Frequently reported poor dietary habits of young adults increase their risk of metabolic
syndrome (MetS). Excess adiposity is the most established predictor of MetS, and numerous …

Background Plasticizer di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) can induce lipid metabolic
disorder. There was a chronic low level inflammatory response in adipose tissue of patients …

Objective Recently, new body indices, including body adiposity (BAI), a body shape (ABSI),
and body roundness (BRI) indices have been developed to estimate adiposity. The aim of …

Background Infliximab (IFX) is effective in inducing and maintaining remission in patients
with luminal and anoperineal Crohn's disease (CD). However, treatment failure within 12 …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare various methods of assessing body
compositions with body adiposity index (BAI) and to identify the validity of BAI as a predictor …

Abstract Background & Aims: There are conflicting data for the role of obesity in Crohn's
disease (CD) and the effect on long-term clinical outcomes is poorly studied. Some evidence …

Objectives: Body roundness index (BRI) and body adiposity index (BAI) have been recently
proposed to assess obesity. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to compare …

Background Body mass index (BMI) has been used to assess body adiposity, but it cannot
adequately reflect body fat (BF) amount. The body adiposity index (BAI) has been shown a …

Purpose Obesity is a major public health issue and is associated with many metabolic
abnormalities. Consequently, the assessment of obesity is very important. A new …

Background: There is no consensus about the best method to conduct body composition
assessment in patients with severe obesity. A simple, accurate, reproducible and …