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Diabetes mellitus2
Gestational diabetes1
Race16
  • People with SMI have a 15-to-20-year reduced life expectancy relative to the general public, which has remained consistently high over decades before the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of ethnicity and race. (news-medical.net)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities, especially in relation to ethnicity/race. (news-medical.net)
  • The intersection of ethnicity/race with SMI on COVID-19 outcomes remains unclear. (news-medical.net)
  • In the present study, researchers investigated whether mortality risk was higher in people with SMI post-COVID-19 and whether multimorbidity and ethnicity/race had any effect on this risk. (news-medical.net)
  • Patients in the SMI group were at a higher risk of all-cause mortality in gender- and age-adjusted models, which was consistent in models with further adjustment for smoking status, BMI, area deprivation, multimorbidity, and ethnicity/race. (news-medical.net)
  • There were no interactions between ethnicity/race and SMI. (news-medical.net)
  • this association did not appear to differ by race/ethnicity or BMI. (nih.gov)
  • However, the limited significant interactions overall by race/ethnicity suggest that the protective influence of family meals for adolescents spans all races/ethnicities. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We used survival analyses to examine whether SES, at various time points, was associated with menarche, whether body mass index (BMI) mediated associations, and whether race/ethnicity modified associations. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Associations varied by race/ethnicity. (nlsinfo.org)
  • There are differences by race and ethnicity in the BMI value at which an increased risk for cardiometabolic abnormalities occurs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Income Inequality and Race/Ethnicity Drive Obesity" Encyclopedia , https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/15464 (accessed December 03, 2023). (encyclopedia.pub)
  • We examined the association between income and obesity in U.S. adults aged 20 years and older, and tested whether this relationship differs by race or ethnicity groups. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • In treating obesity, policymakers should consider not only race/ethnicity and sex, but also strategies to reduce inequality in income. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • There were large sociodemographic disparities in obesity and eating patterns, particularly across race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. (duke.edu)
  • CDC analyzed 1 day of 24-hour dietary recalls from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2003 to 2010 to estimate trends in children's fruit and vegetable intake in cup-equivalents per 1,000 calories (CEPC) and trends by sex, age, race/ethnicity, family income to poverty ratio, and obesity status. (blogspot.com)
Male sex1
  • Comparison of characteristic data between patients with COVID-19 at the longitudinal follow-up visit and controls showed similar age (p=0.962), proportion of male sex (p=0.907), ethnicity (p=0.566), family minimum monthly wage (p=0.664), body mass index (p=0.601), and pediatric pre-existing chronic conditions (p=1.000). (scielo.org)
Prevalence1
  • Arab ethnicities have high prevalence risk factors will provide information to based upon the results of both the rates of GDM related to parity, body strengthen public health measures and fasting sample and/or the two-hour mass index (BMI) and maternal age help to prevent maternal, fetal and neo- OGTT test. (who.int)
Pacific Islander1
  • 7. Is your family background African-American, American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander or Hispanic American/Latino? (sharonregional.com)
Diagnosis4
  • Some parents might find a diagnosis confusing or stressful, so it can be helpful to get some support from family, friends and health professionals. (nct.org.uk)
  • 80% even after correcting for age at ILD diagnosis, sex, and ethnicity (HR = 0.17, 95% CI 0.04-0.83). (jrheum.org)
  • Few studies have considered the joint association of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity, two modifiable factors, with all-cause mortality after breast cancer diagnosis. (nih.gov)
  • The following factors had no impact on the rates of presentation in DKA at diagnosis, or their impact could not be adequately assessed due to limitations of the data: sex, parental consanguinity (i.e., blood relation to a parent with type 1 diabetes), family structure, rural or urban residence, delayed diagnosis, and number of medical consultations before diagnosis. (trekk.ca)
Alcohol1
  • You'll be asked some simple questions about your family history, whether or not you smoke and how much alcohol you drink. (queenmarypractice.nhs.uk)
Insulin2
  • Diabetes defined is a group of illnesses in which the body either doesn't produce enough insulin or doesn't use insulin efficiently. (healthyplace.com)
  • In type 1 diabetes, the body doesn't make insulin or makes such a small amount that there's not enough to move glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. (healthyplace.com)
Adolescents3
  • 2005). Additionally, the triadic problems of obesity, eating disorders and body image disturbances are associated with eating behaviors of adolescents, particularly females (Irving and Neumark-Sztainer, 2002). (scialert.net)
  • Among adolescents who reported that they never ate family meals together, 60% were overweight and 29% were obese at the 10-year follow-up. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Family meals may be protective against obesity or overweight because coming together for meals may provide opportunities for emotional connections among family members, the food is more likely to be healthful, and adolescents may be exposed to parental modeling of healthful eating behaviors. (sciencedaily.com)
Demographic1
  • Covariate factors used to find determinant factors were demographic factors like age, sex, ethnicity, area deprivation, and geographical regions. (news-medical.net)
Cholesterol1
  • They help the body regulate blood sugar, fats and cholesterol, keep the blood vessels healthier, help prevent DNA damage and reduce inflammation in the body. (nbcnews.com)
Populations2
  • Leslie Heinberg, PhD, MA, explains that recently, researchers in the U.K. discovered that the cutoff BMI number associated with a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes varies between different patient populations. (zestmag.com)
  • This meant that children and youth raised in the 1960s were less exposed to salt in their early childhood than their parents' generation, which could explain the phenomenon of age-adjusted average blood pressure values dropping in western populations and in Sweden, despite the increase in body mass index and obesity. (lu.se)
Increase the likelihood1
  • Does lower SES increase the likelihood of obesity or does obesity increase the likelihood of lower SES or does a third factor simultaneously increase the likelihood of lower SES and excess body fat? (femininebeauty.info)
Weight13
  • Physical growth-height and weight-accelerates in the first half of puberty and is completed when an adult body has been developed. (wikipedia.org)
  • This can be due to any number of factors, including improved nutrition resulting in rapid body growth, increased weight and fat deposition, or exposure to endocrine disruptors such as xenoestrogens, which can at times be due to food consumption or other environmental factors. (wikipedia.org)
  • As adults, the body weight of the adopted individuals matched the body weight of their biological parents, not that of the adopted parents. (femininebeauty.info)
  • However, the complexity of the genetic architecture for human body fatness and body weight make this a very challenging task. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Our bodies have a complex system to keep our weight at a healthy level. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The term eating disorder means a group of medical conditions that have an unhealthy focus on eating, dieting, losing or gaining weight, and body image. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A psychologist and weight management specialist at a top American hospital, Cleveland Clinic, stresses the importance of physicians and patients being aware of different cut-off points based on their ethnicity. (zestmag.com)
  • Quetelet wasn't focused on studying obesity when he developed what was first known as the "Quetelet Index" (your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters, or Kg/M²). (zestmag.com)
  • For instance, if you have an apple body shape or a pear shape, the excess abdominal weight of an apple shape is associated with more cardiovascular risks and metabolic disease. (zestmag.com)
  • Research also suggests that a sudden onset of type 2 diabetes may be an early symptom of pancreatic cancer , especially in those who are over the age of 50, have a low body mass index (BMI), are losing weight or do not have a family history of diabetes. (pancan.org)
  • Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body weight relative to height. (sharonregional.com)
  • Eating more fruits and vegetables adds underconsumed nutrients to diets, reduces the risks for leading causes of illness and death, and helps manage body weight. (blogspot.com)
  • Symptoms of headache and gain of body weight lately were present in 48.6% of the nurses. (bvsalud.org)
Protective3
  • It has been suggested that family meals, which tend to include fruits, vegetables, calcium, and whole grains, could be protective against obesity. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In a new study, researchers studied whether frequent family meals during adolescence were protective for overweight and obesity in adulthood. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Results also showed a stronger protective effect of family meal frequency on obesity among black young adults compared with white young adults. (sciencedaily.com)
Modifiable factors1
  • According to Dr. Berge, "It is important to identify modifiable factors in the home environment, such as family meals, that can protect against overweight/obesity through the transition to adulthood. (sciencedaily.com)
Composition2
  • Body composition measures, including those that measure body fat, may be a more accurate tool than BMI for assessing obesity. (medlineplus.gov)
  • While body mass index (BMI) as a body composition assessment tool has long had its critics, recent research has highlighted a new potential drawback in that it could prevent people of certain ethnicities from having their risk for Type 2 diabetes assessed earlier. (zestmag.com)
Income2
  • SES indicators were associated uniquely with earlier menarche, including mother's unmarried status and lower family income. (nlsinfo.org)
  • After controlling for potential covariates, there is little evidence to determine the association between income and obesity and how obesity may be moderated by sex and family income. (encyclopedia.pub)
Overweight2
  • Overall, all levels of baseline family meal frequency, even having as few as 1-2 family meals a week during adolescence, were significantly associated with reduced odds of overweight or obesity at the 10-year follow-up compared with those reporting never having had family meals during adolescence. (sciencedaily.com)
  • As noted by Dr. Berge, "Informing parents that even having 1 or 2 family meals per week may protect their child from overweight or obesity in young adulthood would be important. (sciencedaily.com)
Pregnancy4
  • Salistick detects pregnancy by identifying a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is present in the body of a pregnant person. (medicaldaily.com)
  • their body mass index (BMI) was higher than 30 before the pregnancy. (nct.org.uk)
  • Sociodemographic characteristics, pre-pregnancy body-mass index (BMI), obstetrics history and family history of diabetes were used as study variables. (who.int)
  • Women aged 18 and above with a which is defined as glucose intolerance or potential threats to the comfort and GDM history based on the gestational with the onset or first detection dur- well-being of pregnant women and their diabetes clinic files at UNRWA were ing pregnancy, is said to complicate families [8]. (who.int)
People2
  • the SMI group had a higher proportion of patients with obesity and multimorbidity, current smokers, and people of Black African/Caribbean ethnicity. (news-medical.net)
  • People with "apple-shaped" bodies (meaning they tend to store fat around their waist and have a slim lower body) also have an increased risk for these diseases. (medlineplus.gov)
Status1
Adult2
  • Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. (wikipedia.org)
  • The sample adult is randomly selected from all adults aged ≥18 years in the family and answers for himself/herself (unless physically or mentally unable to do so, in which case a knowledgeable adult serves as a proxy respondent). (cdc.gov)
Genetic3
  • Your family member with pancreatic cancer is strongly recommended to get genetic testing for inherited mutations. (pancan.org)
  • If the results are positive, unknown or if you have several close family members with cancer, PanCAN recommends you consult with a genetic counselor to see if you should get genetic testing for inherited cancer risk and if you should discuss options for monitoring. (pancan.org)
  • Need a knowledge of the medical and genetic history of family members. (cityfertility.com.au)
Risk increases1
Patients3
  • Nearly one half (47.5%) of the patients had at least 1 diabetes-related complication, and 60.8% reported a body mass index greater than 30. (annfammed.org)
  • Patients identified as high risk with the lifetime risk approach were more likely to be younger, male, from ethnic minority groups, and have a positive family history of premature coronary heart disease than those identified with the 10 year QRISK2 score. (bmj.com)
  • It overburdens health-care systems and reduces quality of life for patients and their families. (diabetestalk.net)
Study2
  • 8 - 11 The American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP-NRN), the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Research Network (MAFPRN), the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Research Network (TAFP R-Net), and the Southern Primary Care Urban Research Network (SPUR-Net) each recruited constituent members for the study. (annfammed.org)
  • Nov. 3, 2021 Obesity risk factors of family background are associated with changes in the brain function, finds a new study. (sciencedaily.com)
Patient1
  • and patient ethnicity was associated with LDL-C control. (annfammed.org)
Healthy1
Higher1
  • Heels higher than two inches especially alter body posture by changing joint positions at the ankle, knee, hip and trunk, which can also create strain on the lower back. (dremilykane.com)
Multivariate1
  • and the alternate MD Index assessed all participants' adherence to the MD. Weighted multivariate logistic regression was adopted to explore the relationship of RA, MD on the risk of CVD, and coexistence effect of RA and MD. The additive interaction was evaluated by the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP) and the synergy index (SI). (biomedcentral.com)
Obesity among1
Calories2
Women2
  • So have the authors shown a relationship in women between intelligence and femininity (assessed by distribution of body fat) or between intelligence and degree of body fat or between intelligence and both amount plus distribution of body fat? (femininebeauty.info)
  • A challenging aspect of obesity prevention among black South Africans is the positive perception that both women and men attach to a large body size. (ipsnews.net)
Factors1
  • The rationale for restricting our sample to those with initial, or first, visits was that initial visits often have more complete data for diabetes risk factors, including family history. (biomedcentral.com)
Black1
  • their family's ethnicity is south Asian, Black, African-Caribbean or Middle Eastern. (nct.org.uk)
Symptoms1
  • In general, the most common stroke symptoms are weakness of one side of the body, loss of memory and speech, or impaired vision and consciousness. (bluelamp-foundation.org)
Meals1
  • Half (51.4%) snacked between meals daily and three in four (76.9%) had their meals with family members. (scialert.net)
Strongly1
  • (2) This shouldn't be surprising since body mass is strongly influenced by genes. (femininebeauty.info)
Data2
  • Data from family practices in Northern Ireland and England were obtained from the Aurum database. (news-medical.net)
  • RGS was determined by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) satellite data, a common method for assessing green-space type and distribution. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
Lower1
  • The conversion of testosterone to estradiol depends on the amount of body fat and estradiol levels in males are typically much lower than in females. (wikipedia.org)
Health1
Obese1
  • (1, pdf ) WHR decreases with increasing femininity and also lesser body fat as one goes from obese to normal. (femininebeauty.info)
Stroke1
  • At the check, your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes will be assessed through some straightforward tests and standard questions about your lifestyle and family medical history. (queenmarypractice.nhs.uk)