We present means and proportions, and multivariate odds ratios that quantify the association between metabolic syndrome and normal BMI quartiles, controlling for age, physical activity, smoking and education.The overall prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in normal-weight men and women were 9.9% and...
Sonia Malczyk, Journal of Consumer Sciences, 2019 Food choices, physical activity levels and other factors associated with weight gain in primary school educators Zibuyile Seme, Journal of Consumer Sciences, 2017 Dietary patterns and BMI status of adult women in greater Letaba Municipality, South Afri...
Then the plasma and serum samples were frozen at −86 °C for later laboratory analyses. Ultimately, all blood samples were analyzed at a national central lab in Beijing. Definitions NWCO Conforming to the Working Group on Obesity in China (WGOC) criteria, a BMI of less than 18.5 ...
Conclusions and RelevanceNormal-weight central obesity in women was associated with excess risk of mortality, similar to that of women with BMI-defined obesity with central obesity. These findings underscore the need for future public health guidelines to include the prevention and control of central ...
Participants with hypertension defined as a resting elevated blood pressure > 140/80 mmHg, diabetes, obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 30), smoking, or dyslipidemia were also excluded. Finally, participants were ineligible for recruitment if they had contraindications to CMR, including ...
Most women asking whether they were themselves fat/obese were not actually fat/obese. Both men and women who were actually overweight/obese were significantly more likely in the future to ask for advice about bullying than thinner individuals. Moreover, as mean county-level BMI increased, ...
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) typically affects young, obese women. We examined 2 groups of atypical patients with IIH: those with a normal body mass index (BMI) and those at least 50 years of age. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of 407 consecutive adult patients...
Can BMI be used by everyone? Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. BMI is a rapid way to discover if you are overweight, obese, underweight or normal. See more about BMI below in this ...
Results: The two groups were similar in age (33 ± 3 vs. 33 ± 3 years, mean ± standard error of the mean [SEM]), gender (56% women), BMI (24.5 ± 0.7 vs. 24.4 ± 0.7 kg/m), physical activity level, fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c. Patients with AD had a mean E...
The objective of this study was to determine the sonographic measurement of renal cortical thickness (RCT) in adults with normal renal function in Isfahan and its relation with gender, age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and the side of the body."nPatients and Methods: 142 healthy...