A cross-sectional study of 226 male Bathudis, a tribal population of Keonjhar District, Orissa, India, was undertaken to investigate age variations in anthropometric and body composition characteristics and the frequency of underweight. The subjects were categorized into three age groups: Group I: < 30 years, Group 11: 30-49 years, Group III: 2 50 years. Height, weight, circumferences and skinf...

The transition of intestinal microbiota with age has been well described in humans. However, the age-related changes in intestinal microbiota of cats have not been well studied. In the present study, we investigated the composition of intestinal microbiota of cats in 5 different age groups (pre-weanling, weanling, young, aged, senile) with a culture-based method. For lactobacilli and bifidobact...

OBJECTIVE To measure total energy expenditure and body composition in small for gestational age (SGA) infants, to investigate hypermetabolism. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in 52 small for gestational age (SGA) measured at 5 weeks of age, using existing data from appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants as controls. The doubly-labelled water technique was used to assess b...

The composition of a bone can be described in terms of the mineral phase, hydroxyapatite, the organic phase, which consists of collagen type I, noncollagenous proteins, other components and water. The relative proportions of these various components vary with age, site, gender, disease and treatment. Any drug therapy could change the composition of a bone. This review, however, will only addres...

Evaluation with FTIR +Turunen, M J; Jurvelin, J S; Kröger, H; Isaksson, H +University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, Lund University, Lund, Sweden [email protected] INRODUCTION: Bone structure and composition adapt to its mechanical loading environment [1] and show variations with age [2,3]. Trabecular bone is highly metabolically active, a...

One-hundred-forty-four male Angus calves were utilized to assess the relationship of bulls and steers adipose tissue fatty acid composition for various age groups. Animals were further grouped so as to compare the effects that high or low energy diets have on the tissue components. All animals were slaughtered upon reaching their respective age group and a detailed carcassevaluation performed. ...

Age related changes in body composition are associated with long term dietary intake profiles. Age related increase in body fat is primarily attributed to decline in physical activity and basal metabolic rate as well as dietary intake. The study was designed to assess the body composition, dietary intake and physical activity level of sedentary adult women of different age groups. A cross-secti...

OBJECTIVES To compare the data for histologic composition of the herniated disc material between different types of disc herniations and between patients of different age. BACKGROUND Lots of studies have investigated the histologic composition of disc herniations. Few studies have examined the presence of granulation tissue related to the type of herniations and age of the subjects. METHODS...