The relationship between skinfold thickness and body mass index in North European Caucasian and East Asian women with anorexia nervosa: Implications for diagnosis and management

In 1229 subjects, 521 males and 708 females, with a wide range in body mass index (BMI; 13.9–40.9 kg/m2), and an age range of 7–83 years, body composition was determined by densitometry and anthropometry. The relationship between densitometrically-determined body fat percentage (BF%) and BMI, taking age and sex (males =1, females = 0) into account, was analysed. For children aged 15 years and younger, the relationship differed from that in adults, due to the height-related increase in BMI in children. In children the BF% could be predicted by the formula BF% = 1.51xBMI–0.70xage–3.6xsex+1.4 (R2 0.38, SE of estimate (see) 4.4% BF%). In adults the prediction formula was: BF% = 1.20xBMI+0.23xage−10.8xsex–5.4 (R2 0.79, see = 4.1% BF%). Internal and external cross-validation of the prediction formulas showed that they gave valid estimates of body fat in males and females at all ages. In obese subjects however, the prediction formulas slightly overestimated the BF%. The prediction error is comparable to the prediction error obtained with other methods of estimating BF%, such as skinfold thickness measurements or bioelectrical impedance.

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The relationship between cortical thickness and body mass index differs between women with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls

Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging ◽

10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.01.002 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 248 ◽

pp. 105-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Luca Lavagnino ◽

Federico Amianto ◽

Benson Mwangi ◽

Federico D’Agata ◽

Angela Spalatro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cortical Thickness ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

The Relationship

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Decline of Plasma Concentrations of Interleukin-18 in Severely Malnourished Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: Exploratory Analysis

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11030540 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 540 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Satoshi Tanaka ◽

Tomoko Oya-Ito ◽

Yuki Murakami ◽

Kuniaki Saito ◽

Sho Furuta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Body Mass ◽

Chronic Stress ◽

Inflammatory Cytokines ◽

Plasma Concentrations ◽

Exploratory Analysis ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Interleukin 18 ◽

The Relationship

Multiple studies on the dynamics of inflammatory cytokines in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) have been published, although results are not consistent among reports. Thus the pathophysiologic roles of these cytokines are not clear. We performed an exploratory analysis that included (1) comparisons of plasma interleukin-18 (IL-18) concentrations between patients with AN (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 39), and (2) correlations between body mass index (BMI) and IL-18 concentrations in both groups, exploring the relationship between malnourishment and IL-18. Plasma IL-18 levels were significantly decreased in patients with AN compared with controls. Plasma IL-18 levels correlated to BMI in controls, but not in patients with AN. These results suggest that a decline in plasma IL-18 levels in patients with AN is not only due to malnourishment, but other pathophysiologic changes as well. IL-18 has a role in the brain’s reaction to sadness and chronic stress. Therefore, decreased levels of IL-18 may commonly occur in patients with chronic AN.

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Relationship between Leptin Concentration in Cord Blood and Foetal Growth and Maternal Anthropometry of GDM Mothers at Delivery

Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons ◽

10.3329/jbcps.v25i1.166 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

S Jahan ◽

TR Das ◽

KB Biswas

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Cord Blood ◽

Body Mass ◽

Anthropometric Measurements ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Serum Leptin ◽

C Peptide ◽

Cord Serum ◽

The Relationship

Background and Aims: Cord blood leptin may reflect the leptinemic status of a newborn at birth more accurately than the leptin values of blood collected from other sites. The present study was undertaken to determine the relationship of cord serum leptin concentration at birth with neonatal and maternal anthropometric parameters. Materials and Methods: Blood was taken from the umbilical cord of the babies at delivery. Maternal anthropometric measurements were recorded at admission for delivery. Neonatal anthropometric measurements were recorded within 48 hours after delivery. Linear regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between cord serum leptin concentration and anthropometric parameters of the baby and the mother. Both Serum leptin and serum C-peptide levels were measured by chemiluminescence-based ELISA method. Results: The leptin concentration (ng/ml, mean±SD) in cord blood was 39.13±14.44. Cord leptin levels correlated with birth weight (r=0.673, p<0.0001), ponderal index (r=0.732, p<0.0001) but it did not correlate with maternal body mass index, gestational age (r=0.135, p=0.349) at delivery or cord serum C-peptide concentration (r=-0.049, p=0.735) or placental weight (r=0.203, p=0.157). Conclusion: There are associations between cord leptin concentration at delivery and birth weight, ponderal index (PI) of the babies but not body mass index (BMI) of the mothers. High leptin levels of the baby could represent an important feedback modulator of substrate supply and subsequently for adipose tissue status during late gestation. (J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2007; 25 : 9-13)

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The Relationship between Sex, Body Mass Index, and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal cancer

10.26226/morressier.5a9844c4d462b80296ca4754 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Arwa Almasaudi

Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Postoperative Outcomes ◽

The Relationship

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Family trios analysis of common polymorphisms in the obestatin/ghrelin, BDNF and AGRP genes in patients with Anorexia nervosa: association with subtype, body-mass index, severity and age of onset.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1057827.509755 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Janet Treasure

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Body Mass ◽

Age Of Onset

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Combination of sleep duration, TV time and body mass index is associated with cardiometabolic risk moderated by age in youth

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1515/jpem-2020-0399 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Ana P. Sehn ◽

Anelise R. Gaya ◽

Caroline Brand ◽

Arieli F. Dias ◽

Roya Kelishadi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Sleep Duration ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

High Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Television Time ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

AbstractObjectivesThe combination of sleep duration, television (TV) time and body mass index (BMI) may be related to the alteration of cardiometabolic risk. However, there are few studies that use these variables grouped, and showing the moderating role of age. This study aimed to verify if the combination of sleep duration, TV time and BMI is associated with cardiometabolic risk and the moderating role of age in this relationship in youth.MethodsCross-sectional study conducted with 1411 adolescents (611 male), aged 10–17 years. Sleep duration, TV time and BMI were assessed and grouped into eight categories. Cardiometabolic risk was assessed by a continuous metabolic risk score, including the following variables: low HDL-cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, dysglycemia, high systolic blood pressure, high waist circumference and low cardiorespiratory fitness. Generalized linear models were used to test moderation of age in the relationship between the eight categories of sleep duration/television time/BMI with cardiometabolic risk.ResultsCardiometabolic risk factor showed association with all overweight or obesity independent of sleep time and TV time. Age moderated the relationship between sleep duration/television time/BMI with cardiometabolic risk. This association was stronger in younger adolescents (11 and 13 years), indicating that individuals with inadequate sleep, prolonged TV time and overweight/obesity present higher cardiometabolic risk values when compared to 15-year-old adolescents.ConclusionOverweight/obesity, independently of sleep duration and TV time, is the main risk factor for cardiometabolic disorders in adolescence. When moderated by age, younger adolescents that presented the combination of risk factors had higher cardiometabolic risk.

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