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Relation of C-reactive protein to body fat distribution and features of the metabolic syndrome in Europeans and South Asians.

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and indices of body fat distribution and the insulin resistance syndrome in South Asians and Europeans. DESIGN: : Cross-sectional study.
NG Forouhi, N Sattar, PM McKeigue, PM Ridker, PM Ridker, F Haverkate, W Koenig, MA Mendall, RP Tracy, JC Pickup, JS Yudkin, A Festa, PM McKeigue, PM McKeigue, PM McKeigue, JC Seidell, JR Patsch, J Highton, JP Després, AS Greenberg, T Chajek-Shaul, P Bjorntorp, P Ebeling, U Saxena   +23 more
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A cluster randomised control trial of a multi-component weight management programme for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity [PDF]

, 2017
There have been few published controlled studies of multi-component weight management programmes that include an energy deficit diet (EDD), for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity.
Boyle, Susan, Hankey, Catherine, Harris, Leanne, Jones, Nathalie, Melville, Craig, Murray, Heather, Pert, Carol, Tobin, Janet   +7 more
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Waist circumference provides an indication of numerous cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with cerebral palsy [PDF]

, 2014
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Objective: To report the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in a cohort of adults with cerebral palsy (CP) and to investigate the ability of anthropometric ...
Crowley, VE, Gormley, J, Hensey, O, McGahey, A, Ryan, JM   +4 more
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Research progress on clinical application of weight⁃adjusted⁃waist index

Huli yanjiu
This review summarized the proposal and calculation method of the weight⁃adjusted⁃waist index(WWI),its correlation with various diseases,differences from other body measurement tools,as well as its advantages and limitations.It aimed to provide a ...
BIAN Lingzi, XIANG Yuhua, LI Hong, JIA Guo'an, YAO Chensiyu, JI Hong   +5 more
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and the prevalence of gallstone disease in Minhang District, Shanghai: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common and costly health issue with a multifactorial etiology linked to obesity. The Weight-Adjusted-Waist Index (WWI) is a novel anthropometric measure that incorporates both weight and waist circumference ...
Jian Wang, Zixuan Zheng, Hongyu Tan, Shan Wei, Yufeng Gu, Yingsheng Cheng, Chengyan Xu, Wei Wang   +7 more
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The association between graded physical activity in postmenopausal British women, and the prevalence and incidence of hip and wrist fractures.

, 2010
BACKGROUND: physical activity is promoted for older women as a means of maintaining health and avoiding falls and fractures. Findings relating physical activity of older women to risk of falls and fracture are contradictory. The association between level
Amuzu, Antoinette, Carson, Claire, Ebrahim, Shah, Gregson, Celia L   +3 more
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At what age should people with obesity start colorectal cancer screening?

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Early‐onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is rising in the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe, even as rates in older adults stabilize or decline. Excess body weight, which is a known CRC risk factor, is a potential contributor to this trend.
Teresa Seum, Marko Mandic, Fatemeh Safizadeh, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner   +4 more
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Generalised and abdominal obesity and risk of diabetes, hypertension and hypertension–diabetes co-morbidity in England [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives To look at trends in generalised (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg m–2) and abdominal (waist circumference (WC) >102 cm in men, >88 cm in women) obesity among adults between 1993 and 2003, and to evaluate their association with diabetes ...
Hirani, V., Primatesta, P., Zaninotto, P.   +2 more
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Sensitive Period Analysis of Adulthood BMI and Cancer Risk: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis of Over 720,000 Participants in the ABACus 2 Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Over a dozen cancers have been associated with excess body mass index, primarily in mid‐to‐late adulthood. Whether obesity‐related cancer risk differs across adulthood remains unclear. Using the Sensitive Periods Model and super‐landmarking approaches, this study found that higher BMI increased obesity‐related cancer risk across ages 30–65.
Nadin K. Hawwash, Matthew Sperrin, Glen P. Martin, Rashmi Sinha, Charles E. Matthews, Matthias B. Schulze, Anouk Hiensch, Pilar Amiano, Marian L. Neuhouser, Corinne E. Joshu, Elizabeth A. Platz, Heinz Freisling, Marc J. Gunter, Andrew G. Renehan   +13 more
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Age at menarche and its association with the metabolic syndrome and its components [PDF]

, 2011
The metabolic syndrome is a major public health challenge and identifies persons at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the association between age at menarche and the metabolic syndrome (IDF and NCEP ATP ...
Döring, Angela, Heier, Margit, Huth, Cornelia, Kowall, Bernd, Meisinger, Christa, Peters, Annette, Rathmann, Wolfgang, Stöckl, Doris, Stöckl, Heidi, Thorand, Barbara   +9 more
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