RESULTSdCorrelates of the MHO (n = 454 [12.1%]) included smoking, socioeconomic disadvantage, and physical inactivity. Compared with metabolically healthy normal-weight subjects (n = 1,172 [31.3%]), theMHOweremore likely to developmetabolic risk (15.5 vs. 33.1%, P , 0.001) and incident diabetes (odds ratio 2.09 [95% CI 0.87–5.03]) but not CVD/stroke (1.16 [0.58–2.29]) during 5.5–10.3 years of f...

ObjectiveLymphedema is associated with significant morbidity and healthcare resource usage. Conventional therapy efficacy has been limited, poor surgical salvage options. Preliminary studies have demonstrated that the use of advanced pneumatic compression devices (APCDs) improves clinical outcomes. However, limited evidence regarding their role in cost mitigation or health-related quality life ...

BACKGROUND Higher waist circumference and lower hip circumference are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, despite being directly correlated. The real effects of visceral obesity may therefore be underestimated when hip circumference is not fully taken into account. We hypothesized that adding waist and hip circumference to traditional risk factors would significant...

The present investigation entitled “Morphological Characterization of Non-Descript Buffalo in Konkan Region Maharashtra State.” was undertaken with the objectives to study morphological characteristics, milk production performance, reproductive disease incidence, mortality and morbidity, management practices feeds feeding non-descript buffaloes region. For survey, four districts viz., Thane, Pa...

We show that, if an n-vertex triangulation G of maximum degree $$\Delta $$ has a dual that contains cycle length $$\ell , then non-crossing straight-line drawing in which some set, called collinear $$\Omega (\ell /\Delta ^4)$$ vertices lie on line. Using the current lower bounds longest cycles cubic 3-connected graphs, this implies every planar graph set size (n^{0.8}/\Delta .

BACKGROUND Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is commonly used in medical applications, but scientific studies of its efficacy and the mechanism by which it causes loss of fat from fat cells for body contouring are lacking. This study examined the effectiveness and mechanism by which 635–680 nm LLLT acts as a non-invasive body contouring intervention method. METHODS Forty healthy men and women ag...

This paper evaluates neck circumference as a metabolic risk marker. Overweight/obese, nondiabetic Hispanics, 40-65 years old, who are free of major cardiovascular diseases, were recruited for the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS). Baseline exams were completed by 1,206 participants. Partial correlation coefficients (r) and logistic models adjusted for age, gender, smoking st...