BACKGROUND A small number of relatively small studies have found greater gestational weight gain to be associated with greater offspring body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)), but whether this association is caused by intrauterine mechanisms or by shared genetic and environmental risk factors for adiposity is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the association of greater maternal weig...

Let p,(x) = ynxn+ . . . denote the nth polynomial orthonormal with respect to the weight exp(-x8//3) where /3 > 0 is an even integer. G. Freud conjectured and Al. Magnus proved that, writing a, = y,,/y,, the expression ~ , n ' / ~ has a limit as n + w. It is shown that this expression has an asymptotic expansion in terms of negative even powers of n . In the course of this, a combinatorial enum...

Background: A formula low-energy diet (LED) reduces weight effectively in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis, but the role of LED in long-term weight-loss maintenance is unclear.Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of intermittent LED compared with daily meal replacements on weight-loss maintenance and number of knee replacements over 3 y.Design: The design was a randomized trial wi...

objective  the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of na valproate and phenobarbital on changes in the weight of epileptic patients following treatment for their condition using the drugs mentioned. materials and methods sixty epileptics were assigned into two groups of 30 patients each, the case and controls. the diagnosis was made on the basis of the international league...

Let $G$ be a $p$-group of nilpotency class $k$ with finite exponent $exp(G)$ and let $m=lfloorlog_pk floor$. We show that $exp(M^{(c)}(G))$ divides $exp(G)p^{m(k-1)}$, for all $cgeq1$, where $M^{(c)}(G)$ denotes the c-nilpotent multiplier of $G$. This implies that $exp( M(G))$ divides $exp(G)$, for all finite $p$-groups of class at most $p-1$. Moreover, we show that our result is an improvement...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify preoperative factors predicting weight loss following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS 281 patients subjected to RYGB between January 2006 and June 2012 were included. Demographic, physical, and socioeconomic factors were assessed with regression analysis. Dependent variable was percent of excess weight loss (% E...

Overweight and micronutrient deficiencies have manifested in the same individuals. This study investigated the association among iron deficiency (ID), anemia, and weight status among nonpregnant Colombian females aged 13-49 y (n = 3267). Data from the 2005 National Survey of the Nutrition Situation were used. The prevalence of ID (plasma ferritin <12.0 μg/L; individuals with CRP >0.012 g/L excl...

BACKGROUND Whether the association between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality for older adults is the same as for younger adults is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine the association between BMI and all-cause mortality risk in adults ≥65 y of age. DESIGN A 2-stage random-effects meta-analysis was performed of studies published from 1990 to 2013 that reported the RR...