OBJECTIVE To determine the optimal cut-offs of BMI for Malaysian adults. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional study. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine the cut-off values of BMI with optimum sensitivity and specificity for the detection of three cardiovascular risk factors: diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. Gender-specific logistic reg...

background: vitamin d deficiency is a pandemic problem mostly diagnosed in elderly. few studies are available exclusively done on the topic among young adults. specific professions such as medical students may have higher risk for developing hypovitaminosis d. we aimed to assess the vitamin d status in medical students of iran university of medical sciences; and to define a cut‑off point for 25...

results 22 patients were male (73.3%) and the mean age was 60.3 ± 10.6 years in our study group. the most common artery for cut off and run off was superior femoral artery in both assessments. proximal section of each artery was the most common anatomical section for cut off and run off. there was a same report of cut off artery by mr-angiography and surgery (kappa coefficient of agreement was ...

Present study highlights on isolation of bioactive peptide from the sesame protein hydrolysate with an objective of better utilization sesame meal. Sesame protein isolate was enzymatically modified to prepare sesame protein hydrolysate using enzyme ‘Protease A Amano 2G’ in an enzyme membrane reactor and the hydrolysate was subsequently fractionated by ultrafiltration using membranes of decreasi...

conclusions optimal wc values for defining mets were 91.5 cm and 85.5 cm in men and women, respectively. the cut-off values recommended by world organizations are not appropriate for an adult population living in ahvaz city. results the cut-off points of wc, according to a maximum sum of sensitivity plus specificity for detecting at least two components of mets were found to be 91.5 cm and 85.5...

Objective: To analyze the body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of metabolic alterations, including the metabolic syndrome (MetS), at both individual level and public health level. Method: We recruited 3683 undergraduate students (17 24 years old) from México City identifying metabolic alterations, including the MetS, and comparing its prevalence by BMI ranges. We applied a sensitivity analysis...