Background & aim: Pre-pregnancy obesity is considered as a significant predictor for neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Several studies have indicated conflicting associations between body mass index (BMI) and pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pre-pregnancy BMI on adverse pregnancy outcomes. Methods:Thiscohort study was conducted from 2010 to 2013 in Qa...

OBJECTIVE To study the demographic and clinical parameters of three different categories of obesity, with particular focus on a cohort of individuals with BMI > or = 50 kg/m2, the fastest growing category of obesity. DESIGN Over 700 obese individuals were studied (186 with BMI = 30-39 kg/m2, 316 with BMI = 40-49 kg/m2 and 290 with BMI > or = 50 kg/m2). RESULTS Median BMI was 51 kg/m2 for pa...

The most common method for defining obesity is based on BMI (i.e., a person’s weight [kilograms] divided by the square of his or her height [meters]). The World Health Organization (WHO) considers a BMI between 20 and 25 kg/m2 as normal weight, a BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2 as overweight, and a BMI of 30 kg/m2 as obese. The National Institutes of Health defined morbid obesity as a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m...

OBJECTIVE Characterize the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the efficacy of continuous daily celecoxib treatment compared with intermittent celecoxib treatment. METHODS Prespecified exploratory analysis of a 24-week, double-blind, parallel-group, randomized, multicenter international study. 858 patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive celecoxib 200 mg daily e...

OBJECTIVES An inverse relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of lung cancer has been reported in several studies. In this study, we aimed to assess whether BMI can affect survival after lung resection for cancer. METHODS We reviewed patient data for a 10-year period; 337 patients with BMI ≥ 30 who underwent lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer were identified. This g...

The link between body weight, lipid metabolism, and health risks is poorly understood and difficult to study. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) permits noninvasive investigation of lipid metabolism. We extended existing two-dimensional MRS techniques to permit quantification of intra- and extramyocellular lipid (IMCL and EMCL, respectively) compartments and their degree of unsaturation in h...

BMI is commonly used indicator of malnutrition and 18.5-24.9 kg/m(2) is generally regarded optimal. However, there is an ongoing debate on ideal range for elderly. BMI cut-off values vary also between ethnic groups. We aimed to investigate relationships between BMI, functional status and malnutrition in elderly living in a nursing home in Turkey. BMIs of 254 residents were calculated. Chronic d...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the association between obesity and the recent trends of routes chosen for hysterectomy performed for benign indications in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Project's database, patients who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications from 2005 to 2011 were identified by International C...

Background and Purpose: Adipokine chemerin is a pre-inflammation associated with obesity metabolic syndrome. The present study aimed to investigate the changes in plasma levels of women overweight obese during period training on cycle-ergometer. Materials Methods: This was quasi-experimental type performed 22 (BMI>25Kg/m2) who were within age range 30-45 Zahedan. Subjects selected targeted u

The effect of Age. Gender and Body Mass Index (BMI) on the Visual (VRT) and Auditory reaction time (ART) was studied in 30 males and 30 females in the age group of 18-20 years along with 30 males and 30 females in the age group of 65-75 years. Statistical analysis of the data by one-way ANOVA and post-hoc by Tukey-HSD test showed that BMI, VRT and ART were significantly higher in old than young...