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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Central obesity"”.
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The relationship between high-sensitive C-Reactive Protein and the obese type by fat distribution in middle-aged Koreans
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Obesity and metabolic syndrome are closely correlated, previous studies showed that adipocytes release many inflammatory substances. HsCRP is an indicator of an independent risk factor in coronary heart disease. And hsCRP is regulated by inflammatory factors secreted from …
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Appropriate Waist Circumference Cutoff Values for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome in Mexican American Adults
… syndrome, which requires the presence of central obesity as measured by ethnic specific waist circumference (WC) cutoff values. Currently, no specific WC thresholds for diagnosis of central obesity in Hispanics are available. The objectives were to determine the appropriate gender specific …
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THE ASSOCIATION OF VISCERAL ADIPOSE TISSUE WITH PULSE PRESSURE
Background: Obesity and aortic stiffness (AS) contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Central obesity as measured by VAT is thought to be a more specific measure of deleterious adiposity independent of body mass index (BMI). However, the nature of the relationship between VAT and AS in …
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Investigation of weight management-related focus areas in middle-class overweight/obese Black (Zulu) women to advise healthy weight loss intervention development
… women had the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity and central obesity across all population and gender groups. This trend was confirmed by the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) who reported a substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity among …
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INVESTIGATION OF THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE
… is a clustering of interrelated risk factors (central obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension, insulin resistance, and dyslipoproteinemia) that promotes the development of atherosclerotic vascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It was recognized as a disease entity by the American Society of …
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Determinants of smoke induced lung damage and relationship with metabolic syndrome
… and body composition. Smokers had increased central obesity and total body fat, which is in contrast to the common belief that smoking reduces weight. Male smokers demonstrated increased abdominal fat, while females showed an increase in total body fat. FEV1 was reduced when comparing all …
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Gender, diet quality and obesity: economic and social determinants, and their interactions, in older adults
… and social disadvantage occurred simultaneously. Obesity is another chronic disease risk factor with known social gradients; thus a fourth study in EPIC examined associations of FH and SES with objectively measured obesity. All three FH measures were independently associated with general and …
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Effects of Neuropeptide Y on Adipocyte Metabolism
… tissue of an early-life programmed rat model of central obesity. Moreover, we have demonstrated that NPY contributes to the pathogenesis of obesity. However, the role of NPY in regulating adipocyte metabolism is poorly understood. The present study examined the effects of NPY on adipocyte …
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The impact of glucocorticoids upon the insulin sensitivity of skeletal muscle
Glucocorticoid (GC) excess is characterised by central obesity, hypertension, proximal myopathy, insulin resistance and in some cases overt type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the precise molecular mechanisms responsible for these observation have not been defined in detail. We have shown that GCs …
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Relationship between sedentary lifestyle patterns and obesity among adults in Ha-Tshikundamalema Area of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Sedentary lifestyle may contribute to obesity and non-communicable diseases, which are the major public health problem in South Africa. This study investigated the relationship between sedentary lifestyle and obesity among adults in Ha-Tshikundamalema area. A quantitative descriptive …
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Avaliação dos fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em pacientes de um serviço de nutrição ambulatorial
… hypertension, diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia, Obesity and full central, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity. According to the results, central obesity, sedentary lifestyle, family income lower than three minimum wages and age older than 45 years were the main risk factors, …
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Association Between Periodontitis and Hyperglycemia and Metabolic Syndrome Components
… 100 but < 126 mg/dL; and diabetic ¡Ý 126 mg/dL). Central obesity was defined as elevated waist circumference (¡Ý 40 inches in men and ¡Ý 35 inches in women). Sociodemographic and other potential risk factors were obtained. </p> <p> RESULTS: Participants in top quintile of CAL had higher prevalence …
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Obesity-Related Metabolic Syndrome: Investigations into Novel Clinical Markers and Possible Causes
Obesity-related metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases risks for degenerative cardiovascular disease (CVD), and has become widespread. Efforts to stem the increase of obesity are inadequate. New approaches to the problem may be required. Novel CVD Risk and Prediction Markers were investigated for use …
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Treating type 2 diabetes through insulin resistance
… and the diverse effects of insulin resistance. Obesity, in particular central obesity, is a strong pre-disposing factor for type 2 diabetes. Skeletal muscle is the main site of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal and appears to be the first organ that becomes insulin resistant in the diabetic …
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The Role of Maternal High Fat Diet in the Pathogenesis of Metabolic and Bone Disease in the Adult Offspring
… early exposure to a high fat diet resulted in central obesity, elevated lipid levels, hyperglycemia, and additional markers used in the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome. Altering the diets of the mature offspring demonstrated that the eating habits of adulthood have the potential to mitigate …
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Influence of metabolic syndrome information on macronutrient consumption decisions
… of those who did know they were overweight had central obesity. The study concludes that compared to knowledge about high triglyceride levels, low high-density lipoprotein, diabetes, high blood pressure and overweight, knowledge about having diabetes seems to motivate people to change their …
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Late Effects of Hypothalamic Radiation Exposure in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors
… of metabolic syndrome, characterized by central obesity and two of the following: elevated triglycerides, low HDL, elevated blood pressure, or fasting hyperglycemia. These patients may also be at risk for developing decreased bone density, which is associated with pathologic fractures. …
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Cardiovascular Effects of Metformin on Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Nondiabetic Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
… uncontrolled BP, insulin resistance (IR) and central obesity are implicated in the development of LVH. Metformin - an anti-diabetic drug, has been shown to reduce body weight and to improve insulin sensitivity, thus reducing IR. These properties of metformin may have the potential of …
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Global fibrinolytic potential of black South Africans in the North West Province
… contributor to PAI-1act variance, however, was (central) obesity. The effect of the 4G/5G polymorphism on PAI-1act, as well as gene-environment interactions for the C428T and G429A genotypes in determining PAI-1act and CLT, were significantly influenced by urbanisation.
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Interventions in patients at high cardiovascular risk
… patients with PCOS. This intervention improved central obesity (waist/hip ratio, p=0.02; body mass index, p=0.008), blood pressure (systolic blood pressure=0.02; diastolic blood pressure, p=0.009) and LDL levels (p=0.03). However, the biological variation of lipids is similar to that in health …
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