BACKGROUND Self-reported height, weight, and waist circumference (WC) are widely used to estimate the prevalence of obesity, which has been increasing rapidly in China, but there is limited evidence for the accuracy of self-reported data and the determinants of self-report bias among the general adult Chinese population. METHODS Using a multi-stage cluster sampling method, 8399 residents aged...

INTRODUCTION Elevated fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) is an established marker of cardiovascular disease. The underlying reason(s) for the rise accompanying cardiovascular health decline are unclear. Prior studies have shown that FGF23 concentrations are associated with markers of inflammation and insulin resistance but they have been limited by a focus on persons with chronic kidney diseas...

Analysing posture in 3D generally requires expensive equipment and complex software, not accessible to most healthcare centres. The aim was evaluate a postural analysis methodology based on commercial cameras, portable calibration device Excel, popular spreadsheet software. accuracy reliability of the were studied using optical motion capture system with submillimetre as reference. 99 length an...

The aims of this study were to explore muscle activity levels during different violin repertoires, quantify the general bilaterally in upper extremity muscles, and evaluate associations between anthropometrics characteristics. In 18 skilled players surface EMG was recorded from trapezius (UT), flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS), extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU), cummunis (EDC), radialis (ECR) A E...

The purpose of this research was to ascertain the relationship between architectures lower body muscles and lunges performance. Thirty recreationally active, untrained males (mean age: 17±1.25 years) were recruited participated in two testing sessions: anthropometrics muscle architecture, one-repetition maximum (RM) test. B-mode ultrasonography used assess thickness, pennation angle, fascicle l...

Steroid sex hormones play a central role in breast carcinogenesis. Evidence from in vitro and animal studies suggests that phytoestrogens may inhibit the development of mammary tumors through their role in regulating the synthesis, metabolism, and signal transduction of steroid hormones. In a study of 117 case-control pairs of postmenopausal women in Shanghai, we investigated whether the associ...

Recent advances in consumer depth sensors have created many opportunities for human body measurement and modeling. Estimation of 3D body shape is particularly useful for fashion e-commerce applications such as virtual try-on or fit personalization. In this paper, we propose a method for capturing accurate human body shape and anthropometrics from a single consumer grade depth sensor. We first g...