, Richie J. Carr, Constantinos Constantinides, Maisie Cox, Sarah Dance, Shadi Daryan, Sorcha Hamilton, Tom Jenkins, Gemma M. J. Taylor   +16 more
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Body mass index a better predictor of insulin resistance than waist circumference in normoglycemics [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Background: Body Mass Index (BMI) is the most common method of measuring obesity. Many studies have reported that waist circumference is a stronger predictor of insulin resistance in non-type 2 diabetes.
B.L. Preethi, K.M. Prasannakumar, Vijay Culmalgae   +2 more
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Waist-Hip Ratio in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2015
Dear Editor, We read the article “Correlation of Waist-to-hip Ratio (WHR) and Oxidative Stress in Patients of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)” by Siddiqui and coworkers with a great interest [1]. They investigated the relationship between obesity manifested by increased WHR and oxidative stress in patients of AMI.
Sevket Balta, Ugur Kucuk, Sait Demirkol, Cengiz Oztur, Mustafa Demir   +4 more
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Alcohol consumption and cognitive function: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of 20 cohort studies

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Amid ongoing debate on whether low‐to‐moderate alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular risk, studies examining the association between alcohol consumption and cognitive function have reported inconsistent results. To quantitatively assess this association, we conducted a dose–response meta‐analysis of cohort studies ...
Sooyeun Choi, Youjin Je
wiley   +1 more source

Blind men prefer a low waist-to-hip ratio

Evolution and Human Behavior, 2010
Previous studies suggest that men in Western societies are attracted to low female waist-to-hip ratios (WHR). Several explanations of this preference rely on the importance of visual input for the development of the preference, including explanations stressing the role of visual media.
Karremans, J.C., Frankenhuis, W.E., Arons, S.   +2 more
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Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source