BackgroundAdiposity, measured by body mass index (BMI), is a known risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. However, whether the association of BMI with breast cancer risk differs among women with and without cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) is uncertain.MethodsThis study used individual participant data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and… Continue reading Body #mass index and #breast cancer risk among #postmenopausal women with and without cardiometabolic diseases: Findings from two prospective cohort studies in Europe
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Visceral and Subcutaneous #Abdominal #Fat Predict #Brain Volume Loss at Midlife in 10,001 Individuals
AbstractAbdominal fat is increasingly linked to brain health. A total of 10,001 healthy participants were scanned on 1.5T MRI with a short whole-body MR imaging protocol. Deep learning with FastSurfer segmented 96 brain regions. Separate models segmented visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat. Regression analyses of abdominal fat types and normalized brain volumes were evaluated, controlling… Continue reading Visceral and Subcutaneous #Abdominal #Fat Predict #Brain Volume Loss at Midlife in 10,001 Individuals
Increase in skeletal muscular adiposity and cognitive decline in a biracial cohort of older men and women
AbstractBackgroundObesity and loss of muscle mass are emerging as risk factors for dementia, but the role of adiposity infiltrating skeletal muscles is less clear. Skeletal muscle adiposity increases with older age and especially among Black women, a segment of the US population who is also at higher risk for dementia.MethodsIn 1634 adults (69–79 years, 48% women,… Continue reading Increase in skeletal muscular adiposity and cognitive decline in a biracial cohort of older men and women
Morning Exercise Reduces Abdominal Fat and Blood Pressure in Women; Evening Exercise Increases Muscular Performance in Women and Lowers Blood Pressure in Men
The ideal exercise time of day (ETOD) remains elusive regarding simultaneous effects on health and performance outcomes, especially in women.Purpose: Given known sex differences in response to exercise training, this study quantified health and performance outcomes in separate cohorts of women and men adhering to different ETOD.Methods: Thirty exercise-trained women (BMI = 24 ± 3… Continue reading Morning Exercise Reduces Abdominal Fat and Blood Pressure in Women; Evening Exercise Increases Muscular Performance in Women and Lowers Blood Pressure in Men
Differential impact of low fat-free mass in people with COPD based on body mass index classifications: results from COSYCONET
BackgroundAlterations in body composition, including a low fat-free mass index (FFMI), are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and occur regardless of body weight.Research questionIs the impact of low FFMI on exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HRQL) and systemic inflammation different among COPD patients stratified in different body mass index classifications?Study… Continue reading Differential impact of low fat-free mass in people with COPD based on body mass index classifications: results from COSYCONET
Daily #energy expenditure through the human life course
Total daily energy expenditure (“total expenditure”) reflects daily energy needs and is a critical variable in human health and physiology, but its trajectory over the life course is poorly studied. We analyzed a large, diverse database of total expenditure measured by the doubly labeled water method for males and females aged 8 days to 95… Continue reading Daily #energy expenditure through the human life course
Sex Differences in the Association of Body Composition and #Cardiovascular Mortality
To determine whether differences in body composition contribute to sex differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, we investigated the relationship between components of body composition and CVD mortality in healthy men and women. Methods and Results Dual energy x‐ray absorptiometry body composition data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004 and CVD mortality… Continue reading Sex Differences in the Association of Body Composition and #Cardiovascular Mortality
Relationship between #obesity indices and #hypertension among middle-aged and elderly populations in Taiwan: A community-based, cross-sectional study
..The obesity indices included body mass index (BMI), body fat (BF) percentage and waist circumference (WC). Of the 396 people recruited, 200 had HTN. The age-adjusted Pearson’s coefficients of BMI, BF percentage and WC were 0.23 (p<0.001), 0.14 (p=0.01) and 0.26 (p<0.001), respectively. Multiple logistic regression of the HTN-related obesity indices showed that the ORs… Continue reading Relationship between #obesity indices and #hypertension among middle-aged and elderly populations in Taiwan: A community-based, cross-sectional study
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