Associations of body adiposity index, body mass index, waist circumference, and percentage of body fat in young female Emirati adults.

Body Adiposity Index (BAI), which relies on an individual's hip circumference and height, was proposed as an alternative anthropometric measurement to Body Mass Index (BMI). Although this measure has been validated across different populations, its accuracy in predicting percent body fat (%BF) in the United Arab Emirates has not yet been assessed. The objective of this study was to examine the association between BAI, BMI, Waist Circumference (WC), and %BF in young female Emirati adults and determine the relative accuracy of BAI when predicting %BF.

Validity of self-reported weight and height among female young adults in the United Arab Emirates.

Self-reported weight and height serve as important metrics in estimating overweight and obesity prevalence within epidemiological studies, primarily due to their cost and time efficiency. However, the accuracy and reliability of these self-reported measures remain controversial, with conflicting reports emerging from different regions. This study aims to compare self-reported weight and height with measured values among young female adults in the United Arab Emirates.

Career perspectives for young cardiologists in the Netherlands: a steady increase in temporary positions.

Unlabelled: In the Netherlands, concerns have been raised regarding the high unemployment rates and the lack of permanent positions for young medical specialists. In the current study, we present data on contemporary early career perspectives in the field of cardiology. We conducted a survey among 304 young cardiologists who completed their training between 2015 and 2020; the response rate was 91%.

Career perspectives for young cardiologists in the Netherlands: a steady increase in temporary positions.

In the Netherlands, concerns have been raised regarding the high unemployment rates and the lack of permanent positions for young medical specialists. In the current study, we present data on contemporary early career perspectives in the field of cardiology. We conducted a survey among 304 young cardiologists who completed their training between 2015 and 2020; the response rate was 91%.

Prevalence of Bullying Behaviors Among Students From a National University in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: This study aims to investigate bullying behaviors among college students at one of the national universities in UAE, and also to examine the psychological characteristics of those who were exposed to, or have experienced bullying.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 839 undergraduate students at one of the national universities in the UAE. Students from all colleges participated in this study and were selected by using stratified random sampling.

Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review on a Rare Complication of Gastric Sleeve Surgery.

Gastric sleeve surgery is a frequently performed procedure. Although it is one of the safest bariatric procedures, it is like any other operation that carries significant risks and complications. Moreover, the hepatic abscess is an infrequent complication of laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgery, the infected late gastric leakage is a rare etiology of the hepatic abscess.

The Mineral Composition of Date Palm Fruits ( L.) under Low to High Salinity Irrigation.

Adaptability to salinity varies between different varieties of date palm trees. This research aims to explore the long-term impact of different salinity irrigation levels on the mineral content of 13 date palm varieties grown in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Date varieties were grown using three irrigation water salinity levels of 5, 10 and 15 dS m.

Urinary minerals excretion among primary schoolchildren in Dubai-United Arab Emirates.

Introduction: Urinary excretion of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), iodine and fluoride is used to assess their statuses and/or the existence of metabolic abnormalities. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the urinary concentration of these minerals among children have not been documented.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study, including 593 subjects (232 boys and 361 girls), was conducted among healthy 6 to 11-year-old Emirati children living in Dubai.

Maternal investment, life-history trajectory of the off-spring and cardiovascular disease risk in Emirati females in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: Variations in cardiovascular disease risk (CVD) are suggested to be partly influenced by factors that affect prenatal growth patterns and outcomes, namely degree of maternal investment (proxied by birth weight and gestational age). Using the life history trajectory model, this study investigates whether maternal investment in early prenatal life associates with menarcheal age and whether maternal investment affects CVD risk in adulthood and predicts adult size and adiposity levels.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 94 healthy Emirati females.

Academia in cardiovascular radiology: are we doing enough for the future of the subspecialty?

Aim: To explore barriers to academic activities that cardiovascular radiology-oriented radiology trainees face worldwide.

Materials And Methods: An international call for participation in an online survey was distributed via social media and radiological societies to radiology trainees. Questions covered barriers and involvement in academic activities during radiology training.

Multi-detector computed tomography in the assessment of tetralogy of Fallot patients: is it a must?

Background: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) accounts for 10% of all CHD. It classically consists of ventricular septal defect (VSD), aortic overriding, right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction, and RV hypertrophy. There are many anatomic variants, associated intracardiac and extracardiac anomalies that must be taken into consideration when imaging and planning the surgical procedure needed.

Gender discrepancy in research activities during radiology residency.

Objective: To investigate the presence of gender disparity in academic involvement during radiology residency and to identify and characterize any gender differences in perceived barriers for conducting research.

Methods: An international call for participation in an online survey was promoted via social media and through multiple international and national radiological societies. A 35-question survey invited radiology trainees worldwide to answer questions regarding exposure and barriers to academic radiology during their training.

Development and validation of a prediction model for fat mass in children and adolescents: meta-analysis using individual participant data.

Objectives: To develop and validate a prediction model for fat mass in children aged 4-15 years using routinely available risk factors of height, weight, and demographic information without the need for more complex forms of assessment.

Design: Individual participant data meta-analysis.

Setting: Four population based cross sectional studies and a fifth study for external validation, United Kingdom.

Metabolic syndrome among adolescents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is attributable to the high prevalence of low HDL levels: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) describes a combination of risk factors that increase the risk of developing chronic diseases. The prevalences of MetS and its risk factors are increasing, especially in the Arab region. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalences of MetS and its associated risk factors among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Body mass index adjustments to increase the validity of body fatness assessment in UK Black African and South Asian children.

Background/objectives: Body mass index (BMI) (weight per height) is the most widely used marker of childhood obesity and total body fatness (BF). However, its validity is limited, especially in children of South Asian and Black African origins. We aimed to quantify BMI adjustments needed for UK children of Black African and South Asian origins so that adjusted BMI related to BF in the same way as for White European children.

The effects of interventions on quality of life, morbidity and consultation frequency in frequent attenders in primary care: A systematic review.

Background: Patients visiting their GPs exceptionally often (frequent attenders, FAs) have high rates of somatic disease, emotional distress, psychiatric illnesses and social problems and require a disproportionate amount of their GPs' time.

Objectives: To summarize which types of FA have been studied and what the effects of interventions were on quality of life (QoL), symptom severity of underlying illness(es) and consultation frequency. To discover when patients are considered FAs.

Assessing Knowledge of, and Attitudes to, HIV/AIDS among University Students in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is among the top two regions in the world with the fastest growing HIV epidemic. In this context, risks and vulnerability are high as the epidemic is on the rise with evidence indicating significantly increasing HIV prevalence, new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths.

Objective: The aim of the survey was to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes related to HIV/AIDS among a wide group of university students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Body composition in young female eating-disorder patients with severe weight loss and controls: evidence from the four-component model and evaluation of DXA.

Background/objectives: Whether fat-free mass (FFM) and its components are depleted in eating-disorder (ED) patients is uncertain. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used to assess body composition in pediatric ED patients; however, its accuracy in underweight populations remains unknown. We aimed (1) to assess body composition of young females with ED involving substantial weight loss, relative to healthy controls using the four-component (4C) model, and (2) to explore the validity of DXA body composition assessment in ED patients.

Cardiac MRI findings of endomyocardial fibrosis (Loeffler's endocarditis) in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Loeffler's endocarditis and cardiac manifestations of the hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) are rare and difficult to diagnose. We report a case of in a 36 year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis with disabling dyspnea. The transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated normal systolic cardiac functions and a left ventricular apical thrombus.

Body-composition reference data for simple and reference techniques and a 4-component model: a new UK reference child.

Background: A routine pediatric clinical assessment of body composition is increasingly recommended but has long been hampered by the following 2 factors: a lack of appropriate techniques and a lack of reference data with which to interpret individual measurements. Several techniques have become available, but reference data are needed.

Objective: We aimed to provide body-composition reference data for use in clinical practice and research.

Is a single bioelectrical impedance equation valid for children of wide ranges of age, pubertal status and nutritional status? Evidence from the 4-component model.

Background/objectives: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is widely used to predict body composition in paediatric research and clinical practice. Many equations have been published, but provide inconsistent predictions.

Aims: To test whether a single equation for lean mass (LM) estimation from BIA is appropriate across wide ranges of age, pubertal status and nutritional status, by testing whether specific groups differ in the slope or intercept of the equation.

Family-based behavioural treatment of childhood obesity in a UK National Health Service setting: randomized controlled trial.

Background: The best outcomes for treating childhood obesity have come from comprehensive family-based programmes. However there are questions over their generalizability.

Objective: To examine the acceptability and effectiveness of 'family-based behavioural treatment' (FBBT) for childhood obesity in an ethnically and socially diverse sample of families in a UK National Health Service (NHS) setting.

Nutrient-based standards for school lunches complement food-based standards and improve pupils' nutrient intake profile.

Following concerns about the nutritional content of school lunches and the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in the UK, changes to the standards of school meals were made. From September 2008, all primary schools in England were required, by law, to be fully compliant with the new food-based standards (FBS) and nutrient-based standards (NBS) for school lunches. The aim of the present survey was to evaluate the introduction of the NBS for school lunches on the nutritional profile of food and drink items provided by schools and chosen by pupils at lunchtime.

Evaluation of lean tissue density for use in air displacement plethysmography in obese children and adolescents.

Background/objectives: Body composition techniques are required for monitoring response to treatment in individual obese children, and assessing the efficacy of weight loss programmes. Densitometry is readily undertaken, using air displacement plethysmography (ADP), but requires appropriate information on the density of lean tissue (D(LT)). The aims of this study were to develop predictive equations for D(LT) in obese children and adolescents, and to test the accuracy of ADP when using such predicted D(LT) values in an independent longitudinal sample using the four-component model as the reference method.