background defining the optimal prostate-specific antigen threshold to identify the patients at the highest risk of prostate cancer has always been a controversial issue. objectives this study aims to analyze the diagnostic value of psa and also evaluate the relationship between psa (prostate-specific antigen) and bmi (body mass index) as well as psa and prostate size and volume in asymptomatic...

introduction turner syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality in females. girls with turner syndrome have an abmormal or missing x choromosme that causes short stature, ovarian failure, renovascular and cardiac anomalies. it has been shown that there is a tendency to obesity in the turner syndrome. this prospective study has been done to evaluate whether body mass index (bmi) is diffe...

conclusions the mean heart rate was higher in participants who were overweight than those with normal weight. results the mean and standard deviation of the heart rate in the hot climatic condition and moderate exercise were 103.84 (3.34) for normal weight subjects and 108.67 (3.27) for overweight subjects. the mean and standard deviation of the heart rate in a very hot climatic condition and l...

INTRODUCTION To evaluate the association between abdominal and gynoid fat, glucose and lipid metabolism markers, and serum androgens in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Anthropometric measurements were performed in 40 women with PCOS aged 19-49 years with body mass index (BMI) 18.7-53.8 kg/m2. Fasting serum glucose, lipids, insulin, leptin, LH, FSH, oestradiol...

Obesity in children is a cause for concern because it may predict adult obesity and increased risk of coronary heart disease in adult life. Adiposity in preschool children is measured by different conventional indices. The aim of the present study was to measure the indicators of abdominal adiposity - waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist-height ratio (WHTR), conicity index (CI...