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ArticleJournal of health care for the poor and underserved2011

Relationships between obesity and cardiovascular diseases in four southern states and Colorado.

Luma Akil, H Anwar Ahmad

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Article in Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04440540 (Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification Program in Reversal of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 110 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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110citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04440540 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification Program in Reversal of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Reduction of Cardiovascular Risks in Moderate Obesity: A Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging-Based Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorChinese University of Hong KongRan2020 to 2023Enrolled10ConditionsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseArmsDietitian led life style modification intervention, Conventional care (control)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

110 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 272 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luma AkilCollege of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
H Anwar Ahmad
Jackson State University · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTOMICS OF GIARDIA LAMBLIAG12RR013459 · NCRR · JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TCHOUNWOU, PAUL B. · 1998 to 2011
$18.0M
NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR013459NCRR NIH HHS G12RR013459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is among the leading causes of elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity. In the present study, the associations between the increase in body mass index (BMI) and the increase rates of CVD and high blood pressure (HBP) in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Colorado are examined using regression analysis and by means of neural network models for obesity and HBP. Data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were obtained and analyzed for obesity rates, percent of myocardial infarction, stroke, and HBP from 2005-2009. Results of this study showed a low association between obesity and myocardial infarction rates (R2=0.067); a moderate association with stroke rates ((R2=0.462); and a strong association with HBP rates ((R2=0.811). The highest rates of obesity, CVD, and HBP were found in Mississippi, while Colorado had the lowest rates. Maintaining healthy weight helps reduce the risks of developing CVD.

Indexed as

AdultAnalysis of VarianceBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedNeural Networks, ComputerObesityPrevalenceRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness Index

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PMID22102306
PMCPMC3250069
OpenAlexW1995459393

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