Many toxic substances in the workplace can modify human health and quality of life and there is still insufficient data on respiratory outcomes in adults exposed to phthalates. The aim of this work was to assess in waste management workers from the Nitra region of Slovakia (n = 30) the extent of exposure to phthalates and health-related outcomes. Four urinary phthalate metabolites mono(2-ethylh...

Several studies have shown a positive association between body mass index (BMI) and endogenous levels of female sex-steroid hormones, but relationship with the body fat mass and the fat free mass components of BMI has rarely been investigated. In this cross-sectional study, we included 265 women from the Danish “Diet, Cancer and Health” cohort who were postmenopausal and never users of hormone ...

To determine the most potent bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA) marker of malnutrition and to adjust its application to hemodialysis(HD) patients, t h i s s t u d y measured the fol lowing: ICW , ECW , TBW , FFMI (FFM/height2), reactance, resistance and PA by utilizing InBody S10 in 99 maintenance HD patients in Lithuania, whose mean age was 58.7±14.38y, the nutritional status was examined u...

COPD is defined by its effects on the lung, however skeletal muscle atrophy and a slow-to-fast fibre shift are common clinical observations, associated with reduced survival and exercise intolerance in patients; making the molecular pathways which regulate these processes of interest. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that can reduce mRNA half-life and inhibit protein translation, an...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) -related bone disease (CFBD) is an important complication of CF, and low BMD in childhood a precursor CFBD. Here, we aimed to investigate turnover biomarkers, including osteocalcin (OC), receptor activator nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) osteoprotegerin (OPG) relation children with CF (cwCF). We also evaluated factors which could affect particular emphasis on free fat...

(1) Background: This study investigated the relevance of morning and evening energy and macronutrient intake during childhood for body composition in early adolescence; (2) Methods: Analyses were based on data from 372 DONALD (DOrtmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed study) participants. Explorative life-course plots were performed to examine whether morning or evening en...

We read with interest the article recently published in the September issue of the Asian Journal of Sports Medicine by Loenneke et al. We were particularly interested in the section that stated; ‘The BIA device investigated in this study did not provide a valid estimate of fat free mass index (FFMI) in male and female collegiate athletes. Although there was a general tendency for the bioelectri...

BACKGROUND We longitudinally assessed predictors of insulin resistance (IR) change among HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected (ART-initiators and ART-non-initiators) Rwandan women. METHODOLOGY HIV-infected (HIV+) and uninfected (HIV-) women provided demographic and clinical measures: age, body mass index (BMI) in Kg/(height in meters)2, Fat-Mass (FMI) and Fat-Free-Mass (FFMI) index, fasting serum ...

Obesity and obesity-related diseases are among the most prominent health problems in Western countries. In the USA and Europe, more than 40% of the population is overweight [1]. Obesity is normally defined by the body mass index (BMI; kg/m2). BMI values between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2 are considered normal; individuals with BMI values from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 are considered overweight, while those wit...

Years of training in competitive sports leads to human body adaptation to a specific type of exercise. In judo bouts, maintaining hand grip on an opponent's clothes and postural balance is essential for the effective technical and tactical actions. This study compares changes after maximal anaerobic exercise among judo athletes and untrained subjects regarding 1) maximum isometric handgrip stre...