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Childhood obesity is currently the most important form of malnutrition in populations with a high socioeconomic status. In Italy the prevalence of this pathology increases steadily every year with differing percentages in the various regions. This paper aims to contribute to epidemiological studies
The relationship between poverty and several health-related characteristics in West Germany was investigated. Data were derived from the National and Regional Health Surveys conducted in West Germany from 1984 to 1992. 25,544 males and 25,719 females with German nationality aged 25-69 years were
BACKGROUND
Prevalence of risk factors in patients having myocardial infarction (MI) have been reported in large US and international studies, but little is known about the prevalence of risk factors in West Virginians having MI.
METHODS
Risk factors for MI were identified by ICD-9 codes. Logistic
In 2007, the American Cancer Society ranked West Virginia 43rd in breast cancer incidence rates for individual states. Despite our improvements in medical care, the advanced pathological characteristics of breast cancer at diagnosis receive little attention. Consequently, we compared the changing
A register of diabetic patients attending the Royal Victoria Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia, was kept and data on hospital admissions recorded over a 1-year period. Two hundred and sixty-nine patients (110 men, 159 women) were registered of whom 66 (25%) were receiving insulin. Seventy-five patients
OBJECTIVE
To describe body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and waist-hip ratio in a Palestinian West Bank village population, and to assess the associations of these variables to blood pressure and serum lipids.
METHODS
Cross-sectional study.
METHODS
Community-based study in a prototypic
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the frequency and prevalence of obesity and its association with diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and obstructive sleep apnea in West Texas adults. Data were extracted from
The prevalence of overweight with related changes in ECG and blood pressure (BP) were studied in thirty menopausal women from different districts of West Bengal to assess the effects of menopause on weight, BP and on heart in them with review of the literature. Both hypertension and ischaemia were
OBJECTIVE
To examine the odds of overweight and related correlates in Chinese adolescents.
METHODS
Cross-sectional study in 9023 adolescents.
RESULTS
Chinese youth were more likely to be overweight if they spent more time being sedentary; slept <7 hours/night; were male; were younger; participated
BACKGROUND
Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, has both metabolic and antiinflammatory properties. Although multiple studies have described the relationship between adiponectin and obesity in several human populations, no large studies have evaluated this relationship in
Sixteen-yr mortality data for 2381 males between the ages of 45 to 75 from the West of Scotland show that the lean rather than the obese have a higher mortality rate. However, analyzed by cause of death, it is seen that lean individuals show an excess of cancer-related deaths while obese individuals
The objective of this work was to classify and describe the different types of diabetic patients detected in West Africa. In four health centres (three in Ivory Coast, one in Niger) 310 new cases were detected and followed up over 1 year. Classification was based on age at diagnosis, BMI, ketonuria,