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Abdominal fat quantity and distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and extent of its relation to insulin resistance.

2007

Composizione corporea in relazione alla sindrome dell'ovaio policistico. Increased abdominal fat has been linked to insulin resistance and increased cardiovascular risk. Because many patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) present abdominal obesity, it may be the cause of insulin resistance in this disorder.Setting: Fat quantity and distribution were evaluated by dual x-ray absorptiometry at the Departments of Clinical Medicine at the University of Palermo and the University of Naples, Italy.Patients: A total of 110 patients with PCOS and 112 weight-matched controls were studied. Anthropometric data, blood glucose, serum insulin, and testosterone were evaluated. Total, trunk, and cen…

AdultAbdominal fat; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Insulin Resistancemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatmentClinical BiochemistryAbdominal FatAdipose tissueBiologyOverweightBiochemistryAbsorptiometry PhotonEndocrinologyInsulin resistanceInternal medicinemedicineHumansInsulinObesityAbdominal obesityInsulinBiochemistry (medical)Sindrome dell'ovaio policisticoOverweightmedicine.diseasePolycystic ovaryObesityEndocrinologymedicine.anatomical_structureAbdomenFemaleInsulin Resistancemedicine.symptomdensità minerale osseainsuino-resistenzaPolycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Association between Self-Reported Childhood Difficulties and Obesity and Health-Related Behaviors in Adulthood—A Cross-Sectional Study among 28…

2022

The aim of the present study was to examine the associations between self-reported childhood difficulties, weight status, and lifestyle behaviors among a representative sample of Norwegian adults. This cross-sectional study included 28,047 adults (>18 years old) living in southern Norway. A self-report questionnaire was used to assess information about the overall quality of the respondents’ childhood retrospectively in addition to current weight status and current lifestyle behaviors. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for gender, age, and educational level showed that evaluating childhood as difficult was associated with increased odds of obesity (OR: 1.29; 95% CI;…

AdultAdolescentHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisHealth BehaviorRPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthsubstance useleisure-time physical activitychildhood difficultiesDietCross-Sectional Studieschildhood difficulties; obesity; diet; leisure-time physical activity; substance use; adultsadultsMedicineAnimalsHumansObesitySelf ReportChildLife StyleRetrospective StudiesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 3; Pages: 1395
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Body shape trajectories and risk of breast cancer: results from the SUN ('Seguimiento Universidad De Navarra') Project.

2021

AbstractObjective:The aim of this study was to assess body shape trajectories in childhood and midlife in relation to subsequent risk of breast cancer (BC) in a Mediterranean cohort.Design:The ‘Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra’ (SUN) Project is a dynamic prospective cohort study of university graduates initiated in 1999. With a group-based modelling approach, we assessed body shape trajectories from age 5 to 40 years. Multivariable Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) for BC after the age of 40 years according to the body shape trajectory.Setting:City of Pamplona, in the North of Spain.Participants:6498 women with a mean age of 40 years (sd9).Results:We identi…

AdultAdolescentMedicine (miscellaneous)Breast NeoplasmsTrajectories03 medical and health sciencesBMIYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineBreast cancerBreast cancerRisk FactorsmedicineHumansBreast carcinogenesis030212 general & internal medicineObesityProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyChildNutrition and DieteticsProportional hazards modelbusiness.industrySomatotypesHazard ratioPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCohortmedicine.diseaseObesityBody shapeSpain030220 oncology & carcinogenesisChild PreschoolCohortFemalebusinessBody mass indexDemographyFollow-Up StudiesResearch PaperPublic health nutrition
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Risk factors, atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic events.

2008

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) and thromboembolic complications. METHODS: We studied 480 patients (mean age: 71.2+/-11.6 years): 240 with paroxysmal AF, 240 with permanent AF. The association between AF and the presence of risk factors, cardiac and systemic disease was observed and the correlation with the occurrence of complications analyzed. RESULTS: Patients with AF had a high prevalence of the following conditions: hypertension, hypertensive heart disease (HHD), coronary artery disease, hyperthyroidism. Thromboembolism was observed in 26.6% of the patients. A correlation between the occurrence of a thromboembolic…

AdultAged 80 and overMaleHypercholesterolemiaSmokingFibrinogenMiddle Agedatrial fibrillation risk factorsCohort StudiesDiabetes ComplicationsYoung AdultRisk FactorsThromboembolismAtrial FibrillationHypertensionHumansFemaleObesityAgedInternational angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology
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Distribution of risk factors, plasma lipids, lipoproteins and dyslipidemias in a small Mediterranean island: The Ustica Project

2003

Background and Aim: The populations of the Mediterranean area have a low incidence of cardiovascular disease (CHD). The aims of this paper are: 1) to present demographic data of the population of Ustica, a small island in the southern part of the Tyrrhenian sea that has reduced communications with the mainland and a diet presumably rich in fish; and 2) to evaluate the distribution of risk fa tors, plasma lipids, lipoproteins and dyslipidemias in this population. Methods and Results: We invited all of the free-living resident population aged more than 14 years (about 800 individuals) to participate in the study; 57 responded, for a participation rate of about 73%. The distribution of cardiov…

AdultAged 80 and overMalerisk factors lipids dyslipidemia Mediterranean populationAdolescentLipoproteinsAge FactorsHyperlipidemiasMiddle AgedDiet MediterraneanLipidsLipoproteins LDLMediterranean IslandsItalyCardiovascular DiseasesRisk FactorsHumansFemaleObesityLipoproteins HDLAged
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Coffee and Smoking as Risk Factors of Twin Pregnancies: The Danish National Birth Cohort

2007

AbstractTwinning rates have changed substantially over time for reasons that are only partly known. In this study we studied smoking, coffee and alcohol intake, and their possible interaction with obesity as potential determinants of twinning rates using data from the Danish National Birth Cohort between 1996 and 2002. We identified 82,985 pregnancies: 81,954 singleton and 1031 twins. For the twins we had data to classify 121 as monozygotic, 189 dizygotic (same sex), 313 dizygotic (opposite sex) but, 408 were of the same sex but with unknown zygosity. All mothers were interviewed about their prepregnancy weight and height, coffee and alcohol intake, smoking habits, and potential confounding…

AdultAlcohol DrinkingDenmarkTwinsMothersCoffeeBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesDanishPregnancyRisk FactorsTwins DizygoticHumansMedicineGenetics (clinical)PregnancySingletonbusiness.industrySmokingConfoundingObstetrics and GynecologyTwins Monozygoticmedicine.diseaseObesitylanguage.human_languageZygosityParityPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthlanguageFemaleAlcohol intakePregnancy MultiplebusinessBirth cohortDemographyTwin Research and Human Genetics
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Relationship between eating styles and temperament in an Anorexia Nervosa, Healtlhy Control, and Morbid Obesity female sample.

2014

Contains fulltext : 127209.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Objectives: Eating styles have been studied in both Obesity (OB) and Eating Disorders (ED), but they have not been examined in these two weight conditions together. The present study explores differences in eating styles in an Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and OB sample, compared to Healthy Controls (HC), and it analyses their relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI) and personality traits. Method: The total sample consisted of 291 female participants (66 AN, 79 OB and 146 HC). Evaluation: Assessment measures included the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire-DEBQ- and the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised-TCI-R-. Results…

AdultAnorexia NervosaAdolescentPersonality Inventorymedia_common.quotation_subjectAnorexiaBody Mass IndexDevelopmental psychologyExperimental Psychopathology and TreatmentYoung AdultDiscriminant function analysisSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansBig Five personality traitsTemperamentGeneral Psychologymedia_commonNutrition and DieteticsBody Weightdigestive oral and skin physiologyFeeding BehaviorSDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesMiddle AgedEmotional eatingmedicine.diseaseObesityHealthy VolunteersObesity MorbidEating disordersCross-Sectional Studies/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalitiesFemaleTemperamentmedicine.symptomPsychologyBody mass index
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Are individuals with an eating disorder less sensitive to aesthetic flaws than healthy controls?

2008

Abstract Objective This study aimed to investigate whether the positive evaluation of other people's bodies is due to difficulties in the recognition of flaws in attractive features of others. Method Thirty female individuals with an eating disorder (IEDs) and 30 normal controls (NCs) rated pictures of a woman's face in relation to various manipulated facial features. Accuracy rates, discrepancy scores, and response times were assessed. Participants also answered questionnaires relating to social comparison, internalization of the slender ideal, and eating disorder symptoms. Results NCs were significantly more accurate at detecting flaws and recognized the degree of manipulation better than…

AdultAnorexia NervosaPersonality InventoryPersonal SatisfactionAnorexia nervosaDevelopmental psychologyFeeding and Eating DisordersBeautyInterpersonal relationshipSocial DesirabilityThinnessQuality of lifeSurveys and QuestionnairesBody ImagemedicineHumansInterpersonal RelationsObesityBulimia NervosaDriveSocial comparison theorySocial perceptionBulimia nervosaPhysiognomymedicine.diseaseControl GroupsPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyEating disordersSocial PerceptionQuality of LifeFemalePersonality Assessment InventoryCognition DisordersPsychologyJournal of Psychosomatic Research
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Ranking the impact of human health disorders on gut metabolism: Systemic lupus erythematosus and obesity as study cases

2015

Multiple factors have been shown to alter intestinal microbial diversity. It remains to be seen, however, how multiple collective pressures impact the activity in the gut environment and which, if any, is positioned as a dominant driving factor determining the final metabolic outcomes. Here, we describe the results of a metabolome-wide scan of gut microbiota in 18 subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 17 healthy control subjects and demonstrate a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between the two groups. Healthy controls could be categorized (p < 0.05) based on their body mass index (BMI), whereas individuals with SLE could not. We discuss the prevalence of SLE c…

AdultAutoimmunityGut floramedicine.disease_causeArticleAutoimmunityBody Mass IndexmedicineHomeostasisHumansLupus Erythematosus SystemicMetabolomicsClinical significanceMicrobiomeObesityMultidisciplinaryLupus erythematosusbiologyMicrobiotaCase-control studyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationObesityN-Acetylneuraminic AcidGastrointestinal TractCase-Control StudiesImmunologyMetabolomeFemaleMicrobiomeBody mass indexMetabolic Networks and PathwaysScientific Reports
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Dietary and physical activity counselling on Type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance by physicians and nurses in primary healthcare in Finland

2006

To investigate the initiation of dietary and physical activity counselling and the arguments used when discussing physical activity and the type and consumption of dietary fats, during nurse-patient and physician-patient diabetic lifestyle counselling.This study is a part of a larger follow-up research project focusing on diabetes counselling. The data include 129 videotaped counselling sessions between 17 patients and their physicians and nurses. Content analysis was carried out by identifying the verbal comments and reactions of participants concerning both physical activity and the type and consumption of dietary fats.The physicians and nurses spent little time on dietary and physical ac…

AdultBlood GlucoseCounselingMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPhysical activityPrimary health careType 2 diabetesImpaired glucose tolerancePatient Education as TopicRisk FactorsDiabetes mellitusGlucose IntolerancemedicineHumansObesityExerciseLife StyleFinlandAgedPhysician-Patient RelationsHealth professionalsbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseDietary FatsDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Family medicineWorkforceBlood cholesterolPhysical therapyFemaleFamily PracticeNurse-Patient RelationsbusinessLifestyle counsellingFollow-Up StudiesScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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