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Cigarette smoking associates with body weight and muscle mass of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional, observational study
(2008)
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with altered metabolism leading to muscle wasting. In the general population, cigarette smoking is known to affect body composition by reducing fat and inhibiting muscle ...
Individualised aerobic and resistance exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(2013)
Background and objectives Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a significant predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and interventions aiming at increasing CRF are known to reduce CVD risk. The effects of such ...
Longitudinal preventive-screening cutoffs for metabolic syndrome in adolescents
(2008)
Objective: To detect metabolic risk factor cutoff points in adolescence for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome that develops at the age of 17 years (MS17). Design: This study adopted a 6-year design incorporating four ...
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 ...
Greek adolescents, fitness, fatness, fat intake, activity, and coronary heart disease risk
(2004)
Background: A dramatic increase in adult mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Greece, accompanied by increased prevalence of CHD risk factors in children, has been documented. However, there is controversy ...
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 ...
What predicts obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? An investigation of the interactions between lifestyle and inflammation
(2010)
Objective: To assess whether physical activity, diet or inflammation is a more important determinant of body mass index (BMI) and body fat (BF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA). Methods: A total of 150 RA patients ...
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 ...
The dancer as a performing athlete - Physiological considerations
(2004)
The physical demands placed on dancers from current choreography and performance schedules make their physiology and fitness just as important as skill development. However, even at the height of their professional careers, ...
Liver fat, visceral adiposity, and sleep disturbances contribute to the development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in nondiabetic dialysis patients
(2008)
Sakkas GK, Karatzaferi C, Zintzaras E, Giannaki CD, Liakopoulos V, Lavdas E, Damani E, Liakos N, Fezoulidis I, Koutedakis Y, Stefanidis I. Liver fat, visceral adiposity, and sleep disturbances contribute to the development ...