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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Abdominal adiposity"”.

  1. Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Clustering of Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Adolescents and Young Adults

    Lobelo, Roberto Leon Felipe

    … for the potential confounding effect of central adiposity. For the study of CVD risk a score was created relative to the cut-offs proposed by the International Diabetes Federation to identify MetSyn. In study the mean CVD risk score was lower among adolescents with MVPA levels above the …

    south-carolina Repository record

  2. Associations between dietary intake, physical activity and intrahepatic fat.

    Brennan, Andrea2014

    … Liver Fat Study was conducted on middle-aged, abdominally obese, inactive men (n=4) and women (n=20) between the ages of 40 and 70 years old. Participants were instructed to record their food intake and wear an accelerometer for objective measurement of PA for 7 days. Thereafter, insulin …

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  3. Comparing Anthropometric Methods To Quantify Relations Between Adiposity And Headache

    Moynahan, Vanessa Lee2019

    … studies have relied on bmi as an indicator of adiposity. More accurate anthropometric measures that distinguish adipose tissue from other body tissue are critical to examine adiposity-headache associations, including validated measures of abdominal adiposity and established measurement formulas …

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  4. The Role of Mitochondria in the Development of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

    Direk, KenanKing's College London2013

    … its influence on morbidity was compared to total abdominal fat and the body mass index. The findings from this work show that intra-abdominal adiposity confers the greatest independent risk on morbidity and appears to almost entirely mediate the observed association between morbidity and all the …

    kings Repository record

  5. Arterial Destiffening with Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Middle-Aged and Older Adults

    Dengo Flores, Ana LauraVirginia Tech2010

    … decreased blood pressure, total body and abdominal fat. No such changes were observed in the control group. Pooled correlation analysis suggests that the magnitude of change in C-F PWV was not associated with changes in systolic, diastolic or mean blood pressure. We further hypothesized …

    vt Repository record

  6. Depression and metabolic syndrome across epidemiological transition

    Dikoko, ViweDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine2025

    … p<0.1). Women showed higher rates of obesity, abdominal adiposity, and depression, particularly in Jamaica, Seychelles, and the US. Age inversely correlated with depression in both genders, with older individuals reporting fewer symptoms. Regionally, living in Ghana, Seychelles, and Jamaica was …

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  7. Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome risk factors in male and female Coloradan firefighters

    Voss, Corrine H., author, DeVoe, Dale, advisor, Lipsey, Tiffany, committee member, Henry, Kimberly, committee memberColorado State University. Libraries2017

    … of several cardiovascular disease risk factors (abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and hyperglycemia) is termed the metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS includes at least three of the following five characteristics: abdominal obesity (waist …

    colostate Repository record

  8. Skeletal Status and Bone Turnover in Overweight Young Men with and without Sleep Apnea Syndrome

    Guignel, Nadine JoëlleVirginia Tech2005

    … assay. RESULTS: Fat-free mass, intra-abdominal fat, and fat mass were higher in the SAS and OWT groups (p<0.03). ESS scores revealed that SAS individuals were sleepier than CON and OWT groups (p<0.009). Total body and site-specific BMD and BMC values (lumbar spine, hip, and forearm) …

    vt Repository record

  9. Increased fat-free milk consumption improves weight loss, body composition, metabolic syndrome, and cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Gomes, Júnia Maria GeraldoUniversidade Federal de Viçosa2016

    … milk for 12 weeks was effective in reducing abdominal adiposity, but provided no additional effect on glycemic control in patients with T2DM. CONCLUSION: The increased consumption of fat-free milk (700 mg of additional Ca/d) seems to improve metabolic control of T2DM subjects.

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  10. METABOLIC IMAGING OF OBESITY - ADVANCEMENTS IN ABDOMINAL ADIPOSE TISSUE PARTITIONING AND RISK STRATIFICATION

    YESHE MANUEL KWAY2024

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  11. Influence of a physical exercise program, physical activity, sedentarism, body composition and physical fitness during pregnancy on body composition, physical fitness and neurocognition of the offspring: the gestafitos project

    Sánchez Parente, Sandra2026

    … or metabolic profile, lower levels of total and abdominal adiposity, higher academic performance and all-cause mortality. Neurocognition evolves from conception to after birth, setting the foundation for lifelong neurodevelopment. Several studies have shown that regular maternal exercise induces …

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