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A spatial obesity risk score for describing the obesogenic environment using kernel density estimation: development and parameter variation
BackgroundOverweight and obesity are severe public health problems worldwide. Obesity can lead to chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus....
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Dynapenic Abdominal Obesity as a Risk Factor for Falls
BackgroundObesity and low muscle strength (dynapenia) are independently associated with greater falls risk. It remains unclear whether dynapenia and...
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Added value of waist circumference to body mass index for predicting fracture risk in obesity: a prospective study from the CARTaGENE cohort
SummaryLarger waist circumference is significantly associated with an increased risk of distal lower limb fractures in individuals aged 40–70 years...
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Is weight trajectory a better marker of wound complication risk than BMI in hernia patients with obesity?
BackgroundComplex ventral hernias are frequently repaired via an open transversus abdominis release (TAR). Obesity, particularly a BMI > 40, is a...
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Dietary intakes of methionine, threonine, lysine, arginine and histidine increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese population: does the mediation effect of obesity exist?
BackgroundPublished studies have shown positive associations of branched chain and aromatic amino acids with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and the...
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Risk of Childhood Obesity in Children With High Birth Weight in a Rural Cohort of Northern India
ObjectiveTo compare the risk of early childhood obesity (BMI z-score of ≥+2SD) among children of more than 7 years of age with a birth weight of more...
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Diagnosis accuracy of waist-to-height ratio to predict cardiometabolic risk in children with obesity
BackgroundWaist-to-height ratio (WHtR) predicts abdominal fat and cardiometabolic risk. In children with obesity, the most adequate cut-off to...
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The interaction between general or abdominal obesity and hypertension on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis in Iranian adults from the RaNCD cohort study
BackgroundInteractions between risk factors may influence disease severity. Knowing this relationship is important for preventive interventions and...
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Osteoporosis and Obesity
IntroductionThis article concisely overviews the complex relationship between obesity and bone health. Obesity, characterized by excessive fat...
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Diabetes surpasses obesity as a risk factor for low serum testosterone level
BackgroundMale obesity is one of the most associated factors with substandard testosterone levels. However, there is growing evidence linking low...
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Association between metabolically healthy obesity and risk of atrial fibrillation: taking physical activity into consideration
The modification of physical activity (PA) on the metabolic status in relation to atrial fibrillation (AF) in obesity remains unknown. We aimed to...
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Normal-weight visceral obesity promotes a higher 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus–a multicenter study in China
BackgroundVisceral obesity is associated with high cardiovascular events risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Whether normal-weight visceral...
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Obesity and the risk of multiple or severe frequent knee pain episodes: a 4-year follow-up of the ELSA-Brasil MSK cohort
Background/ObjectiveKnee pain is an important health problem due to its high prevalence, negative impact on daily activities and quality of life, and...
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Risk of Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Abdominal Obesity Among Asian Americans: Comparing Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index
ObjectiveThis study examines associations between the risk of sleep apnea and abdominal obesity (assessed by waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)) and general...
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High 1-h glucose in youths with obesity as marker of prediabetes and cardiovascular risk
PurposeTesting 1-h glucose (1HG) concentration during oral glucose tolerance test is cost-effective to identify individuals at risk of incident type...
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Dietary insulin index and load and cardiometabolic risk factors among people with obesity: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe hypothesis of the effect of the insulinogenic effects of diet on the development of cardiometabolic disorders has been suggested, but...
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Waist-to-height ratio associated cardiometabolic risk phenotype in children with overweight/obesity
BackgroundChildhood overweight/obesity has been associated with an elevated risk of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic disorders. Waist-to-height...
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Multi-dimensional Profiles of Risk and Their Association with Obesity-Severity in Low-Income Black Women
Multi-level risk factors underlie disproportionate obesity rates among Black women. Latent class analysis of multi-level risk and protective factors...
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Association of Bariatric Surgery with Risk of Incident Obesity-Associated Malignancies: a Multi-center Population-Based Study
IntroductionObesity has a known association with certain types of malignancy, and we aimed to determine whether bariatric surgery has a protective...
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The Prevalence, Risk Factors and Cardiometabolic Complications of Obesity in Childhood Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Prevalence, risk factors and metabolic complications of overweight/obesity (OW/OB) are not well described in the childhood survivors of acute...
