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ObesityParticipantsConsidered highly insuVisceral fatCholesterolObeseEstrogenNegatively associatedWeight in kilogramsModeratePrevalencePatientsCompositionGlycemicWaist24.9LipidUnderweightGlucoseCalculationMetabolicProteinDiabetesCalculateCancerAdultsConstipationDifferencesExcessRESULTSLowerBlood pressure levelsRelationshipStudyGenderCardiovascularMean bodyHormoneHigher levelsOvariesKidney diseaseFitnessAffects
Obesity8
  • Obesity is quantified with the body mass index (BMI), yet BMI does not reflect the fat distribution in the visceral abdominal volume (VAV) and subcutaneous abdominal volume (SAV). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Except for a low positive correlation between OT levels and BMI and significantly increased plasma OT levels in women with morbid obesity at the OT infusion rate of 3.3 mU/min, no significant differences in OT levels between the BMI groups were found. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other factors than plasma OT levels may be more likely to determine the clinical response of OT infusion in women with obesity . (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients were categorized as having obesity (average body mass index, 33 kg/m 2 ). (medscape.com)
  • As I have mentioned in my previous blogs, obesity is defined medically as a threshold based on body mass index, i.e., weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. (psychologytoday.com)
  • The higher the body mass index, the worse the level of obesity. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Slightly elevated levels of CRP are related to overweight and obesity in children and adults. (nature.com)
  • It wasn't until the 1970s when American physiologist and dietician Ancel Keys and a group of his colleagues promoted Quetelet's Index as the best available way to quickly screen for obesity that it became what we know today as the BMI. (abc.net.au)
Participants6
  • Participants were classified as having elevated aminotransferase levels if either aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase was elevated above normal. (nih.gov)
  • About one in three participants reported moderate to extremely severe levels of depression and anxiety. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 1: Perceived depression, anxiety and stress levels of participants. (nature.com)
  • These were used to assess the changes in the participants' healthy lifestyle index (HLI) scores. (news-medical.net)
  • About half the participants had a physical activity level at or below 6. (news-medical.net)
  • Based on gender, age, body mass index, and self-reported level of physical activity, participants are assigned to one of eight treadmill test protocols. (cdc.gov)
Considered highly insu1
  • In Asian Indians who are considered highly insulin resistant, the circulatory LPS levels, LPS activity, and ZO-1 were significantly increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and showed positive correlation with inflammatory markers and poor glycemic/lipid control. (springer.com)
Visceral fat1
Cholesterol8
Obese3
Estrogen2
  • During this time, there is a drop in estrogen levels, and women begin to experience some symptoms resembling menopause. (alive.com)
  • When estrogen levels drop during peri/menopause, the hypothalamus responds to lower the temperature, resulting in hot flashes. (alive.com)
Negatively associated1
  • using MRI-cerebral blood flow (CBF) during rest: here, changes of insulin levels were negatively associated with changes of CBF signals in the caudate and the putamen in response to glucose administration. (frontiersin.org)
Weight in kilograms2
  • According to the experts, Body Mass Index is weight in kilograms over metric height squared. (healthtransformation.net)
  • It's a simple formula: weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared and voila, you have your body mass index - a two-digit figure that slots you into a handful of equally clear-cut boxes. (abc.net.au)
Moderate5
  • Many people need more than 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week to maintain their body weight . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • For example, daily physical activity of at least moderate intensity is associated with reduced clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in youths, including high blood pressure, insulin level, lipids, and adiposity (7). (cdc.gov)
  • Based on gender and age specific criteria, the estimated VO2max is also categorized and reported as "low", "moderate" or "high" level of cardiovascular fitness in the present dataset. (cdc.gov)
  • Moderate alcohol intake, diets with a low glycemic index and statin and multivitamin use reduce C-reactive protein levels. (medindia.net)
  • Based on their responses they were then grouped into four categories ranging from low, moderate, high and very high levels of psychological distress. (abs.gov.au)
Prevalence1
  • To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the prevalence and predictors of perceived DAS levels and hedonic hunger in the Turkish adult population. (nature.com)
Patients9
  • Therefore the aim of this study was to explore the relation between BMI, visceral and subcutaneous fat volumes and serum levels of sex steroids and lipids in endometrial cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Income below 200% of the federal poverty level was reported by 43% of health center patients (13). (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, we investigated the serum levels of LPS and zonulin (ZO-1, a marker of gut permeability) along with systemic levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared to control subjects. (springer.com)
  • Patients from a prospective multicenter international shoulder arthroplasty registry who underwent primary rTSA (n=1171) and primary aTSA (n=883) were scored preoperatively and at latest follow-up (2-10 years, mean = 3 years) using the Simple Shoulder Test, University of California-Los Angeles shoulder score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form, Constant score, and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). (nih.gov)
  • Patients with NTM-PD tend to have lower body weight or lower body mass index (BMI) [ 11 , 12 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • Looking at outcomes in over 6000 patients with type 2 diabetes, the researchers found that each standard deviation (SD) increase in body weight variability was associated with a significantly increased risk for any coronary event, major coronary events, and death. (medscape.com)
  • Having previously shown that body weight variability is a risk factor for CV events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), they examined the relationship between body weight variability and CV events in patients with diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • They gathered data on intraindividual variations in body weight in 6408 patients with type 2 diabetes from the CARDS , ASPEN , and TNT trials, who were followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months after randomization and then every 6 months. (medscape.com)
  • The overall average patient age was 61.7 ± 8.1 years, 31.7% of patients were female, and the mean body mass index was 29.2 ± 4.1 kg/m 2 . (medscape.com)
Composition3
Glycemic1
  • We demonstrated clinically meaningful and superior glycemic and body weight control with tirzepatide compared with insulin lispro, while tirzepatide was also associated with less clinically significant hypoglycemia. (medscape.com)
Waist1
  • Doctors sometimes also use waist and hip measurements to measure excess body fat. (cdc.gov)
24.91
  • The best way to ensure one's Body Mass Index stays within that healthy 18.5 to 24.9 range is to eat four to six small, well-balanced meals daily adding up to the number of calories you need for your age, sex, and activity level daily. (healthtransformation.net)
Lipid1
  • However, neither serum sex steroids nor lipid levels were measured in these studies. (biomedcentral.com)
Underweight3
  • Underweight individuals had higher levels of perceived DAS. (nature.com)
  • As per the results of a large scale survey across India in 2019, people earning less than 100,000 Indian rupees per year had the highest proportion of underweight body mass index compared to other income groups. (statista.com)
  • However, the survey results also showed an interesting trend of higher underweight levels even among respondents that had a family income of over two million rupees per year. (statista.com)
Glucose5
  • Strikingly, differences in plasma insulin levels between hunger and satiety states after glucose administration at the time of the scan were negatively related to brain activity in the posterior insula and superior frontal gyrus (SFG), while plasma glucose levels were positively associated with activity changes in the fusiform gyrus. (frontiersin.org)
  • Metabolic state, insulin levels and glucose administration interact in their effects on brain activation patterns. (frontiersin.org)
  • To avoid these disadvantages in the present investigation, we used resting-state fMRI in order to reveal potential links between whole brain activity and insulin and glucose levels in different metabolic states. (frontiersin.org)
  • Several studies using rs-fMRI revealed associations of insulin or glucose levels with the functional connectivity (FC) of particular brain networks or brain sites that are related to homeostatic regulation but not without contradictions. (frontiersin.org)
  • High blood glucose (sugar) levels put you at greater risk of developing insulin resistance, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes . (bidmc.org)
Calculation2
  • Body Mass Index is a calculation involving weight and height and the result of this calculation tells you if you are within a healthy range, too high, or too low. (healthtransformation.net)
  • The body mass index is a simple calculation that was developed over 100 years ago to evaluate a person's weight. (66pacific.com)
Metabolic2
  • The first study showed that restoring testosterone to normal levels in hypogonadal, or testosterone-deficient men, led to major and progressive improvements in features of the metabolic syndrome. (dotmed.com)
  • Overall, the women taking the Yacon syrup had dramatic improvements in both body weight and metabolic health, while the women taking the placebo stayed pretty much the same. (amazines.com)
Protein4
Diabetes3
  • Furthermore, elevated CRP levels are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in adults 16 and are correlated with insulin resistance in children. (nature.com)
  • Type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition in which the body may not produce enough or cannot effectively use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. (abs.gov.au)
  • If you have diabetes, check your blood sugar levels regularly. (cdc.gov)
Calculate1
  • To determine whether your weight is in a healthy range, doctors often calculate your body mass index (BMI) . (cdc.gov)
Cancer2
  • Subcutaneous fat tissue contributes more to the estradiol levels indicating that subcutaneous fat might be relevant in endometrial cancer carcinogenesis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Researchers also found that men with low testosterone levels had more than 2.5 times greater risk of dying during the next 10 years from both heart disease and cancer, compared with men who had higher testosterone levels. (dotmed.com)
Adults4
  • This study was designed to explore relationship of perceived depression, anxiety and stress (DAS) levels and hedonic hunger in adults. (nature.com)
  • North American adults are urged to find out what their Body Mass Index (BMI) is because this is supposed to be a better representation of healthy weight than weight alone. (healthtransformation.net)
  • One is your age: children under 18 and adults over the age of 65 should not use Body Mass Index as a sign of good or poor health. (healthtransformation.net)
  • 3 4 5 Currently, 30-50% of adults in the United States and Europe are myopic, with levels of 80-90% reported in school leavers aged 17 or 18 years in Singapore, South Korea, China, and other high income Eastern and South East Asian countries, 1 2 5 6 7 8 where myopic maculopathy has become one the most common causes of untreatable blindness. (bmj.com)
Constipation1
  • For constipation, decreased levels of SCFAs have been shown to have a negative association with prolonged transit time ( Lewis and Heaton, 1997 ). (frontiersin.org)
Differences2
  • Further, the inter- individual differences in OT levels were large and no dose -dependent increase of OT levels was seen. (bvsalud.org)
  • While few of us are professional bodybuilders or weight lifters, a bigger flaw is the natural differences in body types between people of various ethnicities, genders and ages. (abc.net.au)
Excess1
RESULTS3
  • The results indicate that the levels of circulating active ghrelin markedly increases after birth in VLBW infants, and suggest that the increased levels of ghrelin reflects the maturation of ghrelin production in the stomach and an increased physiological need for ghrelin. (bmj.com)
  • Moreover, the results, presented here at the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) 2018 meeting, suggested that individuals with the highest body weight variability had a 59% increased risk for any coronary event, a 99% increased risk for MI, a 92% increased stroke risk, and an 82% increase in the risk for death. (medscape.com)
  • This table displays the results of Regression model estimates of association between selected characteristics and urinary cadmium levels. (gc.ca)
Lower4
  • At 68 weeks, average reduction in body weight was 9.6% with the higher dose, 6.99% with the lower dose, and 3.42% with placebo. (aao.org)
  • After the training period, if the peak lactate level is lower for the same load of exercise, aerobic capacity is considered to have improved. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Anemia was more common among those with lower BMI and fat free mass. (cdc.gov)
  • It also can lower your cortisol levels . (greatist.com)
Blood pressure levels1
Relationship2
  • The exact relationship between body mass index (BMI) and internal rotation (IR) before and after total shoulder arthroplasty has not been studied to date. (nih.gov)
  • This study investigated the relationship between plasma levels of ghrelin and postnatal growth in preterm infants. (bmj.com)
Study5
  • This study was conducted at a community health center in Chelsea, Massachusetts. (cdc.gov)
  • The study found a drop in mean body weight of 14.9% at 68 weeks. (aao.org)
  • This study aimed to determine the combined effects of body fat, body water content, and skeletal muscle mass index on peak salivary lactate levels. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, we tried to elucidate the impact of body mass index (BMI) and its change on development of NTM-PD. (ersjournals.com)
  • But like Quetelet, the Keys study didn't account for all body types. (abc.net.au)
Gender1
Cardiovascular1
  • The proposed mechanism believed to underlie how ABO blood group may influence cardiovascular disease risk involves the possible regulatory effect of ABO antigens on plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) [ 18 , 19 ]. (hindawi.com)
Mean body1
Hormone3
  • PCOS is linked to changes in hormone levels that make it harder for the ovaries to release fully-grown (mature) eggs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Blood tests can be done to check hormone levels. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It also alters the insulin-like growth factor axis and the circulation levels of sex hormones, which elevates the incidence of hormone-related cancers. (researchgate.net)
Higher levels2
  • Over time, they may reach a certain level of fitness that allows them to progress to higher levels of activity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • and the second exposure was the genetic predisposition to higher levels of education, measured with 69 genetic variants from SSGAC, and the outcome was refractive error. (bmj.com)
Ovaries1
  • OHSS happens when the ovaries swell with fluid that eventually leaks into the body. (healthline.com)
Kidney disease1
  • It's essential to keep tabs on blood pressure because abnormal levels can increase the risk of developing heart disease, kidney disease or having a stroke. (metlife.com)
Fitness5
  • When a person starts dieting and exercising, their fitness level will improve. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • D'Agostino EM, Day SE, Konty KJ, Larkin M, Saha S, Wyka K. Individual-Level Fitness and Absenteeism in New York City Middle School Youths, 2006-2013. (cdc.gov)
  • A 3-level longitudinal generalized linear mixed model was used to test the association of change in fitness composite percentile scores and 1-year lagged child-specific days absent. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnancy and superior fitness levels also lead to misleading signs. (healthtransformation.net)
  • Paramjit Singh is a professional fitness expert for Parambodyfitmind.com and Elite Level Online Fit. (amazines.com)
Affects1