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  1. 6. Human body composition. Reference data and anthropometric equations. The metabolic syndrome and risk

    Författare :Ingrid Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :adults; anthropometry; atherosclerotic morbidity; body composition; body fat; cardiovascular disease; DEXA; dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; fat-free mass; FFM; humans; metabolic syndrome; morbidity; mortality; prediction equations; randomly selected sample; reference data; sagittal trunk diameter; TBK; total body potassium; waist circumference;

    Sammanfattning : The determination of body composition is a key to the understanding of the relation between obesity and disease. In order to evaluate body composition data, reference values are needed. Since methods with high validity and reproducibility are expensive and often time consuming, simpler techniques based on anthropometry are needed. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Interplay between genetics and environment in obesity

    Författare :Dmitry Shungin; Paul W Franks; Eivind Hovig; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :obesity; GWAS; gene-environment interactions; waist-hip ratio; body mass index; periodontitis; Mendelian randomization; heterogeneity of variance;

    Sammanfattning : Background. Being one of the largest current global health problems, obesity is a result of interplay between genetic and environmental factors. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Overweight and Obesity in Preschool Children : Early Risk Factors and Early Identification

    Författare :Annelie Lindholm; Stefan Bergman; Gerd Almquist-Tangen; Carin Nyman; Ann Bremander; Kim Fleischer Michaelsen; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; abdominal adiposity; adiposity rebound; body mass index; childhood obesity; childhood overweight; early growth patterns; infancy peak; preschool children; waist-to-height ratio;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions in recent decades, and even the youngest age groups are affected. Excess weight during childhood often follows the child into adulthood and is associated with diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Physical activity, cardiovascular fitness and abdominal adiposity in children and adolescents

    Författare :Francisco B Ortega Porcel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Physical activity; accelerometry; fitness; aerobic capacity; adiposity; waist circumference; children; adolescents;

    Sammanfattning : Cardiovascular fitness (CVF) and adiposity, especially abdominal adiposity, are well-known factors associated with general health status in childhood and adolescents. Physical activity (PA) may play a crucial role in CVF enhancement and the prevention of abdominal adiposity accumulation. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Incidence of heart failure in an urban population

    Författare :Yan Borné; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to study heart failure (HF) in an urban population, with reference to immigrant status, biological, life style and socioeconomic risk factors. The thesis is based on four papers. LÄS MER