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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2022

Body mass index is associated with

Wesam Ahmed Nasif, Mohammed Hasan Mukhtar, Abeer Shaker El-Moursy Ali, Mohamed Mahmoud Nour Eldein, Riyad Adnan Almaimani, Sami Sadagah Ashgar

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wesam Ahmed NasifDepartment of Biochemistry, 48058Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-0137
Mohammed Hasan MukhtarDepartment of Biochemistry, 48058Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abeer Shaker El-Moursy AliDepartment of Pathology, 48058Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Mahmoud Nour EldeinDepartment of Biochemistry, 48058Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Riyad Adnan AlmaimaniDepartment of Biochemistry, 48058Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sami Sadagah AshgarDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Umm al-Qura University · SAAin Shams University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the prevalence of

methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled patients that had experienced epigastric discomfort or dyspepsia for > 1 month and had undergone diagnostic upper endoscopy. Patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m

resultsA total of 298 patients were enrolled in the study. Of these, 186 (62.4%) patients were

conclusionObese individuals exhibited higher

Indexed as

Helicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriAdultAntibodies, BacterialBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansMiddle AgedObesityOxidative StressSaudi ArabiaAntibodies, BacterialBody mass indexHelicobacter pylorioxidative stressserum 8-hydroxy deoxyguanine

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PMID35209724
PMCPMC8883312
OpenAlexW4214613823

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