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DataSheet_1_The relationship between weight-adjusted-waist index and diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.docx

open access: yes
PurposeObesity, particularly abdominal obesity, is seen as a risk factor for diabetic complications. The weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) is a recently developed index for measuring adiposity.
Bingshuang Xue (18158266)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Associations of the Baseline Level and Change in Triglyceride Glucose‐Body Roundness Index With Cardiovascular Diseases: Two Large Prospective Cohorts in Europe and Asia

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
To identify genetic loci influencing central obesity and fat distribution, we performed a meta-analysis of 16 genome-wide association studies (GWAS, N = 38,580) informative for adult waist circumference (WC) and waist–hip ratio (WHR). We selected 26 SNPs
Boehnke, M.   +999 more
core   +1 more source

Circulating Omega‐3 Fatty Acids and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Publications From UK Biobank

open access: yesLipids, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that omega‐3 fatty acids may protect against cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and related metabolic conditions. UK Biobank is a large cohort study that includes data on plasma omega‐3 fatty acids at study entry and health outcomes during the follow‐up period.
Warda Tul Firdous, Philip C. Calder
wiley   +1 more source

Change in body size and mortality: results from the Melbourne collaborative cohort study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundThe association between change in weight or body mass index, and mortality is widely reported, however, both measures fail to account for fat distribution.
Amalia Karahalios   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Characterization of CYP26B1 Short Isoform as a Novel Locus for Obesity in Indigenous Americans From Arizona

open access: yesObesity, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio z-scores with age adjusted clustering of risk factor composite z-score for boys (n = 2064) and girls (n = 2191).

open access: yes, 2016
Associations between body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio z-scores with age adjusted clustering of risk factor composite z-score for boys (n = 2064) and girls (n = 2191).
Lars B. Andersen (781981)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Body mass index and self-perception of overweight and obesity in rural, urban and rural-to-urban migrants: PERU MIGRANT study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare self-reported weight and body mass index (BMI) in order to determine discrepancies between subjective and objective obesity-related markers, and possible explanatory factors of overweight and obesity underestimation,
Gilman Robert H.   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Long‐Term Impact of Bariatric Surgery and Dietary Interventions on Weight Loss, Physical Activity, and Food Preferences

open access: yesObesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to examine changes in dietary intake, physical activity, appetite, and weight following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and dietary intervention in adults with severe obesity.
Michael Do   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body mass index and waist circumference and prevalence of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity in the adult population of Portugal, by sex and age category, adjusted for educational level.

open access: yes, 2013
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.Results presented are adjusted for the weight factor for educational level.aSignificant differences between gender ...
Armando M. Raimundo (301097)   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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