Browsing by Subject "obesity"
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Body Composition in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis on Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Treatment
(KUWAIT MEDICAL ASSOC, 2017)Objectives: To examine the body composition (BC) of the Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients on anti-TNF therapy and to evaluate the clinical parameters in obese AS patients Design: Cross-sectional case-control study ... -
Comparison of body composition analysis methods in clinical routine
(KARGER, 2000)Background: Skinfold thickness (SFT) and bioelectrical impedance (BIA) are readily available and commonly used techniques in patient monitoring for body composition analysis (BCA) in clinical practise. Another one, dual-energy ... -
Coronary Collaterals in Obese Patients: Impact of Metabolic Syndrome
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2009)Obesity is a growing pandemic. Among obese patients with significant coronary artery stenosis, development of coronary collaterals was investigated. Consecutive 104 obese patients with stable angina pectoris were enrolled. ... -
Data on prevalence of obesity and waist circumference in Turkey: Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of epidemiological studies on cardiovascular risk factors
(TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2018)Objective: Obesity is the most important epidemic of the 21st century and its incidence is increasing steadily in Turkey. The aim of this study was to assess the current status and temporal change in the prevalence of ... -
The effect of body image on sexual quality of life in obese married women
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2019)In this descriptive and comparative study, our aim was to determine the effect of body image on sexual quality of life in obese married women. The sample of the study consisted of 583 women over the age of 18 (38.9% normal ... -
The effect of dexfenfluramine on pulmonary artery pressure in obese patients
(1997)Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a devastating disease with an unknown pathogenesis. Some appetite suppressant drugs are strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of PPH. Hence, we wanted to investigate the effects ... -
The effect of the solution-focused approach on nutrition–exercise attitudes and behaviours of overweight and obese adolescents: Randomised controlled trial
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018)Aims and objectives: To assess the effect of the solution-focused approach interview technique on overweight/obese adolescents’ nutrition–exercise attitudes and behaviours. Background: Obesity is a serious health problem ... -
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES ARISING OUT OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOTHERAPIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DIETETIC INTERVENTION IN ITS TREATMENT
(NOBEL ILAC, 2009)Objective: The aim of this study was to compare alterations at body weight, composition and blood biochemistry in adult patients (age: 40.54+/-12.82 years) taking pharmacotherapy for their psychiatric disorders and adults ... -
Mice with diet-induced obesity demonstrate a relative prothrombotic factor profile and a thicker aorta with reduced ex-vivo function
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2018)Classical risk factors such as cholesterol and lipoproteins are currently not sufficient to explain all physiopathological processes of obesity-related vascular dysfunction as well as atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis. ... -
Phenylthiocarbamide taste perception as a possible genetic association marker for nutritional habits and obesity tendency of people
(UNIV KARACHI, 2015)Ability to taste Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) a bitter molecule, is usually used to know the heritable characteristic in both genetic and physiological studies. So far, no research has yet attested whether PTC blindness ... -
Relationship between neutrophil functions and severity of periodontitis in obese and/or type 2 diabetic chronic periodontitis patients
(QUINTESSENCE PUBLISHING CO INC, 2008)Objectives: Obesity and diabetes are the most common nutritional and endocrine disorders in developed and developing countries and are related to immune response alterations. Recent studies suggest an association among ... -
Thyroid hormones in obese patients treated with dexfenfluramine
(1995)It has been reported that thyroid function tests change during calorie-restricted diet treatment. However, the results are often conflicting. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dexfenfluramine on ...