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Adipocytokine Levels in Children: Effects of Fatness and Training
(2012)To investigate the effects of obesity and exercise training on plasma adipocytokines a sample of 42 children (lean = 24, %BF = 17.8 +/- 7.5%; obese = 18; %BF = 29.1 +/- 9.3%; mean age = 12.4 +/- 1.9 yrs), were divided into ... -
The BMI of men and not sperm parameters impact on embryo quality and the IVF outcome
(2013)It has been reported that increased body mass index (BMI) of men influences fecundity but it is not clear if it impacts on sperm parameters. Whether or not BMI of men influence sperm parameters and subsequently in vitro ... -
High rates of obesity prevalence in adults living in Central Greece: Data from the ARGOS Study
(2010)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of obesity in adults of a large region of Central Greece. DESIGN: The target group was adults aged 18 to 79 years who were residents of the region of Thessaly for at least one year. ... -
Longitudinal modeling of adiposity in periadolescent Greek school children
(2005)Purpose: Obesity has an etiology that is multidimensional in nature. Given the dearth of longitudinal data, we examined changes in adipose tissue (Ad) in relation to physical activity levels (PA), aerobic fitness (AF), and ... -
Obesity and Persisting Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy in Greek Children
(2008)Background: The relative importance of obesity and adenotonsillar hypertrophy in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood is unclear. Adenotonsillectomy (AT) for SDB is not always ... -
Prevalence of obesity in children aged 6-12 years in Greece: nutritional behaviour and physical activity
(2012)Introduction: During the last two decades, obesity has proved to be one of the most important problems of public health, and it is considerably more frequent in developed countries, not only in adults, but in children, ... -
The prevalence of selected modifiable coronary heart disease risk factors in 12-year-old Greek boys and girls
(2001)The prevalence of 14 selected modifiable coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors was determined in randomly selected adolescent boys (n = 117) and girls (n = 93) from provincial Greece. Based on published criteria ... -
The stigmatization of obesity in children. A survey in Greek elementary schools
(2009)This study investigates elementary school children's prejudice towards obesity. A sample of 1861 underweight, normal, overweight and obese children from Central Greece were instructed to rank 6 drawings of same sex children ... -
A three year study of coronary heart disease risk factors in Greek adolescents
(2003)We examined the prevalence of 14 modifiable CHD risk factors in a sample of 210 provincial Greek children as they progressed from age 12 to 14. It was found that 46.2% of boys and 49.5%,of girls (p > 0.05) exhibited three ... -
Underweight and obese states both associate with worse disease activity and physical function in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis
(2009)Obesity is characterised by low-grade inflammation and could potentially affect disease activity and severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Body mass index (BMI), body fat (BF), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ...