Published in Am J Clin Nutr on April 01, 2002
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A composite score combining waist circumference and body mass index more accurately predicts body fat percentage in 6- to 13-year-old children. Eur J Nutr (2012) 0.80
An open-label pilot study to assess the efficacy and safety of virgin coconut oil in reducing visceral adiposity. ISRN Pharmacol (2011) 0.80
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Maternal prepregnancy waist circumference and BMI in relation to gestational weight gain and breastfeeding behavior: the CARDIA study. Am J Clin Nutr (2015) 0.78
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Prevalence and period trends of overweight and obesity in Australian young adults. Eur J Clin Nutr (2016) 0.75
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Relatively low endogenous fatty acid mobilization and uptake helps preserve insulin sensitivity in obese women. Int J Obes (Lond) (2014) 0.75
Olanzapine, weight change and metabolic effects: a naturalistic 12-month follow up. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol (2014) 0.75
The association among MDCT-derived three-dimensional visceral adiposities on cardiac diastology and dyssynchrony in asymptomatic population. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2015) 0.75
Anthropometric and metabolic indices in assessment of type and severity of dyslipidemia. J Physiol Anthropol (2017) 0.75
Adiposity assessed by anthropometric measures has a similar or greater predictive ability than dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures for abdominal aortic calcification in community-dwelling older adults. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.75
Equation to estimate visceral adipose tissue volume based on anthropometry for workplace health checkup in Japanese abdominally obese men. Ind Health (2017) 0.75
Childhood Obesity Is a High-risk Factor for Hypertriglyceridemia: A Case-control Study in Vietnam. Osong Public Health Res Perspect (2017) 0.75
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Bevacizumab plus irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin for metastatic colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med (2004) 49.02
A potential decline in life expectancy in the United States in the 21st century. N Engl J Med (2005) 19.63
Years of life lost due to obesity. JAMA (2003) 12.18
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Caloric restriction delays disease onset and mortality in rhesus monkeys. Science (2009) 9.84
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Inadequate sleep as a risk factor for obesity: analyses of the NHANES I. Sleep (2005) 8.15
Waist circumference percentiles in nationally representative samples of African-American, European-American, and Mexican-American children and adolescents. J Pediatr (2004) 7.08
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Impact of caloric restriction on health and survival in rhesus monkeys from the NIA study. Nature (2012) 5.00
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Vaccine-induced cellular immune responses reduce plasma viral concentrations after repeated low-dose challenge with pathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239. J Virol (2006) 4.68
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Dual energy X-Ray absorptiometry body composition reference values from NHANES. PLoS One (2009) 4.29
Waist circumference and obesity-associated risk factors among whites in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: clinical action thresholds. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 4.20
Sleep duration as a risk factor for diabetes incidence in a large U.S. sample. Sleep (2007) 4.14
Zonisamide for weight reduction in obese adults: a 1-year randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med (2012) 3.95
Primary care physicians' attitudes about obesity and its treatment. Obes Res (2003) 3.80
Belief beyond the evidence: using the proposed effect of breakfast on obesity to show 2 practices that distort scientific evidence. Am J Clin Nutr (2013) 3.67
Expression of the major histocompatibility complex class I molecule Mamu-A*01 is associated with control of simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 replication. J Virol (2003) 3.64
Insufficient production and tissue delivery of CD4+ memory T cells in rapidly progressive simian immunodeficiency virus infection. J Exp Med (2004) 3.62
Total body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional image. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2004) 3.59
Gag-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes recognize infected cells before AIDS-virus integration and viral protein expression. J Immunol (2007) 3.59
Predicting genetic predisposition in humans: the promise of whole-genome markers. Nat Rev Genet (2010) 3.59
Stochastic search variable selection for identifying multiple quantitative trait loci. Genetics (2003) 3.48
Development of bioelectrical impedance analysis prediction equations for body composition with the use of a multicomponent model for use in epidemiologic surveys. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 3.40
Adipose tissue in muscle: a novel depot similar in size to visceral adipose tissue. Am J Clin Nutr (2005) 3.40
Beyond missing heritability: prediction of complex traits. PLoS Genet (2011) 3.39
Skeletal muscle cutpoints associated with elevated physical disability risk in older men and women. Am J Epidemiol (2004) 3.33
Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 3.29
Statistical methods for testing effects on "maximum lifespan". Mech Ageing Dev (2004) 3.26
A low dose of dietary resveratrol partially mimics caloric restriction and retards aging parameters in mice. PLoS One (2008) 3.25
Evaluation of a portable device to measure daily energy expenditure in free-living adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2007) 3.18
Bayesian model selection for genome-wide epistatic quantitative trait loci analysis. Genetics (2005) 3.10
A survey of the genetics of stomach, liver, and adipose gene expression from a morbidly obese cohort. Genome Res (2011) 3.00
Detection of gene x gene interactions in genome-wide association studies of human population data. Hum Hered (2007) 2.97
Total-body skeletal muscle mass: estimation by a new dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry method. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 2.96
Obesity paradox in cancer: new insights provided by body composition. Am J Clin Nutr (2014) 2.95
Collective and individual functions of leptin receptor modulated neurons controlling metabolism and ingestion. Endocrinology (2007) 2.95
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Comparisons of waist circumferences measured at 4 sites. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 2.78
Low dose leptin administration reverses effects of sustained weight-reduction on energy expenditure and circulating concentrations of thyroid hormones. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2002) 2.76
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Ten putative contributors to the obesity epidemic. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr (2009) 2.71
QDR 4500A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer underestimates fat mass in comparison with criterion methods in adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2005) 2.66
Phase II and biomarker study of the dual MET/VEGFR2 inhibitor foretinib in patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.61
Macaques vaccinated with live-attenuated SIV control replication of heterologous virus. J Exp Med (2008) 2.59
Visceral adipose tissue: relations between single-slice areas and total volume. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 2.57
A computational model to determine energy intake during weight loss. Am J Clin Nutr (2010) 2.55
Energy balance and its components: implications for body weight regulation. Am J Clin Nutr (2012) 2.51
Dominance of CD8 responses specific for epitopes bound by a single major histocompatibility complex class I molecule during the acute phase of viral infection. J Virol (2002) 2.50
Mortality, health outcomes, and body mass index in the overweight range: a science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2009) 2.49
Vaccine-induced cellular responses control simian immunodeficiency virus replication after heterologous challenge. J Virol (2009) 2.38
Glucose metabolism in patients with schizophrenia treated with atypical antipsychotic agents: a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test and minimal model analysis. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2005) 2.35
Race-ethnicity-specific waist circumference cutoffs for identifying cardiovascular disease risk factors. Am J Clin Nutr (2005) 2.30
Effects of an energy-restrictive diet with or without exercise on abdominal fat, intermuscular fat, and metabolic risk factors in obese women. Diabetes Care (2002) 2.25
Missing data in randomized clinical trials for weight loss: scope of the problem, state of the field, and performance of statistical methods. PLoS One (2009) 2.21
Adipose tissue quantification by imaging methods: a proposed classification. Obes Res (2003) 2.19
State of the science conference: Initiative to decrease cardiovascular risk and increase quality of care for patients living with HIV/AIDS: executive summary. Circulation (2008) 2.17
Body mass index is inversely related to mortality in older people after adjustment for waist circumference. J Am Geriatr Soc (2005) 2.15
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Air displacement plethysmography: validation in overweight and obese subjects. Obes Res (2005) 2.07
Bayesian model choice and search strategies for mapping interacting quantitative trait Loci. Genetics (2003) 2.05
Neuropeptide Y5 receptor antagonism does not induce clinically meaningful weight loss in overweight and obese adults. Cell Metab (2006) 2.02
Is percentage body fat differentially related to body mass index in Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and European Americans? Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 2.01
Waist circumference correlates with metabolic syndrome indicators better than percentage fat. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 2.00
Attenuation of sarcopenia by dietary restriction in rhesus monkeys. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2008) 2.00
Metabolic syndrome, obesity, and mortality: impact of cardiorespiratory fitness. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.99
Management of metabolic complications associated with antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection: recommendations of an International AIDS Society-USA panel. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2002) 1.98
Sleep duration associated with mortality in elderly, but not middle-aged, adults in a large US sample. Sleep (2008) 1.98
Association of upper trunk and visceral adipose tissue volume with insulin resistance in control and HIV-infected subjects in the FRAM study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2007) 1.98
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Transcriptional profiles associated with aging and middle age-onset caloric restriction in mouse hearts. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 1.97
Effect of rimonabant on the high-triglyceride/ low-HDL-cholesterol dyslipidemia, intraabdominal adiposity, and liver fat: the ADAGIO-Lipids trial. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 1.96
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Two-year sustained weight loss and metabolic benefits with controlled-release phentermine/topiramate in obese and overweight adults (SEQUEL): a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 extension study. Am J Clin Nutr (2011) 1.94
The acyclic CB1R inverse agonist taranabant mediates weight loss by increasing energy expenditure and decreasing caloric intake. Cell Metab (2008) 1.94
Review and evaluation of methods correcting for population stratification with a focus on underlying statistical principles. Hum Hered (2008) 1.92
The importance of waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome: prospective analyses of mortality in men. Diabetes Care (2006) 1.92
Association of cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index, and waist circumference to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology (2006) 1.90
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in severely obese subjects. Am J Gastroenterol (2007) 1.90
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