This study aimed to 1) compare levels of high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) between overweight Thais and apparently healthy controls, and 2) investigate the association between serum hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF-alpha levels and other biochemical parameters. A total of 180 health-conscious adults aged 25-60 years, who resided...

Background Epidemiological studies have reported positive associations between anthropometric measures and risk for developing breast cancers that express hormone receptors and associated mortality. However, the impact of nutritional status on the molecular response to endocrine therapy has yet to be described. Methods Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HP), a...

Anthropometric reference data for older adults, particularly for the oldest old, are still limited, especially in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to describe sex- and age-specific distributions of anthropometric measurements and body composition in Mexican older adults. The methods included in the present study were assessment of height, weight, BMI, calf circumference (C...

Background: Obesity is one of the causes of onset and exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis. However, limited studies have examined the association between body composition and severity of disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between severity of rheumatoid arthritis with various types of obesity and the comparison of anthropometric indices between patients with rheumato...

Abstract Objective To observe the efficacy of unblocking and regulating Belt Vessel acupuncture method for patients with abdominal obesity in Germany its influence on body fat parameters glycolipids metabolism. Methods A total 82 cases were selected. There two dropout treatment process. All received at Daimai (GB26), Daheng (SP15), Tianshu (ST25), Zhongwan (CV12), Shuidao (ST28), Waiguan (TE5),...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of various obesity measures on identification of subjects at risk and their respective risk estimates for VTE in a prospective population-based study. METHODS AND RESULTS Measures of body composition such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR) were registered in 6708 sub...

background: excess weight in children and adolescents is a multi-factorial phenomenon and associated with earlier risk of obesityrelated diseases. this study aims to assess the prevalence of weight disorders and the mean values of anthropometric indices according to regional, socioeconomic, and urban-rural variations among iranian children and adolescents. materials and methods: this nationwide...

Background: The aim of this study is to estimate the relationship between the new anthropometric parameters [waist circumference to height ratio (WHtR), body adiposity index (BAI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI)] and some inflammatory markers (hsCRP, fibrinogen and TNF-alpha). Methods: Randomly selected 182 healthy adult men included to this study. Height, body weight (BW), waist circumferen...

conclusions waist circumference, whr and whtr were positively associated with homocysteine concentration in migraine patients. however, further studies particularly of prospective nature are required to confirm our findings. results in this study, 7.7% of men and 18.8% of women had hyperhomocysteinemia. abdominal obesity was prevalent in 3.8% of men and 27.1% of women. in the entire population,...