The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of abdominal fat thickness with obesity-associated metabolic risk factors. A total of 186 men and 350 women aged 30-78, who were voluntary participants in a community-based health screening program, were examined for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and WC-stature ratio (WCSR). Using the ultrasonographic method, the maximu...

Mimosa pudica Lin., known as chue Mue, is a stout straggling prostrate shrubby plant, with spinous stipules and globose pinkish flower heads, and grows as weed in almost all parts of the country. It is traditionally used for its various properties and hence in the present study, chloroform extract of Mimosapudica leaves has been screened for its hypolipidemic activity. Hypolipidemic activity is...

The sulfur amino acid homocysteine has recently been addressed as marker for vessel damaging and atherosclerotic dispositions. The atherogenic index has been correlated with the one of cholesterol and is significantly higher in cholesterinemic as compared to normal lipidemic persons. In the present communication biochemical model reactions are presented indicating the prooxidative activity of h...

Background The age of adiposity rebound (AR), when body mass index (BMI) starts to rise after infancy, is thought to be an origin of obesity in later life. We have already reported that children who exhibited an earlier AR were associated with the higher BMI value and atherogenic metabolic status at 12 years of age. We investigated which factors influenced on an earlier AR, birth weight, initia...

Background: Stroke makes a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although derangements in the lipid profile have been suggested as a risk factor for the development of stroke, various studies show inconsistent results on the association between lipid profile and stroke. A very few studies have commented on the status of lipid indices in stroke patients. Methods: After obtainin...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Early identification of at-risk population plays an essential role in the treatment management CVDs. Body mass index (BMI) is one easy screening tools for individuals at risk during clinic visits. Individuals normal BMI may not get attention early detection prevention There’s multiple reports literature that...

Five series of experiments were accomplished, utilizing a total of 190 birds. The established methods of the department's atherosclerosis research team were followed throughout. One-day old Hy-Line chicks were obtained from a commercial hatchery and reared in a battery brooder on a diet of commercial chick starter mash. At onset of the study, the birds were divided into experimental groups and ...

Objectives: Micro and macrovasculopathy are common complications of undertreated or undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. One the underlying factors is arterial stiffness, which may lead to cardiovascular cerebrovascular diseases. Understandably, diabetic micro affect vital functions, well-being individual. However, few studies have attempted determine cardiac autonomic neuropat...

Cardiovascular diseases with an incidence of approximately 50% are the main causes of death in most advanced countries and an increasing trend in the developing world as well. The World Health Organization estimates that 12 million people per year worldwide die from cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are becoming an increasing problem worldwide and hypercholesterolemia has been co...