THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM TRIGLYCERIDES AND SKINFOLD THICKNESS IN OBESE SUBJECTS

1965 ◽  
Vol 131 (1 Adipose Tissu) ◽  
pp. 673-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret J. Albrink ◽  
J. Wister Meigs
Keyword(s):  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Serum Triglycerides ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Role of High Triglycerides Level in Predicting Cognitive Impairment: A Review of Current Evidence

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2118
Author(s):  
Alina Mihaela Dimache ◽  
Delia Lidia Șalaru ◽  
Radu Sascău ◽  
Cristian Stătescu
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Barrier Dysfunction ◽  
Serum Triglycerides ◽  
Cerebral Amyloidosis ◽  
The Relationship

The burden of cognitive disorders is huge and still growing, however the etiology and the degree of cognitive impairment vary considerably. Neurodegenerative and vascular mechanisms were most frequently assessed in patients with dementia. Recent studies have shown the possible involvement of triglycerides levels in cognitive function through putative mechanisms such as brain blood barrier dysfunction or amyloid metabolism imbalance, but not all research in the field found this association. Several clinical studies evaluated the relationship between different forms of cognitive decline and levels of serum triglycerides, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. This review focuses on the role of triglycerides in cognitive decline, cerebral amyloidosis and vascular impairment. Considering that the management of hypertriglyceridemia benefits from lifestyle modification, diet, and specific drug therapy, future studies are requested to appraise the triglycerides–cognitive impairment relationship.

scholarly journals Plasma resistin, adiponectin and leptin levels in lean and obese subjects: correlations with insulin resistance

2003 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
JV Silha ◽  
M Krsek ◽  
JV Skrha ◽  
P Sucharda ◽  
BL Nyomba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Fasting Insulin ◽  
Homeostasis Model Assessment ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: Adipose tIssue regulates insulin sensitivity via the circulating adipocytokines, leptin, resistin and adiponectin. The objective of this study was to compare the levels of resistin, adiponectin and leptin in lean and obese subjects and determine the relationship between circulating adipocytokines and insulin resistance. METHODS: We examined plasma levels of resistin, adiponectin and leptin in 17 lean subjects with a mean body mass index (BMI) of approximately 23 and 34 non-diabetic obese individuals with a mean BMI approximately 33. Insulin resistance was assessed using the homeostasis model assessment ratio (HOMA-R) formula derived from fasting insulin and glucose levels. RESULTS: Resistin levels were not significantly different between the two groups but were significantly higher in women compared with men, 35.4+/-6.5 (s.e.) vs 15.4+/-2.9 microg/L, P<0.01. Resistin did not correlate with BMI but did significantly correlate with HOMA-R, P<0.01, and this correlation remained significant after adjustment for gender and BMI. Adiponectin levels were significantly lower in obese compared with lean subjects, P<0.005, and higher in women, P<0.001, but showed no significant correlation with HOMA-R. Leptin levels were significantly higher in obese subjects and women and correlated with HOMA-R and resistin. DISCUSSION: In this small group of patients we demonstrated that insulin resistance correlated most strongly with leptin levels. A significant correlation between resistin levels and insulin resistance was also observed. Although a similar trend was apparent for adiponectin, the correlation with insulin resistance did not achieve statistical significance.

scholarly journals Body mass index as a measure of body fatness: age- and sex-specific prediction formulas

1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Deurenberg ◽  
Jan A. Weststrate ◽  
Jaap C. Seidell
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Prediction Error ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Age And Sex

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.

Experience of Loneliness by Obese Individuals

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1147-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack F. Schumaker ◽  
Richard C. Krejci ◽  
Linwood Small ◽  
Roger G. Sargent
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
The Relationship

The present study assessed the relationship between obesity and reported loneliness. The subjects, 68 obese and 64 nonobese individuals, were administered the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale. Obese subjects had significantly higher loneliness ratings than nonobese subjects. Obese women had significantly higher loneliness scores than nonobese women but no such difference was found between obese men and their thin peers. A significant correlation of .25 was obtained between body weight and loneliness ratings within the total sample and also the obese women ( r = .29). This correlation was nonsignificant within the obese men. Possible explanations for the observed sex differences as well as implications for research and treatment, were discussed.

Gender, degree of obesity, and discrepancy between urea and creatinine clearance in peritoneal dialysis.

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-499
Author(s):  
A H Tzamaloukas ◽  
D Malhotra ◽  
G H Murata
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Creatinine Clearance ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Ideal Weight ◽  
Clearance Studies ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Manner ◽  
One Way Anova

The effect of gender and degree of obesity on the size indicators V, used to normalize urea clearance (Kt/Vur), and body surface area (BSA), used to normalize creatinine clearance (Ccr), in peritoneal dialysis was studied by: (1) mathematical comparison of the formulae used to estimate V (Watson and Hume) with the Dubois formula used to estimate BSA in peritoneal dialysis; and (2) comparison of percent deviation of BSA (delta BSA%) and V (delta V%) from ideal weight estimates in 933 clearance studies performed in actual patients (555 in men and 378 in women on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis). V was estimated by the Watson formulae and BSA by the Dubois formula in these studies. delta BSA% and delta V% were stratified in 10% increments in deviation of body weight from ideal (delta W%) in these studies. Mathematically, the relationship between V and BSA is not linear. In the same subject, as obesity develops (delta W% increases) and BSA increases in a linear manner, V increases exponentially. In addition, there are substantial differences in the relationship between V and BSA caused by gender. For the same height and BSA, men have a larger V than women. In the clearance studies performed in actual continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients, the difference between delta V% and delta BSA% increased significantly (P < 0.0001) from the wasted to the obese subjects by one-way ANOVA in both men and women. Normalization of urea and creatinine clearances by different size indicators creates two types of mathematical distortion in the relationship between the two clearances. One distortion is caused by the degree of obesity. The second distortion is caused by gender. Use of the same size indicator to normalize both urea and creatinine clearances would eliminate these distortions.

Estimation of Non-Fat Body Tissues from Measurements of Skinfold Thickness, total Body Potassium and Total Body Nitrogen

1983 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Morgan ◽  
L. Burkinshaw
Keyword(s):  
Fat Body ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Statistical Technique ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Variable Component ◽  
Total Body Potassium ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
Total Body ◽  
The Relationship

1. Many previous reports have shown that the ratio of total body potassium to fat-free tissue mass is, on average, higher in men than in women. 2. In an attempt to explain this finding we have re-examined our own data and data taken from the literature. Our own data comprise measurements on 333 healthy people (196 men and 137 women). In all subjects we measured total body potassium and estimated fat-free mass from body weight and skinfold thickness; in 91 of them (62 men and 29 women) we measured, in addition, total body nitrogen. 3. We have used the statistical technique of factor analysis to obtain unbiased estimates of the relationships between the three quantities measured in the smaller group. The validity of the relationships is supported by the results from the larger group and by data from the literature. 4. The average values of total body potassium and fat-free mass are greater in men than in women, but the relationship between the two variables is identical in men and women. The relationship has a positive intercept on the axis of fat-free mass, so that the ratio of total body potassium to fat-free mass increases with fat-free mass. The higher ratio in men compared with women can therefore be explained by a difference in size alone. 5. The relationship between total body potassium and total body nitrogen has a negligible intercept. Therefore the ratio of total body potassium to total body nitrogen does not change with size. 6. These findings suggest that, on average, the fat-free mass is made up of a fixed component of approximately 9 kg of tissue containing no potassium or nitrogen, and a variable component with a potassium to nitrogen ratio of about 1.81 mmol/g.

scholarly journals The relationship of serum triglycerides, serum HDL, and obesity to the risk of wheezing in 85,555 adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 816-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.V. Fenger ◽  
A. Gonzalez-Quintela ◽  
A. Linneberg ◽  
L.L.N. Husemoen ◽  
B.H. Thuesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Serum Triglycerides ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Skinfold thickness measurements in obese subjects

1990 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
D S Gray ◽  
G A Bray ◽  
M Bauer ◽  
K Kaplan ◽  
N Gemayel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
Thickness Measurements

The Relationship Between Different Body Mass Index Categories and Chair Rise Performance in Adult Women

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 705-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Schmid ◽  
Stéphane Armand ◽  
Zoltan Pataky ◽  
Alain Golay ◽  
Lara Allet
Keyword(s):  
Adult Women ◽  
Life Activity ◽  
Obese People ◽  
Stand Test ◽  
Sit To Stand ◽  
Severely Obese ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
Chair Rise ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Overweight Subjects

An important prerequisite to carry out daily activities is the sit-to-stand movement. However, in obese people, this movement is characterized by altered biomechanics, which might lead to daily life activity impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there are differences in kinetic and kinematic variables between three different BMI categories when performing a specific sit-to-stand test. Thirty-six adult women (BMI = 17–45 kg/m2) performed the sit-to stand test five times consecutively and as quickly as possible. Analyses of variance were used to determine differences between three BMI groups (normal or overweight: BMI < 30 kg/m2; obese: 30 ≤ BMI < 35; severely obese: BMI ≥ 35). Peak and mean vertical sacrum velocity indicated a decrease in severely obese subjects. Obese and severely obese individuals did not show higher fatigue over the five consecutive movements. Peak force and rate of force development decreased in normal or overweight subjects. The ability to successfully complete the test decreased with a higher BMI, probably due to a reduced ability to rapidly generate a high force.

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