We apply integrative approaches to expression quantitative loci (eQTLs) from 44 tissues
from the Genotype-Tissue Expression project and genome-wide association study data …

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 …

The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is rising rapidly in both developed and developing
countries. Asia is developing as the epicentre of the escalating pandemic, reflecting rapid …

The Double Burden of Malnutrition (DBM) is the coexistence of both undernutrition and
overnutrition in the same population across the life course.“Across the life course” refers to …

Introducción: el índice cintura/cadera se presenta como un elemento más de la valoración
clínica de la obesidad y sus consecuencias. Objetivo: describir la utilidad del empleo del …

The Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) is a recently developed indicator of visceral
adiposity. We investigated the predictive value of the CVAI for the development of …

The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing worldwide, and it is
strongly associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and some obesity-related indices …

摘要背景此项研究的目的在于确定中国孕妇妊娠糖尿病(GDM) 发生风险增高的体重指数(BMI)
和腰围(WC) 截点, 并且探究高BMI 和高腰围在GDM 发病风险方面有无交互作用. 方法2010 …

Background Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a unique pathogenic fatty deposit, in that it is
closely correlated with risk of cardiovascular diseases. The present study is to investigate …

Abstract Introduction 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] deficiency has been associated with
low testosterone levels in men, but there are conflicting reports of its associations with sex …