Tactile defensiveness (TD) is a disturbance in sensory processing and is observed in some children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). TD has been examined in male children with ADHD and in children with ADHD without differentiating by sex. As males and females with ADHD may differ in the clinical expression of the disorder and associated deficits, the aim of this study was to...

Obesity is a devastating health condition that may harm employment. We investigate the impact of obesity on employment by utilizing five waves Turkey Health Surveys and executing two different methods, including linear probability model prominent matching method, entropy balancing. are representative Turkey’s adult population have been conducted biennially since 2008. The surveys involve data c...

Adipsin gene expression as assessed by mRNA amounts was examined in adipose tissue of genetically obese rats at the onset (16 days of age) or at later stages (30 and 60 days of age) of obesity. Amounts of mRNA were equivalent in obese and lean rats at 16 days of age. In adult rats, we observed a 2-fold decrease in adipsin mRNA in the obese rats compared with control lean rats, which was abolish...

BACKGROUND Although several reports have shown an adverse cardiovascular and metabolic risk profile associated with childhood obesity, few reports have examined the effects of childhood obesity on pulmonary function. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of obesity on pulmonary function in Navajo and Hopi children. METHODS Subjects included 256 (110 males, 146 fem...

esistin, an adipocyte secreted hormone, has been suggested to link obesity with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in rodent models, but its relevance to human diabetes remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum resistin concentrations with markers of insulin resistance and obesity in type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic obese subjects. Materials ...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a global public health issue. It is associated with significant disability, morbidity and mortality risks and substantial healthcare costs. Of great concern is the fact that its prevalence is rising, particularly amongst the young, while epidemiological data regarding the incidence, prevalence and complications of early-onset type 2 diabetes is noted to be sparse. METHO...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Youth with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors of obesity and hypertension. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of CVD risk, is increased in CAH young adults. We examined CIMT and its relationship with androgens and obesity in adolescents/young adults with CAH. METHODS Twenty CAH su...

High body mass index (BMI) is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality, while low BMI is an indicator of undernutrition; both may be concerns in low-income countries. This cross-sectional, primary-care based study aimed to measure the sex and age-specific mean BMI and estimate the prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight among adults in an urban community in Sana'a, Yemen. ...