... and controversial. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), and IOP in healthy school children. Methods: The survey was conducted among a random sample of 8-year-old Italian students. Data were collected on their health status...

... diabetes HbA1c Blood pressure Lipid metabolism Overweight and obesity is a pandemic that plays a major role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and a multitude of its complications [ 1-3 ]. The upsurge in obesity rates appears to be the primary factor for the recent increase in the prevalence...

... by a stress task. Salivary cortisol, blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) were measured. Results: An interaction effect between the randomization arms and weight status on salivary cortisol was found after the stress task ( p = 0.04). Cortisol increased in the SED, but not in the PA arm ( p = 0.004...

... after 6 months, and 7.2 ± 3.07 kg/m 2 after 12 months. The body weight reduction after 3, 6 and 12 months of treatment was 9.5%, 15.1%, and 19.7%, respectively. The body weight loss associated with sibutramine treatment was accompanied by a slight decrease in blood pressure and did not lead to any...

.../m 2 ) (n = 21) men aged 50-70 years were subjected to psychological stress. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, total peripheral resistance, and cardiac output were measured by a Finometer during resting (60 min), stress (30 min), and recovery (90 min). Results: The lean...

.... Cigarette smoking was the strongest predictor in all periods. Serum lipids and systolic blood pressure increased risk in most periods, and moderate physical activity was protective to 29 years, but these factors and BMI contributed minimally to ROC. Discussion: Risk factors differed in association strengths...

... correlation and path analyses were done. Results: WC correlated with stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and pulse pressure (PP), cardiac diastolic function (ratio of early to late filling velocity (E/A ratio)), and vascular function (pulse wave velocity (PWV)) in boys...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Adipocyte Adipokines Appetite Blood pressure Cardiometabolic risk Cardiovascular disorders Energy balance Ghrelin GOAT Hypertension The adipose tissue also constitutes an important target...

... to the prevalence of abdominal obesity and to compare the screening ability of WHtR and BMI to identify hypertensive blood pressure (BP) values. Methods: Between 2003 and 2006, the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) was carried out including 3,492 boys and 3,321...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Obesity Blood pressure HDL cholesterol Triglycerides Fasting plasma glucose The metabolic syndrome (MetS...

... exceeded age- and sex-specific 90th percentiles. Blood pressure was measured and blood samples were analyzed for serum total cholesterol, lipoproteins, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Results: In both sexes, overweight was significantly associated with adverse...

... from 1,944 participants of the ‘National Diet and Nutrition Survey: young people aged 4–18 years’. Blood pressure and blood lipid levels were compared in overweight versus non-overweight and high versus low waist circumference groups. Overweight was defined using international cut-offs for body mass...

...See Kwok; Patrick McElduff; David W. Ashton; Gordon D.O. Lowe; D. Wood; Stephen E. Humphries; Valentine Charlton-Menys; Paul N. Durrington Background: Obesity increases cardiovascular risk through effects on blood pressure, lipoproteins, coagulation factors and inflammatory cytokines, but in women...