Li, Bo-Han Zhang, Mei Duan, Ya-Nan Shuai, Lin Jiang, Hao-Wen Li, Jia Nan, Fa-Jun Li, Jing-Ya
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Acta pharmacologica Sinica
Beige adipocytes have been considered as a potential strategy in anti-obesity therapy because of its thermogenic capacity. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays important roles in regulating adipose tissue function. C29 is a novel pyrazolone derivative with AMPK activity. In the current study, we investigated the role of C29 in the regulation o...
O'Keefe, David Lim, Hui Yin Tham, Johnathan Ho, Prahlad Hui, Lisa
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International journal of laboratory hematology
Women are at higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy and the puerperium. Global coagulation assays (GCAs), including thromboelastography (TEG), thrombin generation using the calibrated automated thrombogram (CAT) and fibrin generation using the overall haemostatic potential assay (OHP), provide a more comprehensive assessment o...
Abbott, Sally Parretti, Helen M Hazlehurst, Jonathan Tahrani, Abd A
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Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant adverse impact on the delivery of weight management programmes (WMPs), in order to ensure the safety of patients and healthcare professionals. Videoconferencing could provide safe remote access to group WMPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of this study were to determine the uptake of a virtu...
Hellgren, Margareta I Kitsche, Emelie Groot-Zevert, Marieke Lindblad, Ulf Daka, Bledar
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: We aimed to investigate (a) the association between body mass index (BMI) and self-rated health (SRH) and (b) BMI's predicted value for SRH within a representative population in the Skaraborg Project. Methods: This was a longitudinal observational study. A random population of 2816 individuals were included in the study between 2002 and 2005,...
Ryu, Ki-Jin Kim, Min Sun Kim, Hyun Kyun Kim, Yong Jin Yi, Kyong Wook Shin, Jung Ho Hur, Jun Young Kim, Tak Park, Hyuntae
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Fertility and sterility
To investigate the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korean women. Longitudinal case-control study. Not applicable. PCOS patients aged 15 to 44 years (n = 1,136) and control individuals (n = 5,675), matched 1:5 by age group, income, and region of residence. Not applicable. The occurrence of...
Abbott, S Parretti, H M Greenfield, S
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Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
Multi-component lifestyle interventions are the first line treatment for obesity. Dietitians are ideally placed healthcare professionals to deliver such interventions. However, only a small proportion of patients with obesity are referred by general practice to dietitians, and the reasons for this are not clear. The present study aimed to explore g...
Davarpasand, Tahereh Hosseinsabet, Ali Omidi, Fatemeh Mohseni-Badalabadi, Reza
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Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU
To determine whether myocardial infarction (MI) would lead to a greater decrease in left atrial (LA) functions in subjects with than without obesity. A total of 310 consecutive patients were divided into four groups according to the presence or absence of obesity and MI. The functions of the LA were evaluated in terms of longitudinal deformation of...
Dude, Annie M Davis, Berkley Delaney, Katie Yee, Lynn M
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
We evaluated the ability of third trimester ultrasound to diagnose fetal growth disorders among obese women. This is a retrospective cohort study of obese nulliparous women who delivered term singleton neonates who had an ultrasound within 5 weeks of delivery. We characterized the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative pre...
Correa-Rodríguez, María González-Jiménez, Emilio Fernández-Aparicio, Ángel Luis Gómez-Urquiza, Jose Schmidt-RioValle, Jacqueline Rueda-Medina, Blanca
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Clinical nursing research
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the association between body composition parameters as well as body mass index (BMI), and dietary energy density in a population of 538 young adults. Fat mass, fat mass percent, fat-free mass, and visceral fat were measured using a body composition analyzer. Daily energy intake was assessed using...
Gilliam, Melissa L Jensen, Jeffrey T Eisenberg, David L Thomas, Michael A Olariu, Andrea Creinin, Mitchell D
ObjectiveAssess the relationship between parity and prior route of delivery to levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine system (IUS) expulsion during the first 72 months of use.Study designWe evaluated women enrolled in the ACCESS IUS multicenter, Phase 3, open-label clinical trial of the Liletta levonorgestrel 52 mg IUS. Investigators evaluated IUS prese...
