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Associations between insulin and glucose concentrations and anthropometric measures of fat mass in Australian adolescents [PDF]

, 2010
Background: One of the most serious, yet common co-morbidities of obesity is insulin resistance, which if untreated may progress to type 2 diabetes. This paper describes the insulin and glucose concentration distributions, the prevalence of elevated ...
Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Christopher T Cowell, Anthony D Okely, Louise L Hardy, Robert Aitken, Timothy Dobbins   +5 more
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Metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease and excessive alcohol consumption are both independent risk factors for mortality

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Visualisation of the study desgin, main results and key findings. Abstract Background and Aims MAFLD often cooccurs with excessive alcohol consumption, while its prognostic value in this group remains unclear. We aimed to study the mortality risk of MAFLD in relation to excessive alcohol consumption and its potential interactions.
Laurens A. van Kleef, Robert J. de Knegt, Willem Pieter Brouwer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Toolkit to assess health needs for congenital disorders in low- and middle-income countries: an instrument for public health action. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In 2010 the World Health Assembly called for action to improve the care and prevention of congenital disorders, noting that technical guidance would be required for this task, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Responding to this
Alberg, C, Burton, H, Chowdhury, S, Darlison, MW, Grollman, C, Hall, A, Modell, B, Moorthie, S, Nacul, LC, Sagoo, GS, Stewart, A   +10 more
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and female infertility: a population-based study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
AimsObesity is detrimental to infertility. The association between weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI, a recently developed adiposity indicator) and infertility has not previously been confirmed.MethodsThe data for this study were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2018.
Zujun Wen, Xiang Li
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Nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene reduces markers of hepatic inflammation in NAFLD: A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
NRPT 1X reduces ALT and ceramide 14:0 in 65% of subjects as compared to only 28% in the placebo group. Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally and on a path to becoming the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD are urgently needed.
Ryan W. Dellinger, Holly E. Holmes, Tina Hu‐Seliger, Rodney W. Butt, Stephen A. Harrison, Dariush Mozaffarian, Oliver Chen, Leonard Guarente   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noninvasive tests for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a multi‐ethnic population: The HELIUS study

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence and severity globally, prompting noninvasive testing, yet limited data exist on noninvasive liver tests (NITs) including transient elastography (TE) in ethnically diverse populations.
Anne‐Marieke van Dijk, Yasaman Vali, Anne Linde Mak, Henrike Galenkamp, Max Nieuwdorp, Bert‐Jan van den Born, Adriaan Georgius Holleboom   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnic specific obesity cut-offs for diabetes risk: cross-sectional study of 490, 288 UK Biobank participants [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE To compare the relationship between adiposity and prevalent diabetes across ethnic groups in the UK Biobank cohort and to derive ethnic-specific obesity cutoffs that equate to those developed in white populations in terms of diabetes prevalence.
Gill, Jason, Mackay, Daniel, Ntuk, Uduakobong, Pell, Jill, Sattar, Naveed   +4 more
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Incidence of components of metabolic syndrome in the metabolically healthy obese over 9 years follow-up: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundSome obese adults are not afflicted by the metabolic abnormalities often associated with obesity (the 'metabolically healthy obese' (MHO)); however, they may be at increased risk of developing cardiometabolic abnormalities in the future. Little
Bradshaw, PT, Ndumele, CE, Reynolds, KR, Stevens, J, Wagenknecht, LE   +4 more
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Sarcopenic obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: a population-based cohort study of older men. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in older men. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Atkins, JL, Lennon, LT, Morris, RW, Papacosta, O, Wannamethee, SG, Whincup, PH   +5 more
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The impact of confounding on the associations of different adiposity measures with the incidence of cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 296 535 adults of white European descent [PDF]

, 2018
Aims: The data regarding the associations of body mass index (BMI) with cardiovascular (CVD) risk, especially for those at the low categories of BMI, are conflicting. The aim of our study was to examine the associations of body composition (assessed by
Anderson, Jana, Celis-Morales, Carlos A., Gill, Jason M.R., Gray, Stuart R., Iliodromiti, Stamatina, Lyall, Donald M., Mackay, Daniel F., Nelson, Scott M., Pell, Jill P., Sattar, Naveed, Welsh, Paul   +10 more
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