M B Snijder

..Our objective was to investigate the prospective association between adiponectin levels and the 6.4-year risk of type 2 diabetes and of impaired glucose metabolism (IGM)...

..To estimate the relation of precisely measured regional body composition with peripheral and central arterial stiffness in the elderly...

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..Falls frequently occur in the elderly and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality...

..Effects of poor vitamin D status on blood pressure may be mediated by elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels...

..The aim of our study was to investigate the prospective association between dairy consumption and changes in weight and metabolic disturbances...

..To investigate whether adiponectin is associated with arterial stiffness, and whether adiponectin explains the association between body composition and arterial stiffness...

..Our secondary aim was to investigate which body composition characteristics (lean tissue, fat tissue) are reflected by anthropometric measures (waist and thigh circumference)...

..The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) method, possibly combined with anthropometry, offers a good alternative to CT for the prediction of visceral fat in the elderly...

..To investigate associations between baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and myocardial structure and function after 8 years of follow-up in older Dutch subjects...

..Dairy consumption has been postulated to reduce the risk of obesity and metabolic disturbances...

..However, smaller hip or thigh circumference may also explain the predictive value of the WHR or WTR for type 2 diabetes...

..There is an ongoing debate about the applicability of current criteria for large waist circumference (WC) in older adults...

..We conclude that trunk fat is adversely associated with large artery stiffness, whereas some degree of protection is conferred by peripheral fat and lean mass...

..The main goal was to determine which tissue in the trunk and legs, fat or lean tissue, is associated with measures of glucose metabolism...

..14 (P = 0.062) in older men. CONCLUSION: The use of sagittal abdominal diameter has no advantages over simpler and more commonly used anthropometric measures such as the waist circumference in older men and women...

..To assess whether insulin sensitivity can explain the associations of leg-fat mass (LFM) and trunk-fat mass (TFM) with the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile in healthy European men and women...

..The present study aimed to investigate whether dairy intake during adolescence and young adulthood protects against becoming overweight and (components of) MS at age 36 years...

..LPL activity is negatively, whereas HL activity is positively, associated with total body fat. We determined the associations of trunk and leg fat mass with plasma LPL and HL activities in a cross-sectional study...

..Inadequate vitamin D status is common in many populations around the world...

..In conclusion, the prevalence of pain is higher among obese older men and women compared to their normal-weight peers. Furthermore, obese older adults are at increased odds to develop pain...

..Muscle mass might be better reflected by thigh circumference. The aim of this study was to investigate the contributions of thigh and hip circumferences, independent of waist circumference, to measures of glucose metabolism...

..Our aim was to investigate this association in a variety of ethnic groups, some highly susceptible to type 2 diabetes...

..Low adiponectin concentrations are associated with the presence of an adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile...

..The clinical implication of this study is that to improve survival in the hemodialysis population, more attention should be paid to patients who are underweight instead of overweight...