OBJECTIVE To evaluate the agreement between the body mass index international standard and body fat for the diagnosis of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren. METHODS 528 schoolchildren between 6 and 10 years of age, of both sexes, had their weight and height measured. They were then classified as normal, underweight, overweight or obese using the body fat index for age. Body fat was esti...

The aim of the study was to assess the lipid atherogenic risk in women with metabolic syndrome (MS) based on calculating the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) {(logTriglycerides)/HDL-cholesterol}, Castelli's I and II risk indexes (the ratios total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol, respectively) and the leptin/adiponectin ratio (L/A ratio). Materials and methods: T...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of one-month fasting along with yoga training on the body composition of novice female athletes. Twenty trained women were randomly assigned to experimental (n=10) and control (n=10) groups. The experimental group participated in yoga training classes for 4 weeks, two 60-min sessions per week; the control group did not participate in any r...

Background—Obesity is associated with occlusive artery disease but is not considered a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We investigated the association between anthropometric measures of obesity, serum adipokines, and AAA. Methods and Results—As part of a population study, we screened 12 203 men 65 to 83 years of age for AAA using ultrasound; 875 had an AAA ( 30 mm). Cardiovascu...

Background: Diabetes is raising recently more in the developing countries due to sedentary life style and with increase in duration, complications arise affecting renal, retinal, cardiovascular and nervous systems. Diabetic nephropathy poses a great risk of renal failure and is the cause for performing dialysis. Microalbuminuria is the earliest marker for the renal and cardiovascular involvemen...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate serum leptin, adiponectin and paraoxonase1 levels in adult females receiving pharmacotherapy for various psychiatric disorders. METHODS The study group consisted of 32 obese females (mean age 40.53 +/- 11.00 years, mean body mass index 35.44 +/- 5.33 kg/m(2)) who were receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders, and the control group inclu...

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes), and its relationship to body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio in Chinese and Europid adults. DESIGN This was a cross sectional study. SETTING Newcastle upon Tyne. SUBJECTS These comprised Chinese and Europid men and women, aged 25-64 years, and resident in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. M...

Objective: To verify the correlation between body fat location measurements with the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%) and height, according to the nutritional status in female adolescents. Methods: A controlled cross-sectional study was carried out with 113 adolescents (G1: 38 with normal weight, but with high body fat level, G2: 40 with normal weight and G3: 35 overweight) from...

BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with occlusive artery disease but is not considered a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We investigated the association between anthropometric measures of obesity, serum adipokines, and AAA. METHODS AND RESULTS As part of a population study, we screened 12,203 men 65 to 83 years of age for AAA using ultrasound; 875 had an AAA (> or = 30 mm). Car...