SGLT2 inhibitors reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. These effects were consistent across a wide range of subgroups within these populations. This supports the eligibility of a large population with...
The association between bariatric surgery and reduced risk was greatest in women with high levels of insulin at baseline.
Increased Innate Immune Responses in Adolescents With Obesity and its Relation to Subclinical Cardiovascular Measures: an Exploratory Study
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38741712/
Cardiometabolic risk accrues across the life course and childhood and adolescence are key periods for effective prevention. Obesity is associated with inflammation in adults, but pediatric data are scarce. In...
Monocytes from children and adolescents with severe obesity have a pro-inflammatory state compared to controls of the same age with healthy BMI.
The Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Therapy in Obese Versus Non-Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: a Comparative Study
Source : https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/9/2590
Background/Objectives: Obesity is a common comorbidity in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients. Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection therapy may mitigate KOA. To further clarify potential patient selection for PRP injection therapy, we...
Patients with obesity benefited from platelet-rich plasma injections who had knee osteoarthritis.
The Association Between Sleep Duration and Cardiometabolic Risk Among Children and Adolescents in the United States (US): a NHANES Study
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38738838/
Longer sleep duration was associated with lower blood pressure and adiposity measures in children. Improving sleep quality by increasing physical activity and light exposure in childhood may decrease the lifetime...
In logistic regression models, longer sleep duration was associated with lower odds of obesity and overweight status.
