The relationship between obesity associated weight-adjusted waist index and the prevalence of hypertension in US adults aged ≥60 years: a brief report [PDF]
Jiao Wang +7 more
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Aims This work aimed to contextualize glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) and glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists safety and efficacy regarding weight management (WM); we analysed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Reviews to analyse 14 medications using patient‐exposure year normalization and ...
Aishwarya Prasad +4 more
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BMI and all cause mortality: systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of 230 cohort studies with 3.74 million deaths among 30.3 million participants [PDF]
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of body mass index (BMI) and the risk of all cause mortality, and to clarify the shape and the nadir of the dose-response curve, and the influence on the results of confounding from ...
Aune, D +7 more
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Frailty and Cardiovascular Events as Determined by Body Composition: A Systematic Review
Frailty phenotypes and risk of cardiovascular disease. Sarcopenic obese phenotype is associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and progression of metabolic syndrome, leading to cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality, while the Anorexic malnourished phenotype is associated with reduced prevalence of cardiovascular ...
Ishleen Oberoi +5 more
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Weight-adjusted waist index as a new predictor of osteoporosis in postmenopausal patients with T2DM. [PDF]
This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) for osteoporosis in postmenopausal patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This cross-sectional study included 229 postmenopausal patients with T2DM (mean age 64.53 ± 7.4 years). Collect anthropometric data.
Du G +10 more
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Maternal corticotropin-releasing hormone is associated with LEP DNA methylation at birth and in childhood: an epigenome-wide study in Project Viva [PDF]
BackgroundCorticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a central role in regulating the secretion of cortisol which controls a wide range of biological processes. Fetuses overexposed to cortisol have increased risks of disease in later life.
A Cardenas +72 more
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Endogenous GLP‐1 and exogenous GLP‐1 RAs activate GLP‐1R‐expressing vagal afferents in the portal vein, projecting to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS). This input engages brainstem–hypothalamic circuits that regulate metabolic homeostasis. Hypothalamic efferent vagal output to the liver suppresses lipogenesis, enhances triglyceride export, and ...
Gabriel Amorim Moreira Alves +8 more
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Socio-economic determinants of anthropometric measures of abdominal adiposity among older people in England [PDF]
Objective: to look into the socio-economic determinants of levels of three anthropometric measures of abdominal adiposity among older people in England -body mass index, waist circumference (WC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR)- and of changes along two health
Jose Iparraguirre, Sam SzeLam
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Resilience Practices and Post‐Traumatic Growth Among Sudanese IDPs
ABSTRACT In this paper we examine the resilience of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan who have endured various forms of suffering resulting from being targeted or trapped by militants involved in large‐scale violence. Upon escaping the conflict zones, the civilians exhibit strength, adaptability, and wisdom in the face of various threats to ...
Karina Korostelina +2 more
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Pre-pregnancy predictors of hypertension in pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in north Queensland, Australia; a prospective cohort study [PDF]
BACKGROUND Compared to other Australian women, Indigenous women are frequently at greater risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We examined pre-pregnancy factors that may predict hypertension in pregnancy in a cohort of Aboriginal and Torres ...
Adrian Esterman +36 more
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