Liver disease is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. In China alone, liver
diseases, primarily viral hepatitis (predominantly hepatitis B virus [HBV]), nonalcoholic fatty …

Evidence for the health impact of obesity has largely focussed on adults. We estimated the
population prevalence and prevalence ratio of obesity‐associated comorbidities in children …

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular risk
factors, which is rising in the low and middle income countries (LMICs). There are various …

Background Non-communicable diseases among children are serious consequences of
childhood obesity. However, less is known about the disparities in childhood obesity …

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a 4-week aerobic
exercise plus dieting intervention on serum chemerin in obese female adolescents and its …

Obesity is now a worldwide epidemic. In recent years, different phenotypes of obesity,
ranging from metabolically healthy normal weight to metabolically unhealthy obese, were …

Metabolic syndrome prevalence in children and adolescents is on the increase. Therefore,
the emphasis in all studies and programs related to metabolic syndrome should be focused …

Background. In view of the alarming incidence of obesity in children, insight into the
epidemiology of the prediabetic state insulin resistance (IR) seems important. Therefore, the …

Context: Available data related to the metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) phenotype are
mainly derived from studies in adults because studies during childhood are very limited to …

Objectives This study describes and demonstrates the functionalities and application of a
new R package, morphomap, designed to extract shape information as semilandmarks in …