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Tang H, Li Q, Du C. The association between waist-to-height ratio and cognitive function in older adults. Nutr Neurosci 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38635859 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2024.2339729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a simple, practical, and effective tool used to assess central obesity. Despite its usefulness, few studies have investigated the association between WHtR and cognitive function among older adults in the United States. This study aims to investigate the associations between WHtR and cognitive function. METHODS The study sample comprised adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2011 and 2014. WHtR was calculated from measured waist circumference and height. Cognitive function was assessed using the digit symbol substitution test. A weighted multiple linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between WHtR and cognitive function, with smooth curve fitting applied to detect non-linearities. RESULTS Our analysis included 1709 participants over the age of 65. After adjusting for potential confounders, WHtR was found to have a negative association with cognitive function (β = -36.91, 95% CI: -54.54 to -19.29, P < 0.001). Subgroup analyzes stratified by sex and race showed that the negative correlation of WHtR with cognitive function remained in both men and women, as well as in non-Hispanic white and other races. Among women, the association between WHtR and cognitive function followed an inverted U-shaped curve, with an inflection point of 0.68. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence of a negative association between WHtR and cognitive function in older adults. These findings suggest that in advanced age, central obesity may have negative implications for cognitive function.
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- Huajuan Tang
- Department of Neurology, 363 Hospital, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, 363 Hospital, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Lim U, Monroe KR, Buchthal S, Fan B, Cheng I, Kristal BS, Lampe JW, Hullar MA, Franke AA, Stram DO, Wilkens LR, Shepherd J, Ernst T, Marchand LL. Propensity for Intra-abdominal and Hepatic Adiposity Varies Among Ethnic Groups. Gastroenterology 2019; 156:966-975.e10. [PMID: 30445012 PMCID: PMC6409195 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS We compared fat storage in the abdominal region among individuals from 5 different ethnic-racial groups to determine whether fat storage is associated with disparities observed in metabolic syndrome and other obesity-associated diseases. METHODS We collected data from 1794 participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (60-77 years old; of African, European [white], Japanese, Latino, or Native Hawaiian ancestry) with body mass index values of 17.1-46.2 kg/m2. From May 2013 through April 2016, participants visited the study clinic to undergo body measurements, an interview, and a blood collection. Participants were evaluated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. Among ethnic groups, we compared adiposity of the trunk, intra-abdominal visceral cavity, and liver, adjusting for total fat mass; we evaluated the association of adult weight change with abdominal adiposity; and we examined the prevalence of metabolic syndrome mediated by abdominal adiposity. RESULTS Relative amounts of trunk, visceral, and liver fat varied significantly with ethnicity-they were highest in Japanese Americans, lowest in African Americans, and intermediate in the other groups. Compared with African Americans, the mean visceral fat area was 45% and 73% greater in Japanese American men and women, respectively, and the mean measurements of liver fat were 61% and 122% greater in Japanese American men and women. The visceral and hepatic adiposity associated with weight gain since participants were 21 years old varied in a similar pattern among ethnic-racial groups. In the mediation analysis, visceral and liver fat jointly accounted for a statistically significant fraction of the difference in metabolic syndrome prevalence, compared with white persons, for African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Native Hawaiian women, independently of total fat mass. CONCLUSIONS In an analysis of data from the participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study, we found extensive differences among ethnic-racial groups in the propensity to store fat intra-abdominally. This observation should be considered by clinicians in the prevention and early detection of metabolic disorders.
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- Unhee Lim
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
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- School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
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Al-Radaideh A, Tayyem R, Al-Fayomi K, Nimer N, Almomani A, Alhajjaj S, Agraib L, Hijjawi N. The association of hepatic fat percentage with selected anthropometric and biochemical parameters at 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging. Br J Biomed Sci 2019; 76:70-76. [PMID: 30691359 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2019.1571555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM This relatively comprehensive and multi-parametric study was conducted to investigate an association between hepatic fat percentage (HFP) values measured using high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), anthropometric and biochemical measurements in healthy adults. METHODS Abdominal MRI, anthropometric and biochemical measurements were determined in 156 healthy subjects. HFP values were derived from the MRI, whilst routine lipids, leptin, resistin, IL6 and adiponectin were measured by routine methods. RESULTS Eighty per cent of the calculated HFP values were in the normal range of hepatic fat accumulation. Significant sex-adjusted correlations were found between HFP and waist circumference (WC) (measured by tape), BMI, leptin, resistin, WC (measured by MRI) and hip circumference (all p<0.001) and triglycerides (p=0.01). A significant inverse correlation was detected between HFP and adiponectin (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS A multi-parametric approach of MRI, biochemical and anthropometric measurements could be adopted to identify subjects at risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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- A Al-Radaideh
- a Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences , Hashemite University , Zarqa , Jordan
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- b Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture , University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan
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- a Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences , Hashemite University , Zarqa , Jordan
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- c Department of Chemistry , College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- d Department of Radiology , King Hussien Medical Center, Jordanian Royal Medical Services , Amman , Jordan
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- e Department of Nutrition , King Hussien Medical Center, Jordanian Royal Medical Services , Amman , Jordan
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- b Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture , University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan
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- f Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences , Hashemite University , Zarqa , Jordan
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Korinek R, Bartusek K, Starcuk Z. Fast triple-spin-echo Dixon (FTSED) sequence for water and fat imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2016; 37:164-170. [PMID: 27890779 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2016.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A number of 'Dixon' techniques based on fast spin echo (FSE) sequence have been proposed and successfully used in many branches of medicine. Some require only one scan, but most of them need multiple scans and long scan times. This article describes a new fast triple-spin-echo Dixon (FTSED) technique suitable for ultra-high field MRI, in which three specific time shifts are introduced in the echo train; thus, three images with defined water-fat phase-differences (0, π, 2π) are encoded in the phase of the acquired images without extreme restrictions upon the echo duration. The water and fat images are then calculated by iterative least-squares estimation method. The sequence was successfully implemented at a 9.4T ultra-high field MRI system and tested on a phantom and a rat.
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- Radim Korinek
- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, v. v. i., Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, v. v. i., Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, v. v. i., Czech Republic
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Shin HJ, Kim HG, Kim MJ, Koh H, Kim HY, Roh YH, Lee MJ. Normal range of hepatic fat fraction on dual- and triple-echo fat quantification MR in children. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117480. [PMID: 25659155 PMCID: PMC4319769 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Objectives To evaluate hepatic fat fraction on dual- and triple-echo gradient-recalled echo MRI sequences in healthy children. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of children in a medical check-up clinic from May 2012 to November 2013. We excluded children with abnormal laboratory findings or those who were overweight. Hepatic fat fraction was measured on dual- and triple-echo sequences using 3T MRI. We compared fat fractions using the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement. The correlation between fat fractions and clinical and laboratory findings was evaluated using Spearman’s correlation test, and the cut-off values of fat fractions for diagnosing fatty liver were obtained from reference intervals. Results In 54 children (M:F = 26:28; 5–15 years; mean 9 years), the dual fat fraction (0.1–8.0%; median 1.6%) was not different from the triple fat fraction (0.4–6.5%; median 2.7%) (p = 0.010). The dual- and triple-echo fat fractions showed good agreement using a Bland-Altman plot (-0.6 ± 2.8%). Eight children (14.8%) on dual-echo sequences and six (11.1%) on triple-echo sequences had greater than 5% fat fraction. From these children, six out of eight children on dual-echo sequences and four out of six children on triple-echo sequences had a 5–6% hepatic fat fraction. When using a cut-off value of a 6% fat fraction derived from a reference interval, only 3.7% of children were diagnosed with fatty liver. There was no significant correlation between clinical and laboratory findings with dual and triple-echo fat fractions. Conclusions Dual fat fraction was not different from triple fat fraction. We suggest a cut-off value of a 6% fat fraction is more appropriate for diagnosing fatty liver on both dual- and triple-echo sequences in children.
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- Hyun Joo Shin
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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A concise review of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Atherosclerosis 2015; 239:192-202. [PMID: 25617860 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and the incidence of which is rising rapidly due to the increasing epidemic of obesity in both adults and children. The initial accumulation of fat followed by subsequent inflammation is central to the development of liver damage, and is critically influenced by host factors including age, gender, presence of diabetes, genetic polymorphisms and more recently by the gut microbiome. An increasing body of data suggest that NAFLD is also an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease, which remains the commonest cause of mortality in such patients. This review focusses on the pathogenesis of NAFLD, and the evolution of new approaches to the management and treatment of NAFLD.
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