body mass index (bmi) has been demonstrated to be associated with serum uric acid (sua) level in many developed countries, however, there is still a lack of large sample study in jiangsu province, one of the most economically developed regions in china, where fat-rich diet is common.through retrospective analysis in healthy subjects, we determined the association of bmi with hyperuricemia risk....

background & aim: low back pain is the most debilitating condition, and can lead to decreased physical function, compromised quality of life, and psychological distress. several studies has conducted to recognize the risk factors of lbp, but despite of strong relationship between obesity and lbp, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship betwe...

introduction: body mass index (bmi) can affect cardiac morphology; however, the relationship between bmi and valvular heart diseases has not been thoroughly evaluated. this study aimed to determine the relationship between bmi and mitral valve prolapse (mvp) as one of the most common valve diseases worldwide. it can help us to better understand pathophysiology of this common disease. materials ...

background leptin, a protein released from adipose tissue, could have significant role in pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. conclusions it is speculated that lower serum leptin levels in diabetic patients may be a consequence of male gender. moreover, results suggest that serum leptin level in women is influenced differently than that in men. results the serum leptin level i...

introduction: asthma and obesity are among diseases that cause several problems and impair quality of life.  the concurrence of these diseases, changes in the respiratory physiology, changes associated with obesity and limited activity associated with asthma may cause an interaction between the two conditions. materials and methods: we studied the epidemiologic characteristics of all recently d...

conclusions: these findings suggested that plasma adpn level is inversely associated with gfr and directly correlate with hdl-cholesterol and inversely with some, but not all metabolic factors of ckd patients who were not undergone dialysis. results: plasma adpn level was significantly higher in ckd patients than control group (p = 0.04). it was directly correlated with hdl-cholesterol (r = 0.5...

introduction: strength training has an important role in the exercise programs of normal individuals and athletes and it also has numerous benefits on the health of human body and spirit. one of the types of these exercise is eccentric resistance exercise which is associated with negative physiological changes. thus: this study examined the effects of a single bout of eccentric resistance exerc...

Introduction: There are many factors that affect the level of physical activity and body mass index of the elderly. The current study aimed to assess the relationship of physical activity facilitators and body mass index of Kashan elderly. Methods: The cross-sectional study sampled 400 elderly older than 60 referred to 10 healthcare centers in Kashan, 2014, via multistage quota method. Par...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationships between body weight perceptions, estimated body mass index, gender, and weight control behaviours. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Three secondary schools in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1132 secondary school forms 1 and 3 students. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The strength of agreement between perceived weight and estimated body mass index, ...

please cite this article as: sohrabi mr, davoudi-monfared e, tayefi b, hajihashemi z, sajjadi e. the effect of regular physical activity on exercise tolerance: a school-based intervention. novel biomed 2013;1(2):34-38. objectives: the main purpose of this study was to assess the effects of daily physical activity on exercise tolerance ability using the six minute walk test in healthy female stu...