This study aimed to clarify the sex-, age-, and obesity-level-specific regional subcutaneous fat characteristics and their relationships with total and visceral fat in 302 Japanese adults (mean age: 41.8+/-15.7 yr; range: 20.0 to 82.6 yr). Subcutaneous fat thickness at 14 sites (right cheek, chin, chest (2 sites), abdomen, suprailiac, triceps, subscapular, back (2 sites), thigh (2 sites), knee,...

This study compared fat oxidation rate from a graded exercise test (GXT) with a moderate-intensity interval training session (MIIT) in obese men. Twelve sedentary obese males (age 29 ± 4.1 years; BMI 29.1 ± 2.4 kg·m(-2); fat mass 31.7 ± 4.4 %body mass) completed two exercise sessions: GXT to determine maximal fat oxidation (MFO) and maximal aerobic power (VO2max), and an interval cycling sessio...

BACKGROUND There are several diagnostic criteria for Metabolic Syndrome (MS) definition. AIM To study their application in the Chilean general adult population. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed data from a random sub sample of 1.833 adults aged 17 years and older surveyed during the First Chilean National Health Survey conducted in 2003. The prevalence of MS was estimated using the update A...

Aim: To investigate the causal impact of diet and sedentary behavior on Brazilian schoolchildren’s overweight/obesity using data from observational studies. Methods: Annual cross-sectional nutritional surveys over 2013–2015 period, with 26,712 children old 7–12 years in Florianópolis, Brazil, provided for this analysis. The applied an online previous-day recall questionnaire food intake physica...

BACKGROUND Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione (TZD) insulin sensitizer approved for use in human type 2 diabetes mellitus. Therapeutic options for diabetes in cats are limited. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of pioglitazone in obese cats, which are predisposed to insulin resistance, to assess its potential for future use in feline diabetes mellitus. ANIMALS A total of 12 obese purpose-b...

Aim. This case-control retrospective study is aimed at assessing if obese adolescents need more orthodontic treatment in comparison with normal-weight patients of the same age. Methods. The test group included 100 obese subjects (50 males and 50 females; average age: 13.09 ± 1.19 years old) and the control group included 100 normal-weight patients matched for age and sex (50 males and 50 female...

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a global disease with rising incidence along its co-morbidities, especially the metabolic syndrome. One of main components contributing to obesity. Objective: To evaluate association obesity obstructive (OSA). Method: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in Department Otolaryngology, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, and ...

PURPOSE To compare the outcome following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in obese and non-obese Asian patients. METHODS 27 obese patients were compared with 27 non-obese controls matched for age, gender, diagnosis (osteoarthritis), prosthesis, preoperative Knee Society knee and function scores, preoperative Oxford Knee Score, and follow-up duration. All TKAs were performed by a single surgeon. ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to pool, harmonise and re-analyse national accelerometer data from adults in four European countries in order to describe population levels of sedentary time and physical inactivity. METHODS Five cross-sectional studies were included from England, Portugal, Norway and Sweden. ActiGraph accelerometer count data were centrally processed using the same a...