BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify corresponding body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference cut-offs for equivalent levels of insulin sensitivity in a Middle Eastern immigrant population compared with native Swedes. METHODS Citizens of Malmö, Sweden aged 30 to 75 years, who were born in Iraq or Sweden, were in 2010-2012 invited to participate in a health examination including...

The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between plasma n-3 PUFA composition and weight status. A total of 124 adults, stratified by weight status: healthy weight (n 21), overweight (n 40) and obese (n 63) were recruited. Fasting blood samples, anthropometric measures and body composition were collected. Plasma fatty acid composition was determined by GC. BMI, wais...

background: general and abdominal obesity are major global health problems. this cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (ssbs) and body mass index and waist circumference status in 5852 iranian adults within the framework of the tehran lipid and glucose study (tlgs). methods: intakes of ssbs including carbonated drinks an...

BACKGROUND Abdominal obesity is an important cardiovascular risk factor and, along with dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance and hypertension, it makes up the metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated factors in hypertensive patients. METHODS Cross-sectional study with hypertensive patients aged 20 to 79 registered in a Family Health...

Background: The association of duration of breastfeeding (BF) with weight disorders remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the association of BF with anthropometric measures and weight disorders in Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: Using multistage random cluster sampling method, a representative sample of 25,000 school students were selected from urban and r...

insufficient sleep may lead to adverse cardio-metabolic effects by influencing body weight, blood pressure, and glucose tolerance. we aimed to assess the relation between sleep duration and indices of obesity including body mass index (bmi) and waist circumference in a sample population in central iran. we selected a sub-sample of 1770 individuals from isfahan healthy heart program. the data re...

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS — The National Evaluation of the Frequency of Renal Impairment cO-ex i s t ing wi th NIDDM (NEFRON) study was an incident-driven, clustered, stratified survey of 3,893 patients with type 2 diabetes in the Australian primary care setting. Investigator selection and patient characteristics are described elsewhere (appendix 1 [available at http://care.diabetesjournals.o...

OBJECTIVES To present the fetal measurements in relation to the foot length at 10-16 weeks gestation on antenatal ultrasound. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the fetal measurements in 47 scans performed at 10-16 weeks gestation in women attending routine antenatal care. The fetal measurements and measurement ratios were examined in relation to the foot length. RESULTS The fetal biparietal...

OBJECTIVES To investigate risks of physical activity at work by pregnancy trimester, including the effects on head and abdominal circumference. METHOD At 34 weeks of gestation we interviewed 1327 mothers from the prospective Southampton Women's Survey (SWS); we asked about their activities (working hours, standing/walking, kneeling/squatting, trunk bending, lifting and night shifts) in jobs h...