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Concurrent comparison of the measurement properties of generic and disease-specific questionnaires in obese inpatients
The concurrent comparison of questionnaires assessing health-related quality of life in the same population is necessary for better appreciating their performance and to select the best instrument for a given ...
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Effect of mechanical and metabolic factors on motor function and fatigue in obese men and women: A cross-sectional study
Background: Mechanical overload and poor quality of contractile elements related to metabolic abnormalities concur to motor disability of obesity. The independent contribution of these factors to...
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Comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, air displacement plethysmography and bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of body composition in morbidly obese women
We evaluated the agreement of air displacement plethysmography (ADP) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the assessment of percent fat mass (%FM) in morbi...
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GH responses to two consecutive bouts of respiratory muscle endurance training in healthy adults
Repetition of voluntary exercise bouts and of different pharmacological GH-releasing stimuli at 2-h intervals is associated with a complete abolishment of GH responsiveness. By contrast, a different pattern is...
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Impact of percent body fat on oral glucose tolerance testing: A cross-sectional study in 1512 obese children
Background: Although an association between insulin resistance (IR) and body adiposity has been reported in obese children, this relationship has not been studied as thoroughly as in adul...
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The metabolic syndrome among obese adolescents
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Growth hormone and lactate responses induced by maximal isometric voluntary contractions and whole-body vibrations in healthy subjects
Background: In contrast with maximal voluntary resistance exercise, which is allegedly considered a potent GH stimulus in young subjects, evaluation of GH response to whole-body vibrations (WBV) ...
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Energy cost and cardiovascular response to upper and lower limb rhythmic exercise with different equipments in normal-weight and severely obese individuals
Aims: The purpose of the study was to assess energy expenditure and cardiovascular response to rhythmic activity with 6 machines exercising different arm and leg muscle groups in normal-w...
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Effects of low- and high-intensity exercise training on body composition and substrate metabolism in obese adolescents
The objective was to investigate the effects of a 3-week weight-management program including moderate energy restriction and exercise training at 2 intensities [low intensity (LI): 40% and high intensity (HI):...
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Changes in plasma levels of ghrelin, leptin, and other hormonal and metabolic parameters following standardized breakfast, lunch, and physical exercise before and after a multidisciplinary weight-reduction intervention in obese adolescents
Objective: To investigate in severely obese adolescents the effects of a 3-week multidisciplinary weight-reduction intervention involving moderate energy restriction, individualised physi...
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The energy cost of cycling and aerobic performance of obese adolescent girls
In order to assess the energy cost of cycling and aerobic capacity in juvenile obesity, responses to cycle ergometer exercise were studied in 10 pubertal obese (OB) [body mass index (BMI) SD score (SDS): 3.40±...
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Factor analysis of metabolic syndrome components in severely obese girls and boys
Aims and methods: Factor analysis is a multivariate correlation technique frequently employed to characterise the aggregation of abnormalities underlying the metabolic syndrome (MS), but ...
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Physical activity ratios for various commonly performed sedentary and physical activities in obese adolescents
The physical activity ratio (PAR) values are commonly used to convert subjects’ physical activity recalls into estimates of daily energy expenditure (DEE). A PAR is defined as the ratio between energy expendit...
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Prediction of resting energy expenditure in severely obese Italian males
The objectives of the present study were to develop and cross-validate new equations for predicting resting energy expenditure (PREE) in severely obese Italian males, and to compare their accuracy with those o...
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Predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children
To evaluate predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children.
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Comparison of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in severely obese Caucasian children and adolescents
The objective of the present study was to compare resting energy expenditure (REE) calculated by different predictive equations (McDuffie, Derumeaux, Tverskaya, Schofield, FAO/WHO/UNU, Harris-Benedict and Lazz...
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Prediction of resting energy expenditure in severely obese Italian women
The aims of the present study were to develop and cross-validate new equations for predicting resting energy expenditure (PREE) in severely obese Italian women, and to compare their accuracy with those of the ...
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The combined effect of adiposity, fat distribution and age on cardiovascular risk factors and motor disability in a cohort of obese women (aged 18–83)
Obesity is associated with a number of serious diseases and with a degree of motor disability, but the extent of the risk and functional derangement within the obese population is not yet completely defined. T...
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A follow-up of GH-dependent biomarkers during a 6-month period of the sporting season of male and female athletes
In order to verify the effects of the sporting season (entailing periods of training, competition, recovery, resting) on GH-dependent parameters in male and female athletes from different sporting disciplines,...
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Age-and gender-related variations of leg power output and body composition in severely obese children and adolescents
A low level of physical activity is considered to be both a determinant factor and a negative effect of childhood obesity, notably contributing to its development and maintenance, but the motor capabilities of...
