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Long‐Term Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Combined With Electrical Stimulation Biofeedback Among Women With Symptomatic Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Randomised Controlled Trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether adding electrical stimulation (ES) biofeedback to supervised pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) provides additional long‐term benefit in prolapse anatomy among women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting A tertiary hospital in Beijing, China.
Min Li, Yuhan Lyu, Pingping Li, Yaxin Liang, Tianzi Gai, Qiubo Lyu, Shuai Huang, Lin Liang, Yue Yu, Xinyue Zhang   +9 more
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The association between the weight-adjusted-waist index and frailty in US older adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2018

Frontiers in Endocrinology
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) and the frailty in American adults aged over 60 years.MethodsWe utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys ...
Shanshan Jia, Xingwei Huo, Lirong Sun, Lirong Sun, Yuanyuan Yao, Xiaoping Chen   +5 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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Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: A prospective birth cohort study

•Examines association between earthquake exposure and weight-change at age 40 years.•The associations were adjusted by prior life course covariates.•Exposure to an earthquake did not increase body mass index at six-years follow-up.•Exposure to an ...
Geraldine, McLeod, Anne, Harvet, Matthew, Hobbs, Joseph, Boden, Malcolm, Campbell, Deng, Bingyu, Phoebe, Eggleton   +6 more
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Determinants of Immunoglobulin‐G N‐Glycan Patterns in the Aging General Population

Allergy, EarlyView.
The effect of demographic and lifestyle factors on IgG N‐glycosylation, which determines IgG's inflammatory response, remains poorly characterized. Aging, higher BMI, female sex, smoking, and heavy alcohol consumption are determinants of IgG N‐glycome patterns, which are indicative of inflammation. Women exhibit a distinct change in IgG N‐glycosylation
Samantha Leonard, Ralph Heijmans, Virgil A. S. H. Dalm, Silvan Licher, Jan Nouta, Steinar Gijze, David Falck, P. Martin van Hagen, Robin Peeters, Manfred Wuhrer, Layal Chaker   +10 more
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Abdominal obesity-related risk factors in children from public schools of Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Objective: To evaluate the sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with abdominal obesity in children from public schools in Barbacena, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 326 students aged 7 to
Mariana das Dores Paiva Canuto, Adriele Vidal Lucas Silva, João Victor Martins, Marlene de Melo Fonseca, Nathália Sernizon Guimarães, Anne Danieli Nascimento Soares, Júnia Maria Geraldo Gomes   +6 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
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Association of weight-adjusted waist index with motoric cognitive risk syndrome in Chinese adults Aged ≥ 60 years

Lipids in Health and Disease
Objective The primary objective of this study is to assess the association between the Weight-Adjusted Waist Index (WWI) and Motoric Cognitive Risk (MCR) syndrome in the elderly Chinese population.
Gui Qian, Beijia Liu, Zhengzheng Liu, Yue Wu, Ya Zhao, Xiaoli Tang   +5 more
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Subgroup analysis stratified baseline body mass index for the association between the health behaviour score and weight change (kg/5 y) and waist circumference change in EPIC-PANACEA participants.

, 2012
Abbreviations: CI – confidence interval, BMI – body mass index, WC – waist circumference.1Linear mixed models adjusted for age, total energy intake, baseline body mass index, education, alcohol intake and follow-up time.2Linear mixed models adjusted for ...
Eva Ardanaz (115112), Domenico Palli (23602), Claudia Agnoli (115118), Elio Riboli (23604), Isabel Drake (115126), Laureen Dartois (115090), Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault (115094), Salvatore Panico (115120), Marianne Uhre Jakobsen (115086), Francesca L. Crowe (115114), Philippos Orfanos (115116), Isabelle Romieu (115136), Rudolf Kaaks (23598), Pilar Amiano (23583), Birgit Teucher (115079), Manuela M. Bergmann (115077), H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita (115121), Monique Verschuren (115123), Jose-Maria Huerta (115109), Paolo Vineis (115119), Kim Overvad (115088), Rosario Tumino (43188), Teresa Norat (115138), Ulf Ekelund (115075), Tonje Braaten (115132), Jytte Halkjaer (115084), Carlos Gonzalez (115102), Emily Sonestedt (115129), María-José Sánchez (115105), Dora Romaguera (115073), Anne Tjonneland (23607), Guy Fagherazzi (115092), Petra H. M. Peeters (115139), Annika Steffen (115081), Antonia Trichopoulou (115117), Sabina Rinaldi (115134), Nadia Slimani (115137), Anne M. May (115072), Noémie Travier (115074), Androniki Naska (115115), Heiner Boeing (23585), Nicholas J. Wareham (110277), Antonio Agudo (115099), J. Ramón Quirós (115097)   +43 more
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Living Together, Loving Apart: Health, Sexuality and Relationships in Middle‐Aged and Older Men in Europe

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Over time, family structures have grown more complex, diversifying adult relationships. While research has compared marital, cohabiting and living apart together relationships based on quality and health, less is known about their sexual dynamics.
Clotilde Sparano, Giammarco Alderotti, Giulia Rastrelli, Giovanni Corona, Leen Antonio, Felipe F. Casanueva, Aleksander Giwercman, Thang S. Han, Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi, Chiara Lucchi, Terence O'Neill, Jolanta Słowikowska‐Hilczer, Jos Tournoy, Dirk Vanderschueren, Frederick Wu, Daniele Vignoli, Mario Maggi   +16 more
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