Browsing by Subject "Waist circumference"

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The importance of physical fitness for the relationship of BDNF with obesity measures in young normal-weight adults

Alomari, Mahmoud A.; Khabour, Omar F.; Alawneh, Khaldoon; Alzoubi, Karem H.; Maikano, Abubakar B. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
Aims Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is essential for cognitive function. It is also found in non-neuronal tissues with various regulatory actions, including metabolic. Physical fitness (PF) is associated with ...
Waist Circumference and Risk of Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of over 2 Million Cohort Study Participants

Rahmani, Jamal; Kord Varkaneh, Hamed; Kontogiannis, Vasileios; Ryan, Paul M; Bawadi, Hiba; Fatahi, Somaye; Zhang, Yong... more authors ... less authors ( Karger Publishers Open Access , 2020 , Article)
Liver cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide, and waist circumference (WC) is associated with its risk beyond body mass index (BMI). This dose-response meta-analysis was performed to investigate the ...