Determination of risk factors for hypertension through the classification tree method.

Most current statistical strategies for determining risk factors for hypertension (HT) among certain populations have proved inconclusive. In this study, the classification tree method, which is more practical and easy to understand than other statistical methods, was used to determine the risk for HT among outpatients in a clinic in Denizli province, western Turkey, between January 2002 and July 2004. The effects of 14 risk factors (body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, age, serum total cholesterol, serum triglycerides, sex, HT in first-degree relatives, diabetes mellitus, smoking, stress factors, alcohol consumption, dyslipidemia in first-degree relatives, dyslipidemia [previously diagnosed], and saturated fat consumption) on HT were evaluated in this population.

Relationship of serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha levels with abdominal fat distribution evaluated by ultrasonography in overweight or obese postmenopausal women.

Background: The objective of this study was to measure associations of circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) levels with anthropometric and abdominal fat distribution in overweight or obese postmenopausal women.

Methods: One hundred eight overweight or obese postmenopausal were evaluated. Demographic and anthropometric measurements were done.

The effects of aerobic and resistance exercises in obese women.

Objective: To compare the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on weight, muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, blood pressure and mood in obese women who were not on an energy-restricted diet.

Design: Randomized, prospective, controlled trial.

Setting: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital.

Sonographic assessment of changes in thickness of different abdominal fat layers in response to diet in obese women.

Purpose: We evaluated the potential application of sonography to monitor alterations in abdominal fat thickness in obese women before and after dieting.

Methods: This study included 40 obese women (mean age, 42.2 +/- 9.