Elevated body mass index (BMI) and physical inactivity are metabolic drivers of hypertension-related chronic kidney disease (HT-CKD), with elevated BMI exerting a greater impact, according to a study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with normal BMI, elevated BMI may not increase the rate of dislocation after total hip arthroplasty.

Higher BMI measured after MASLD diagnosis is paradoxically associated with better survival, but a high BMI before diagnosis or in early adulthood is linked to worse survival.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated BMI had no association with increased risks of dislocation or revision after total hip arthroplasty.

Despite the limitations of body mass index (BMI), the measure effectively screened children and adolescents for elevated adiposity, both as expressed by fat mass index (FMI) and percentage of body fat ...

Perimenopausal fasting insulin and body mass index (BMI) are associated with distinct menopausal changes, according to a new study.

In a recent study published in Clinic & Translational Immunology, researchers evaluated the impact of body mass index (BMI) elevation on humoral immunity levels against severe acute respiratory ...

High BMI is associated with a higher risk for vascular-related dementia, with the association partially mediated by high blood pressure.

Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Obesity is a serious health issue affecting 1 in 8 adults worldwide, ...

Being overweight or obese raises the likelihood of renal failure, ESRD, stones, and cancer. America’s obesity epidemic continues unabated and has spread to other places where the Western diet prevails ...

High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and other severe bacterial infections in adulthood, according to a study from ...