PURPOSE This meta-analysis was conducted to determine the potential association between adiposity and glaucoma incidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed and ISI Web of Science. A meta-analysis was conducted using STATA software. RESULTS Fifteen eligible studies involving 2,445,980 individuals were included to investigate the association betwe...

Background Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is known as an independent predictor of cardiometabolic risk and all-cause mortality, while increased physical activity has been shown to improve cardiometabolic risk. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether or not there is an association between objectively-measured physical activity and VAT in a community-based cohort of African-Ameri...

We tested the hypothesis that weight loss via a hypocaloric diet would reduce arterial stiffness in overweight and obese middle-aged and older adults. Thirty-six individuals were randomly assigned to a weight loss (n=25; age: 61.2+/-0.8 years; body mass index: 30.0+/-0.6 kg/m(2)) or a control (n=11; age: 66.1+/-1.9 years; body mass index: 31.8+/-1.4 kg/m(2)) group. Arterial stiffness was measur...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between objectively measured sitting and standing, using a postural allocation technique, with MRI-assessed body composition. DESIGN The present study was a cross-sectional pilot study. SETTING Participants were examined at one centre located in London, UK. PARTICIPANTS Normal weight Caucasian women (30.9±6.1 years; body mass index (BMI), 22.9±3.4 ...

OBJECTIVE The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in minority children is a public health priority. This study assessed the effectiveness of a summer intervention in lowering adiposity and increasing aerobic endurance in minority girls. METHODS 99 Hispanic and African American girls and their mothers participated. During the intervention, girls a...

OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between physical activity (PA) and abdominal adiposity, as measured by waist circumference, in children and adolescents, and to test whether cardiovascular fitness (CVF) modifies these associations. METHODS PA components were measured by accelerometry in 1075 individuals aged 9 or 15 years old. CVF was measured by a maximal cycling test. Self-reported mat...

BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence indicates that abdominal adiposity is positively related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and some other diseases independently of overall adiposity. However, the association of premature death resulting from these diseases with abdominal adiposity has not been widely studied, and findings are inconsistent. METHODS AND RESULTS In a prospective cohort study...