Search for dissertations about: "body composition of adults"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words body composition of adults.
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1. Human body composition. Reference data and anthropometric equations. The metabolic syndrome and risk
Abstract : The determination of body composition is a key to the understanding of the relation between obesity and disease. In order to evaluate body composition data, reference values are needed. Since methods with high validity and reproducibility are expensive and often time consuming, simpler techniques based on anthropometry are needed. READ MORE
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2. Altered body composition in adults with complex congenital heart disease
Abstract : Introduction: Thanks to achievements in paediatric heart surgery and medicine, the population of adults with surgically repaired or palliated congenital heart defects is growing. Many of these adults have reduced exercise capacity, weaker muscular strength and shorter height, all of which suggest an altered body composition. READ MORE
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3. Validation and application of objective measures of obesity and physical activity : studies in pregnant and non-pregnant adults and in infants
Abstract : Background Excess adipose tissue and low physical activity are two major determinants for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Understanding these relationships requires accurate and precise measures of body composition and physical activity, and most existing observational studies lack such measures. READ MORE
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4. Nutrition, exercise and body composition in community-dwelling older adults : Effects on function, wellbeing and mortality
Abstract : Background: The demographic shift in society with more people reaching a high age provides new challenges for both society and the healthcare system.Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the impact of nutrition, exercise and body composition on function, wellbeing and mortality in community-dwelling older adults. READ MORE
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5. Body composition of parents and their infants : methodological, anthropometric, metabolic and genetic studies
Abstract : Body composition in infancy may be of importance for later health. In particular, infant body composition may be relevant regarding obesity risk in childhood. READ MORE