Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of two exercise programs, whole body vibration and resistance training on bone mineral density (BMD) and anthropometry in obese postmenopausal women. Material and Methods. Eighty Egyptian obese postmenopausal women were enrolled in this study; their age ranged from 50 to 68 years. Their body mass index ranged (30-36 kg/m(2)). The exerc...

background: the purpose of the study was to examine whether patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (sch) should be excluded before making a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos). methods: seven hundred sixteen patients, 462 with true pcos, 31 with pcos-sch, and 223 normal cycling women were enrolled. clinical, metabolic, and hormonal parameters among the groups were investigated. cont...

The aim of this study was to define and examine the relationships between the anthropometrical characteristics, maximum isometric grip strength, and competition throwing velocities and efficacy indices in high-level water polo player. Eleven elite trained male water polo players participated in this study. During preseason training, the following measures were taken: standard anthropometry (hei...

The paper presents the results of the population structure research on the inhabitants of the Island of Rab by the analysis of anthropometric, continuous characteristics (morphological variables of head and body) on the representative sample of 601 adult persons (aged 18-75 years) from the settlements Banjol, Barbat, Lopar, Rab and Supetarska Draga (Figure 1). The aim was to investigate the pos...

Effect of age, gender and BMI on the diameter and velocity of portal vein: All the nutrient rich blood from the GIT flows into the portal vein which determines the anatomical division of the hepatic lobes.1,2 The length of the portal vein is of surgical importance which is often cut down to link with the other vessels in interventional procedures like liver transplantation, trans hepatic portal...

the purpose of this research was to determine the effect of two kinds of diet (zinc deficiency and iron deficiency) on some anthropometrical indexes (body weight and crown-rump length), brain growth and motor function in young rats. adult male and female albino wistar rats were obtained from the breeding colony of pasteur institute, iran. the female albino rats were mated with normal male rats....

UNLABELLED Leptin is a peptidic hormone secreted by the fat tissue and plays an important role in body weight regulation. After menopause, weight gain increases as well as android-like obesity. Previous studies suggest a relationship between leptin level, body mass index (BMI) and fat distribution. OBJECTIVE To establish the relationships between serum leptin, BMI, waist circumference (WC), a...

INTRODUCTION Physical activity (PA) in preschoolers is vital to protect against obesity but is influenced by different early-life factors. The present study investigated the impact of different preschool programs and selected family factors on preschoolers' PA in different countries in an explorative way. METHODS The PA of 114 children (age = 5.3 ± 0.65 years) attending different preschool se...