Collection of Heart & Vasculature
Overweight predicts poorer exercise
capacity in congenital heart disease patients
Abstract
Overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) are endemic in the United States and affect adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). Defining the burden of excess weight on the cardiovascular system in ACHD is the goal of this study. Limitation of exercise capacity due to overweight [...]
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Collection of Psychological Research Records
Beliefs of Spaniard and Mexican High School Students about the Causes of Obesity
Abstract
In order to explore the beliefs about the causes of obesity, one questionnaire designed on purpose were applied to a sample of 142 students of second and third grades of secondary school (71 Spaniard and 71 Mexican), with ages between 13 and 16 years (M = 14.02, SD = .846). Participants [...]- 9
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Collection of Orthopedic and Traumatological Proceeding
Patellar tendon mechanical properties change with gender, body mass index and quadriceps femoris muscle strength
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect and correlation of gender, body mass index (BMI) and quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle strength on patellar tendon (PT) thickness and stiffness in healthy sedentary individuals. This study was carried out with 67 (36 female, 31 male) [...]- 10
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Revista Venezolana de Salud Publica
Cardiac structural alterations in obese patients with or without metabolic syndrome and other cardiovascular risk factors.
Abstract
Obesity has become a serious health problem worldwide, being an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In that sense, to evaluate the frequency of cardiac geometric alterations in obese patients with or without metabolic syndrome and other CV risk factors, a study was [...]- 11
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Obesity and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are closely related and difficult to control by current medical treatment. Bariatric surgery has been proposed for inadequately controlled T2DM in association with obesity. However, prediction of successful T2DM remission after surgery [...]- 8
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In recent years, there has been a worldwide increase in childhood obesity. At present, pediatric surgeons manage a greater number of pediatric patients who are significantly overweight. Little data exist regarding the surgical challenges of obese children. This review study was designed [...]- 10
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Collection of Asian Surgery
Waist circumference is an independent
risk factor for prostatic hyperplasia in Taiwanese males
Abstract
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease affecting older males. As obesity becomes an increasing problem worldwide, its role in prostatic hypertrophy has been discussed recently. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between waist circumferences and prostatic [...]- 16
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Exposure to cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) during childhood and adolescence may be associated with the development of atherosclerosis in adult life. The objective of the present investigation was to evaluate the cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents, belonging to two diversified [...]
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Collection of Psychological Research Records
Association between Food Preferences and Healthy and Unhealthy Food Intake in Preschoolers
Abstract
Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem in Mexico and worldwide. The study of food preferences in young children can help prevent selection of unhealthy food, which in recent years has increased. The goal of the study was to explore the food preferences of a sample of [...]- 20
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