Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008. Among men, obesity prevalence is generally similar at all income levels, however, among non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American men those with higher income are more likely to be obese than those with low income. Higher income women are less likely to be obese than low income women, but most obese women are not low incom...

Based on reports of an association between elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), and the major role of insulin resistance (IR) in MetS pathogenesis, a positive association between IOP and IR has been hypothesized. Although Asian populations tend to have lower body mass indices (BMIs) than Western populations, they tend to have a higher risk of developing MetS. This ...

BACKGROUND Both obesity and mental health are major public health issues. This study aimed to examine whether overweight and obesity among midlife employees are associated with subsequent psychotropic medication. A further aim was to examine the potential effect of key covariates on the association. METHODS The Helsinki Health Study baseline survey was conducted in 2000-2002 among 40-60-year-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of obesity on the incidence of main complications (infection, dislocation, and revision), functional outcome, and patient satisfaction 5 years after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), and to determine whether results differ between obese women and men. METHODS We conducted a hospital-based prospective cohort study including patients who underwent primary TH...

CONTEXT Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression in adipose tissue is increased in obese subjects. The functional relevance is not known. OBJECTIVE The objective was to compare adipose tissue metabolism between obese men with greater or lower adipose endothelial NOS (eNOS) or inducible NOS (iNOS) expression. DESIGN The design was an open-labeled prospective study. SETTING The study took pla...

Testosterone (T) levels are decreased in obese men, but the underlying causes are incompletely understood. Our objective was to explore the relation between low (free) T levels and male obesity, by evaluating metabolic parameters, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) aromatase expression, and parameters of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. We recruited 57 morbidly obese men [33 had type 2 d...

OBJECTIVE To examine productivity impairment in individuals with obesity and/or binge eating. METHOD Based on current weight and eating behavior, 117,272 employees who had completed a health risk appraisal and psychosocial functioning questionnaire were classified into one of four groups. Gender-stratified analyses compared groups on four measures: absenteeism, presenteeism, total work produc...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate cancer (PCa) risk at biopsy in Chinese men. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1,807 consecutive men who underwent initial multicore (≥10) prostate biopsy under transrectal ultrasound guidance between Dec 2004 and Feb 2014. BMI was categorised based on the Asian classification of ...

     This study aimed to estimate the levels of some biomarkers such as PON-1, PAI-1, OX-LDL, and ET-1 in the blood plasma of obese men and to study their relationship as risk predictors of metabolic syndrome.      Method and result: The study involved the collection of 88 blood serum samples from men who have metabolic health, including 28 samples from normal weights, whose body mass index (B...