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Resilience Practices and Post‐Traumatic Growth Among Sudanese IDPs

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
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, Daniel Rothbart, Beltina Gjeloshi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive Value of Traditional and Novel Obesity Indices for Stroke and Its Subtypes Across Sexes and Glucose Status: Toward Precision Prevention Strategies

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background This study compared the predictive capacity of traditional and novel obesity indices for stroke subtype risks across sexes and glucose metabolic statuses, addressing limitations of current anthropometric tools.
Fang Li, Zhi‐yun Wang, Sha‐sha Qi, Yu‐ming Xu, Chang‐he Shi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of trabecular bone score (TBS) in overweight/obese men: effect of metabolic and anthropometric factors [PDF]

, 2016
The "trabecular bone score" (TBS) indirectly explores bone quality, independently of bone mineral density (BMD). We investigated the effects of anthropometric and metabolic parameters on TBS in 87 overweight/obese men. We assessed BMD and TBS by DXA, and
Carnevale, Vincenzo, COSTANTINI, DANIELA, GNESSI, Lucio, LENZI, Andrea, LUBRANO, Carla, Migliaccio, Silvia, MORANO, Susanna, Nieddu, Luciano, Romagnoli, Elisabetta   +8 more
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Tick‐Tock, the Time Has Come: Leveraging TikTok to Understand, Prevent, and Treat Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective TikTok—a highly engaging social media platform with a powerful algorithm that displays short videos—has become massively popular in recent years. As research highlights the concerning relationship between image‐based content on social media and disordered eating symptoms, TikTok may serve as an optimal platform to understand eating ...
Macarena Kruger, Isabella Pruscino, Caroline G. Martin, Elizabeth A. Velkoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study using NHANES data

Scientific Reports
This study aims to evaluate the association between the Weight-Adjusted Waist Index (WWI) and osteoarthritis (OA) utilizing cross-sectional data from the 2005–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The study analyzed data from 12,
Xiangming Li, Peixin Huang, Huishu Wang, Zehao Hu, Shaoli Zheng, Junhui Yang, Xu Wu, Guizhong Huang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multivariate linear regression to predict association of non‐invasive arterial stiffness with cardiovascular events

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1141-1150, April 2025.
Abstract Background Arterial stiffness is a crucial factor in determining an increase in systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure and can also predict the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between arterial stiffness and future CVD.
Susan Darroudi, Mostafa Eslamiyeh, Amin Mansoori, Eisa Nazar, Maryam Alinezhad‐Namaghi, Reza Rezvani, Majid Ghayour‐Mobarhan, Habibollah Esmaily, Mohsen Moohebati, Gordon A. Ferns, Mark Ghamsary   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between weight-adjusted waist-index and symptoms of sleep apnea in US adults: results from 2015–2018 national health and nutrition examination survey

Sleep Science and Practice
Background Literature shows that traditional measures of obesity such as body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist circumference (WC) may not be precise measures of obesity compared to weight-adjusted waist ...
Edmore Madondo, Paddington T. Mundagowa, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, Debra Bartelli, Yu Jiang, Fawaz Mzayek   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expanding evidence for the multiple dangers of epidemic abdominal obesity [PDF]

, 2008
The waistline of America has been expanding now for decades,1 largely as a consequence of an obesogenic environment, with a car-worshipping culture and take-away lifestyle par excellence.2 No upper limit to the prevalence or extent of obesity is yet ...
Adrian J. Cameron, Mph Paul, Z. Zimmet
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Residential proximity to major roadways and prevalent hypertension among postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative San Diego Cohort. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundLiving near major roadways has been linked with increased risk of cardiovascular events and worse prognosis. Residential proximity to major roadways may also be associated with increased risk of hypertension, but few studies have evaluated this
Adams, Marc A, Allison, Matthew A, Eaton, Charles B, Eliot, Melissa N, Kerr, Jacqueline, Kirwa, Kipruto, Morgan, Cindy G, Norman, Gregory J, Wang, Yi, Wellenius, Gregory A   +9 more
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Breastfeeding shows a protective trend toward adolescents with higher abdominal adiposity [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: The question of whether breastfeeding has a protective effect against the development of overweight or obesity later in life remains controversial, especially during adolescence.
De Henauw, Stefaan, Dietrich, Sabine, Duhamel, Alain, Garcia Artero, Enrique, Gottrand, Frédéric, Manios, Yannis, Molnar, Denes, Moreno, Luis Aznar, Piccinelli, Raffaela, Rousseaux, Julien, Salleron, Julia, Sjöström, Michael, Turck, Dominique   +12 more
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