However, for interval cancers (those detected within 2 years of a normal mammogram), only BMI was associated with having a large tumor. Moreover, among patients with interval cancers, women with a higher BMI had worse prognoses than those with a lower BMI, whereas breast density bore no ...
This seems like an obvious choice, but there is a reason thatwalking tops the listof the best exercise for women. Walking requires very little equipment and it can be done almost everywhere. Walking islow impact, improves strength and mobility in the lower body, and can be easy, moderate, ...
In bivariate analysis, we used seven categories of BMI cutoff points for Asian countries as prescribed by World Health Organization (WHO). Multinomial logistic regression model was constructed to investigate the net effect of socioeconomic factors on underweight, pre-overweight, and overweight over ...
At the same BMI, women tend to have more body fat than men. At the same BMI, older people, on average, tend to have more body fat than younger adults. Highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of increased muscularity rather than increased body fatness. If an athlete or other...
Six women, all overweight [BMI 30.9 {28.5; 35.8} kg m (-2) ] with symptomatic hypertrophy of the breast, were included a 12-week weight loss program. All women desired reduction mammaplasty and were motivated for preoperational weight loss. The first 8 weeks consisted of a formula-...
Among different categories of educational levels (for both genders), smoking behavior(for men), alcohol intake (for men) and household income (for women) the proportions of subjects were significantly different between the two BMI classes (p < 0.05). The proportions of the individuals with the ...
There was a trend toward increased risk of all RA among overweight and obese women (HR (95% CI) 1.37 (0.95 to 1.98) and 1.37 (0.91, 2.09), p for trend=0.068). Among RA cases diagnosed at age 55 years or younger, this association appeared stronger (HR 1.45 (1.03 to 2.03) for ...
However, in working with hundreds of women (queer and straight) over the past decade, I have found that there are some overlapping realities we tend to face when it comes to dating. What many plus-sized women face when looking for love One-sided Secret Relationship Syndrome. What happened...
However, BMI does not take into consideration muscle:fat ratios, so male athletes can sometimes appear overweight on the scale while women with very little muscle mass may appear a “normal” weight when they are actually carrying too much fat. ...
The OR for clinically raised CRP levels per 1-SD increase in waist-to-hip ratio was 1.36 in men and 1.28 in women. The association between BMI and CRP was also investigated after stratification by age group (young = 17-39 years; middle-aged = 40-59 years; old = ≥60 years). Among...