Publications by authors named "S Tamini"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the effectiveness of three indexes—Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Lipid Accumulation Product Index (LAP), and Cardiometabolic Index (CMI)—in identifying Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) among 1912 adults with obesity.
- MetS was prevalent in 62.3% of subjects, especially in men (72.5%) compared to women (60.9%).
- LAP and CMI demonstrated superior diagnostic ability over BAI, with LAP showing a sensitivity of 63.06% and specificity of 86.55%, while CMI had a sensitivity of 67.59% and specificity of 81.55%, suggesting they may be more useful in clinical settings
Pediatric obesity requires early targeted interventions consisting mainly of a low-calorie diet prescribed based on resting energy expenditure (REE), often estimated through predictive equations. The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of "hypo-", "normo-" and "hypermetabolic" in a large cohort of children and adolescents with obesity by comparing measured and estimated REE and to evaluate the characteristics related to these metabolic statuses in both males and females. The study population was divided into the three subgroups by comparing REE measured using indirect calorimetry and estimated using the Molnar equation, and subsequently analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fatigue is a frequent complaint amongst children and adolescents with obesity, and it interferes with adherence to dietary and exercise regimes that could reduce obesity. The present study evaluated the effect of an inpatient 3-week body weight reduction program on body weight and fatigue.
Method: One hundred children and adolescents with obesity (64% female; aged 11-18 years) undertook an inpatient program of personalized diet, daily exercise, education, and counselling.
The ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Study Protocol: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention for Adolescents with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- This study is a Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating the effects of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention combined with standard treatment (TAU) on adolescents with obesity compared to TAU only.
- * Fifty adolescents aged 12-17 with obesity will be randomly assigned to either the ACT + TAU group or the TAU-only group and participate in a three-week multidisciplinary weight loss rehabilitation program.
- * The research will assess changes in psychological well-being and related factors through various scales and statistical analyses, aiming to determine if the ACT intervention can enhance mental health and support long-term weight loss efforts.*
The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of different indexes of adiposity and/or body composition in identifying the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a group of 1528 Caucasian women with obesity: (age ± standard deviation (SD): 50.8 ± 14 years (range 18-83); body mass index (BMI) 43.3 ± 5.
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