BACKGROUND Elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually have a compromised nutritional status which is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality. To know the Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) and the substrate oxidation measurement is essential to prevent these complications. This study aimed to compare the REE, respiratory quotient (RQ) and body compositi...

OBJECTIVE The Inuit population in Greenland has undergone rapid socioeconomic and nutritional changes simultaneously with an increasing prevalence of obesity. Therefore, the objective was to examine fetal programming as part of the aetiology of obesity among Inuit in Greenland by investigating the association between birth weight and measures of body composition and fat distribution in adulthoo...

fitness and environmental factors. Body composition plays a main role for the proper functioning of lungs in healthy individuals.[2,3] Body composition parameters such as body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI), and fat-free mass index (FFMI) and their association with pulmonary functions were documented by many researchers, since the previous years, with different results in both genders. ...

•Segmental specific BIVA and DXA provided a consistent evaluation of body composition in both sexes. •In each segment, %FM FFMI, obtained with DXA, were correlated Zsp PA, respectively. •Specific demonstrated to balance the effect size on bioelectrical measurements. Aims The aim this study was analyse association between bioelectric impedance vector analysis (BIVA) dual-energy X-ray absorptiome...

Background The relationship between obesity and inflammation is bidirectional. Thus, may influence clinical response to biological treatment. Objectives To investigate the association of body composition with disease activity in patients spondyloarthritis (SA). Methods This a cross-sectional study designed on diagnosed according ASAS 2009 classification. Bath ankylosing spondylitis index (BASDA...

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with several extra-pulmonary effects of which skeletal muscle wasting is one of the most common and contributes to reduced quality of life, increased morbidity and mortality. The molecular mechanisms leading to muscle wasting are not fully understood. Proteomic analysis of human skeletal muscle is a useful approach for gainin...

Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are often malnourished before starting the primary or adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Due to therapy related adversary effects of RT CRT number patients rises 88% during ongoing therapy. Malnutrition can have a negative influence on therapycourse clinical outcome. There still not enough prospective, randomized studi...

BACKGROUND Muscle wasting and obesity may complicate the post-stroke trajectory. We investigated the relationships between nutritional status, body composition, and mobility one to 3 years after stroke. METHODS Among 279 eligible home-dwelling individuals who had suffered a stroke (except for subarachnoid bleeding) 1-3 years earlier, 134 (74 ± 5 years, 69% men) were examined according to the ...