Article
Microbiology
Olivia Raglan, David A. MacIntyre, Anita Mitra, Yun S. Lee, Ann Smith, Nada Assi, Jaya Nautiyal, Sanjay Purkayastha, Marc J. Gunter, Hani Gabra, Julian R. Marchesi, Phillip R. Bennett, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: Obese women have a significantly different vaginal microbiota composition and higher levels of local inflammation compared to non-obese women. Bariatric surgery does not alter the vaginal microbiota, but those who experience the greatest weight loss post-surgery are more likely to have a Lactobacillus-dominant VMB.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Julianna Bailey, Stefanie Krick, Kevin R. Fontaine
Summary: This article reviews the prevalence and impact of overweight and obesity in cystic fibrosis patients, as well as the existing treatment evidence. It emphasizes the importance of personalized interdisciplinary approaches and calls for further research on optimal strategies for addressing overweight and obesity in this population.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ying Jiang, Xiaomin Zhang, Tianwei Xu, Weiqi Hong, Zhiqi Chen, Xiang Gao, Renying Xu
Summary: This study evaluated the secular difference in BMI among Chinese older adults and found that BMI gradually increased from 2014 to 2020. The prevalence of overweight and obesity significantly increased, especially in the 70-79-year age group, while the prevalence of underweight decreased. These findings highlight the importance of a balanced diet and physical exercise in maintaining an optimal BMI range for the aging population.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Hematology
Stephanie O. Ibemere, Charity Oyedeji, Liliana Preiss, Laura E. Van Althuis, Jane S. Hankins, Melissa Azul, Ebony N. Burns, Jeffrey Glassberg, Ward Hagar, Faiz Hussain, Allison King, Cathy Melvin, John Myers, Angela Snyder, Nirmish Shah, Paula Tanabe
Summary: This study aims to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) and identify associations with BMI, demographic, and clinical characteristics. The analysis of registry data and patient-reported outcomes revealed that female gender, older age, college education, private insurance, and hypertension diagnosis were associated with higher odds of being overweight or obese. Additionally, individuals with certain types of SCD and hydroxycarbamide exposure had higher odds of having a BMI >25 kg/m(2). These findings underscore the importance of early identification and intervention to reduce obesity-related complications in SCD.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yan Cheng, Huilan Xu, Chris Rissel, Philayrath Phongsavan, Limin Buchanan, Sarah Taki, Alison Hayes, Louise A. Baur, Li Ming Wen
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using correction modeling to improve the accuracy of mother-reported child height and weight at 2 years. Correction modeling for BMI was conducted, and the indirect correction method showed better prediction of overweight status and agreement with measured values compared to the mother-reported measures.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Barbara Iyen, Stephen Weng, Yana Vinogradova, Ralph K. Akyea, Nadeem Qureshi, Joe Kai
Summary: Although obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the impact of long-term BMI changes in overweight or obese adults on the risk of heart failure, CVD, and mortality has not been quantified. This population-based cohort study found that the majority of overweight or obese adults maintain their weight status over the long term, with individuals who have stable severe obesity experiencing the worst heart failure, CVD, and mortality outcomes.
Article
Physiology
Angelika Chachaj, Ilona Dudka, Malgorzata Jeziorek, Monika Sowicz, Agnieszka Adaszynska, Andrzej Szuba
Summary: This study aims to compare lymphoscintigraphy in women with lipedema and women with overweight/obesity. The results show that lymphatic alterations are present in both groups and are associated with weight and body composition parameters. Therefore, lymphoscintigraphy cannot distinguish between lipedema and overweight/obesity.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Mantzorou, Dimitrios Papandreou, Georgios K. Vasios, Eleni Pavlidou, Georgios Antasouras, Evmorfia Psara, Zainab Taha, Efthymios Poulios, Constantinos Giaginis
Summary: Breastfeeding plays an important role in preventing obesity and reducing long-term negative health outcomes for both mothers and children.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mandy Vogel, Mandy Geserick, Ruth Gausche, Christoph Beger, Tanja Poulain, Christof Meigen, Antje Koerner, Eberhard Keller, Wieland Kiess, Roland Pfaeffle
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, children experienced substantial weight gain, particularly among the obese subgroup, while BMI trends have shown a stable increase since 2005. Long-term and short-term weight change trends may exacerbate the issue of childhood obesity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Sha Zhao, Xun Li, Shi-Ting Xiang, Lihua Xie, Rutong Kang, Liping Li, Zhenghui Xiao, Yan Zhong
Summary: Between 2002 and 2018, there were changes in the BMI distribution among urban children in Changsha, China, with a decrease in the standardized rate of underweight and an increase in the rate of obesity. The BMI of the population increased over the 16-year period, with the most significant changes observed at the 85th percentile and in the 12-14 age group. Health professionals and policymakers should focus on developing strategies and interventions to address the adverse health effects of these changes.
TRANSLATIONAL PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Maulik D. Majmudar, Siddhartha Chandra, Kiran Yakkala, Samantha Kennedy, Amit Agrawal, Mark Sippel, Prakash Ramu, Apoorv Chaudhri, Brooke Smith, Antonio Criminisi, Steven B. Heymsfield, Fatima Cody Stanford
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of a novel automated computer vision method, VBC, for estimating percentage total body fat using photos captured with a smartphone camera. The results showed that VBC was more accurate and had minimal bias compared to DXA, indicating great potential for widespread use in assessing body fat levels.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jens W. Horn, Tingting Feng, Bjorn Morkedal, Dagfinn Aune, Linn Beate Strand, Julie Horn, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Imre Janszky
Summary: This study found that BMI over adulthood is associated with the risk of ischemic stroke. Participants with overweight and obesity had a higher risk compared to normal weight participants. Early obesity and long-term weight reduction may decrease the occurrence of ischemic stroke.
Article
Hematology
Tom Norris, Liina Mansukoski, Mark S. Gilthorpe, Mark Hamer, Rebecca Hardy, Laura D. Howe, Alun D. Hughes, Leah Li, Emma O'Donnell, Ken K. Ong, George B. Ploubidis, Richard J. Silverwood, Russell M. Viner, William Johnson
Summary: This study aimed to identify different classes of individuals with similar BMI trajectories and study their associations with cardiometabolic health. Results showed that individuals with high and stable BMI across childhood may have lower cardiometabolic disease risk than individuals who become overweight or obese later in adolescence.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jens W. Horn, Tingting Feng, Bjorn Morkedal, Linn Beate Strand, Julie Horn, Kenneth Mukamal, Imre Janszky
Summary: Individuals with metabolic health issues are at greater risk of ischemic stroke, with hypertension being the most significant metabolic risk factor. Those who are metabolically healthy but overweight or obese have a similar risk of ischemic stroke as those with normal weight.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Xijie Wang, Jie Hu, Sizhe Huang, Zhaogeng Yang, Yanhui Dong, Bin Dong, Jun Ma, Wannian Liang
Summary: As children grow older, those with a higher risk of overweight also have a higher risk of HBP. Children who transition from normal weight to overweight have a higher risk of developing HBP.
Meeting Abstract
Peripheral Vascular Disease
J. Radic, M. Gulin, M. Sain, D. Klaric, M. Ilic, V. Kovacic, V. Vukman, M. Silic, M. Primorac, A. Grebo, J. Meter
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2015)
Meeting Abstract
Peripheral Vascular Disease
J. Radic, M. Radic, V. Kovacic, K. Dodig Curkovic, M. Sain, D. Ljutic
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2016)
Article
Hematology
Tanja Ilic Begovic, Josipa Radic, Mislav Radic, Vedran Kovacic, Milenka Sain, Dragan Ljutic
THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS AND DIALYSIS
(2016)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Vanja Kovacic, Inaki Tirados, Johan Esterhuizen, Clement T. N. Mangwiro, Michael J. Lehane, Stephen J. Torr, Helen Smith
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2016)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Domagoj Markovic, Gorana Trgo, Ingrid Prkacin, Damir Fabijanic, Vedran Kovacic
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Z. Culjak, J. Radic, V. Kovacic
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Peripheral Vascular Disease
T. Milicevic, J. Radic, M. Radman, T. Dogas, P. M. Zivkovic, V. Kovacic
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2018)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mislav Radic, Dusanka Martinovic Kaliterna, Damir Bonacin, Jadranka Morovic Vergles, Josipa Radic, Damir Fabijanic, Vedran Kovacic
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication on symptoms and inflammatory indices in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The results showed that HP eradication significantly decreased disease activity and severity, as well as improved clinical symptoms. These findings suggest that HP detection and subsequent eradication could be beneficial in the management of SSc patients.
WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ivan Jerkovic, Vedran Kovacic, Tina Ticinovic Kurir, Josko Bozic, Leida Tandara
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate serum CST levels and their correlation with clinical outcomes in severe COVID-19 patients. The study found a significant correlation between serum CST levels and inflammatory markers, cardiac injury markers, and hospitalization days. The findings suggest that plasma CST levels may serve as a tool for early risk assessment in non-critical COVID-19 patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Veridijana Sunjic Roguljic, Luka Roguljic, Vedran Kovacic, Ivana Jukic
Summary: This study compares the clinical outcomes of two techniques for wound closure after carpal tunnel surgery. The results show that patients with glue-based wound closure had better cosmetic outcomes and less postoperative pain at 2-week and 6-week intervals. However, there was no significant difference in outcomes at the 12-week interval.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Toxicology
Vedran Kovacic, Lukas Kvartuc, Marijana Mikacic, Ivan Jerkovic, Tanja Ilic Begovic, Marina Maras, Jurica Nazlic
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics, clinical parameters, and outcomes of acute intoxications in adult patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit in southern Croatia. The results showed that 81 subjects were admitted due to poisoning, with a higher percentage of females and a mean age of 43.16 years. Psychiatric disorders were prevalent, and pharmaceutical psychoactive drugs were the most common cause of acute intoxications.
TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Ivo Jelicic, Vedran Kovacic, Mirko Luketin, Marijana Mikacic, Dijana Boric Skaro
Summary: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is a rare disorder caused by the overactivation of the complement system. It can be triggered by various factors, and some cases are of unknown origin. We present a case of a patient with C3-complement system mutations and aHUS triggered by the use of a new synthetic psychoactive drug.
JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Rheumatology
M. Radic, D. Martinovic Kaliterna, D. Bonacin, J. Morovic Vergles, J. Radic, D. Fabijanic, V. Kovacic
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Hematology
Marijana Gulin, Dragan Klaric, Mario Ilic, Josipa Radic, Vedran Kovacic, Milenka Sain
BLOOD PURIFICATION
(2017)
Meeting Abstract
Transplantation
Josipa Radic, Mislav Radic, Vedran Kovacic, Katarina Dodig-Curkovic, Milenka Sain, Dragan Ljutic
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
(2016)