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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are comorbid conditions that synergistically increase cardiovascular risk through systemic inflammation and insulin resistance. While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for OSA, its efficacy in improving hepatic ...
Hsiao‐Chin Shen +10 more
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Randomized controlled trial testing weight loss and abdominal obesity outcomes of moxibustion
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018 Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of moxibustion therapy on weight loss, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio in young adult females. An experimental design, 51 Asian females were enrolled.
Ching-Hsiu Hsieh +3 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the association of baseline and changes of TyG‐BRI with incident CVD based on the UK Biobank and China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). A total of 418,510 and 7923 individuals from the UK Biobank and CHARLS were included in Analysis 1 (baseline TyG‐BRI with CVD risk).
Wen‐Yang Han +9 more
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Obesity, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To identify heritable factors that affect BMI among Indigenous Americans, we previously conducted a genome‐wide association study using 7.9 million imputed genetic variants from 6789 participants. This study sought to identify a mechanistic link between variants with the strongest association with BMI and adipocyte metabolism ...
Fehmida Farid Khan +5 more
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Journal of Obesity, 2013 Aim. The aim was to compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), and waist height ratio (WHtR) to identify the best predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Qatari adult population. Methods. A cross-sectional survey
Abdulbari Bener +5 more
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National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2015 Background: Waist circumference (WC) (abdominal girth), a measure of both subcutaneous and visceral fats, is easily measured and also correlated with body frame size. Waist circumference (WC) and waisthip ratio (WHR), but not body mass index (BMI), have
Sharanjit Kaur +2 more
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Lung Restriction From Childhood Is Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Middle‐Age
Respirology, EarlyView.Presence of lung restriction may raise the suspicion of obstructive sleep apnoea in middle‐age, and vice versa. Investigating for one when the other is present could be beneficial to detect undiagnosed morbidity. ABSTRACT Background and Objective Whether lifetime lung function trajectories and spirometry patterns are associated with Obstructive Sleep ...
Chamara V. Senaratna +14 more
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Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract In this descriptive analysis of the 21‐year follow‐up data from the SHIP‐START cohort and the 7‐year follow‐up data from the SHIP‐TREND cohort, we report the progression of clinical attachment levels (CAL), age effects on CAL change, and a detailed description of CAL progression and remission. At baseline, 4307 and 4420 persons participated in
Thomas Kocher +4 more
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A COMPARISON OF WAIST-TO-HEIGHT RATIO, BMI, AND WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO
, 2019 Body composition is a measure of the proportion of fat-free versus fat mass and is an important component of general health and wellness. As obesity rates continue to become more prevalent, more non-invasive methods for measuring body composition are ...
Moore, Ayunna
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Leave-one-out plots for causality analysis of waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index on TB.
Nuannuan Cai (18283822) +4 more
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