Sentences with phrase «higher body mass index»

According to the study, increased screen time was also associated with higher body mass index, physical aggression and symptoms of video game addiction.

For example, risk of cancer of the uterus increased substantially at higher body mass index; for other cancers, we saw more modest increases in risk, or no effect at all.

Weight, shape, and mortality risk in older persons: elevated waist - hip ratio, not high body mass index, is associated with a greater risk of death.

However, the researchers also observed that the treatment effect was significantly limited among patients with higher body mass indices.

Preference for sweet foods and higher body mass index in patients being treated in long - term methadone maintenance.

Being an «evening person» is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day seems to be what drives this association, according to a new paper in the journal Diabetic Medicine.

In a preliminary study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, researchers from the Department of Psychology at Cambridge found an association between high body mass index (BMI) and poorer performance on a test of episodic memory.

Eileen Rillamas - Sun, Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, and colleagues examined whether higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in older women decreased their chances of living to age 85 without major disease or disability.

Another advantage of American National's underwriting is the more flexible health criteria for clients age 61 and above, allowing for higher body mass index (BMI), blood pressure readings and cholesterol ratios.

White women with high body mass indexes (BMIs) had more fat around their hearts than black women with the same BMI.

Faster self - reported speed of eating is related to higher body mass index in a nationwide survey of middle - aged women.

Bariatric surgery improves life expectancy for many obese diabetic patients, but it may cut life expectancy for patients who are super obese with very high body mass indexes, according to a University of Cincinnati researcher.

Being an «evening person» is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day seems to be what drives this association, according to a new paper in the journal Diabetic Medicine.

And in January 2009 another Nature Genetics paper found an association between high body mass index and a 45,000 base - pair deletion in a gene called NEGR1, which affects neuronal growth in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates hunger and metabolism.

Last month, a study in the British Medical Journal found that having a high body mass index (BMI) measure in pregnancy does not necessarily lead to having obese children.

A paper published this spring in the Journal of Consumer Research found people with a high body mass index (BMI) felt a drop in self - esteem not only when looking at advertisements featuring thin people, but also when looking at those featuring heavier people.

This old wives» tale has now been negated by research [v], which has shown that the main factors that contribute to breast ptosis are: age, history of significant (> 50 lb) weight loss, higher body mass index, larger bra cup size, number of pregnancies and smoking history.

There is no definite figure for each woman, and women with a higher body mass index (BMI) are likely going to gain less weight as a result.

Although a high body mass index is not an official medium risk indication according to the obstetric indication list, midwives may have advised these women to give birth in hospital.

And women who have a higher body mass index (BMI) also have a higher rate of fraternal multiples.

Additionally, women who are more than 40 weeks pregnant or who have a higher body mass index of 29 or more are more likely to have a child who sits in the occiput posterior position.

In follow - up studies these youngsters tended to grow up to be teenagers with lower SAT scores, higher body mass indexes and higher rates of drug abuse.

Many women with a high body mass index go on to produce plenty of milk, even overproduce in some cases, and not all women with milk production issues have a BMI over 30, though it seems a growing percentage does.

Murray also noted that high body mass index (BMI), smoking, and high fasting plasma glucose (FPG) were the three largest health risks in 2016.

After surveying parents about their kids» technology and sleep habits, researchers found that using technology before bed was associated with less sleep, poorer sleep quality, more fatigue in the morning and — in the children that watched TV or used their cell phones before bed — higher body mass indexes (BMI).

A study of almost 150,000 men from 8 European countries, presented at this year's European Obesity Summit (Gothenburg, 1 - 4 June) shows that higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.

New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published online in The American Journal of Medicine, finds that a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waist circumference are each associated with higher risk of hearing loss, while a higher level of physical activity is associated with lower risk of hearing loss in women.

«Data show that African - Americans have higher body mass indexes than do whites, and as a group, they have lower income and education levels, consume less fruits and vegetables, and work out less,» Sen said.

For example, Brian Wansink and colleagues at the Food and Brand Laboratory at Cornell University noticed that people with a high body mass index (BMI) sit on average 5 metres closer to a buffet than those with an average BMI, and 71 per cent face the food, compared with 26 per cent of people of average weight (Obesity, vol 16, p 1957).

A Michigan State University study is shedding more light on the topic and has shown that elevated leptin — a fat hormone — higher body mass index and a larger waistline in men is associated with a greater likelihood of having colorectal polyps, precancerous growths linked to colon cancer.

Those with higher body mass indexes, low activity levels and fruit and vegetable consumption were associated with poorer cognitive functioning.

At the start of pregnancy, they also had a higher body mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight.

Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation is positively linked with higher levels of damage to the DNA in normal breast gland cells, new research suggests.

For obesity, the added medical expenses were highest among those with the highest body mass index, An reported.

When the investigators looked at patients» pre-transplant characteristics, they found that high body mass index and cirrhosis caused by alcohol consumption were linked with an increased risk of developing steatosis.

Regarding patients» post-transplant characteristics, high body mass index, elevated blood triglycerides, alcohol consumption, and type 2 diabetes were linked with steatosis.

Lee noted that her 2007 study showed that alcohol retained its protective effect even among smokers, people with a high body mass index and those with hypertension.

«Higher body mass index, or BMI, was associated with increased risk of total stroke in every category and the number of ischemic strokes was higher than the number of hemorrhagic stroke in every category.

Socioeconomic adversity during childhood increases the likelihood of both depression and higher body mass index (BMI) in early adolescence, which can worsen and lead to illness for young adults, according to a new report in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

A higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, the largest study of its kind on BMI and cancer shows.

Employers and employees should consider new approaches to improve employee health during business trips that go beyond the typical travel health practice of providing immunizations and medical evacuation services, according to Rundle, whose earlier research found that extensive business travel was associated with higher body mass index, obesity, and higher blood pressure.

A higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, the largest study of its kind on BMI and cancer, involving more than 5 million adults in the UK, published in The Lancet shows.

Young children who recognize food name brands, such as Lucky Charms, M&M's and Cheetos, often eat unhealthy items that lead to their high body mass index.

For patients undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty), higher body mass index is linked to increased complications — including the need for «revision» surgery, reports a study in the June 7 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

«There are complex factors contributing to childhood obesity including biological and lifestyle factors, but increasing observational research reports that shorter sleep duration may be an additional risk factor associated with higher body mass index (BMI) among children.»

The identification of this and other risk factors (such as lower levels of cognitive stimulation and a higher body mass index) may help us to target individuals for screening, intervention and possible treatment.