The body mass index (BMI) is the metric currently in use for defining anthropometric
height/weight characteristics in adults and for classifying (categorizing) them into groups …

Hypertension is the most common, costly, and preventable cardiovascular disease risk
factor. Numerous professional organizations and committees recommend exercise as initial …

Importance Many medications have anticholinergic effects. In general, anticholinergic-
induced cognitive impairment is considered reversible on discontinuation of anticholinergic …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in many parts of the world. About
2 billion people are overweight and one third of them obese. The plight of the most affected …

Objectives: There is limited research on racial/ethnic variation in sleep disturbances. This
study aimed to quantify the distributions of objectively measured sleep disordered breathing …

Obesity is associated with health risks (1, 2). Monitoring the prevalence of obesity is relevant
for public health programs that focus on reducing or preventing obesity. No significant …

ASIAN AMERICAN POPULATION According to the US Census Bureau, an Asian is a person
with origins from the Far East (China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia), Southeast Asia …

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the cause of one third of deaths worldwide
and this will progress because of increasing CVD's risk factors. The most basic task of …

This study estimates the percentage of health care expenditures in the non-institutionalized
United States (US) adult population associated with levels of physical activity inadequate to …

Background: The higher risk of death resulting from excess adiposity may be attenuated by
physical activity (PA). However, the theoretical number of deaths reduced by eliminating …