the aim of the present study was to examine the effect of aerobic training and green tea supplementation on serum leptin and insulin resistance in overweight and obese men. for this purpose, 43 overweight and obese men were selected voluntarily and were included in four groups: control (body mass index 31.4+3.7, vo2max 39.3+3.8 ml/kg.min), green tea supplement (body mass index, 30.3±2.8 k/m2, v...

purpose the aim of this study was to investigate the relation between anthropometric variables and total race time including split times in 184 recreational male ironman triathletes. methods body mass, body height, body mass index, lengths and circumferences of imbs, thicknesses of skin-folds, sum of skin-fold thicknesses, and percent body fat were related to total race time including split tim...

Differences in haemostatic parameters have been reported among smokers and non-smokers. However the relationships of these parameters with other risk factors of cardiovascular diseases have not been fully determined in Nigerians. We therefore aimed at assessing the relationship between fibrinogen, factor VII (FVII), age, body mass indeks (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood ...

abstract objective: globally, 3-5.2 percent of people suffer from diabetes which is one of the most serious metabolic disorders resulting in an increase in inflammatory biomarkers e.g. interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and c-reactive protein. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between inflammation, oxidative stress and fasting blood glucose, lipid profile and an...

objective: low-grade systemic inflammation is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. c-reactive protein (crp), an acute phase protein produced by hepatocytes, may be associated with diabetes. this study aimed to compare serum levels of crp in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm), impaired glucose tolerance test and control subjects. materials and methods: in this case c...

background: non communicable diseases (ncd) will account for 73% of deaths and 60% of the global disease burden by 2020. physical activity plays a major role in the prevention of these non‑communicable diseases. the stress involved in meeting responsibilities of becoming a physician may adversely affect the exercise habits of students. so, the current study aimed to study the practice of physic...

background: waist circumference (wc) is an accurate and simple measure of abdominal obesity as compared to waist–hip ratio (whr). the aim of this study was to determine the correlation between body mass index (bmi) with wc and whr and suggest cutoff points for wc among rural malaysian adults. methods: a cross‑sectional study was conducted among 669 respondents from three villages in tanjung kar...