Abdominal-obesity: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for abdominal obesity

Metabolic Syndrome

obesity is complicated, in part because of differences in the relation of abdominal obesity to other metabolic risk factors. [doi.org]

In her forties she had hypertension, mixed hyperlipidaemia, mild hyperglycaemia and moderate abdominal obesity, suggesting the presence of the metabolic syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

obesity, mental retardation, dysphormic extremities (syndactyly, brachydactyly or polydactyly), retinal dystrophy or pigmentary retinopathy, hypogonadism or hypogenitalism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diabetes Mellitus

Your doctor will examine you to look for: Obesity, especially abdominal obesity—a condition that greatly raises a person's risk for type 2 diabetes. [drugs.com]

Kenya has seen increases in abdominal obesity, poor dietary habits, excess alcohol consumption and physical inactivity [2,3,5]. [southsudanmedicaljournal.com]

-- A large percentage of patients with DM2 are obese (80%) and obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, generates a resistance to insulin per se and is genetically controlledl [revespcardiol.org]

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

This suggests that abdominal obesity and hyperinsulinemia as components of the metabolic syndrome could increase femoral BMD by lowering bone rate. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: The prevalence of general overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity was 32.0% (n 64) and 58.0% (n 116) respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abdominal obesity and insulin resistance are strongly correlated and studies have aimed at understanding the genetic basis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Alcoholism

The concept of "structural plasticity" has emerged as a potential mechanism in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases such as drug abuse, depression, and dementia. Chronic alcoholism is a progressive neurodegenerative disease while the person continues to abuse alcohol, though clinical and imaging studies show[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cushing Syndrome

Indeed, abdominal obesity, but not peripheral obesity, is associated with a decrease in peripheral insulin sensitivity and hepatic insulin extraction [ 6 ]. [karger.com]

Clinical features are fatigue, weakness, abdominal obesity, «buffalo hump» (an excessive deposit of fat over the clavicles and back of the neck), and moon-shaped face, nervousness [whonamedit.com]

obesity with thin arms and legs, reddish stretch marks, round red face, fat lump between the shoulders, weak muscles, acne, fragile skin[2] Usual onset 20–50 years[3] Causes [en.wikipedia.org]

Obesity

Treatment of obesity: need to focus on high risk abdominally obese patients. BMJ 2001; 322 : 716–720. 16. [doi.org]

[…] control in patients with abdominal obesity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Edyta Suliga, Lifestyle Factors Affecting Abdominal Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Risks and Benefits, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Abdominal Obesity [oadoi.org]

Adrenal Cushing Syndrome

obesity, particularly the appearance of abdominal striae (think of striae as stretch marks, like in pregnancy) One or more aspects of metabolic syndrome, including high blood [dummies.com]

type 2 diabetes, easy bruisability, abdominal striae, and myopathy. [arupconsult.com]

The most common symptoms and signs of excess levels of cortisol in the body are obesity, facial plethora (facial redness), violaceous abdominal striae (purple or bluish stripes [britannica.com]

Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome

[…] facies Truncal obesity Abdominal striae Diminished motor strength of proximal limb muscles Also on prolonged oral corticosteroid treatment for rheumatoid arthritis for 5 [medatrio.com]

The most common symptoms and signs of excess levels of cortisol in the body are obesity, facial plethora (facial redness), violaceous abdominal striae (purple or bluish stripes [britannica.com]

Typical features include weight gain, central obesity, dorsocervical hump, moon face, facial plethora, thin skin, easy bruising, abdominal striae, hirsutism, proximal myopathy [springerplus.springeropen.com]

Pituitary Cushing Syndrome

Abdominal striae and skin bruising result from atrophy of the skin and connective tissue. [symptoma.com]

Persistence of abdominal obesity may in part maintain activation of the coagulation cascade. [eje.bioscientifica.com]

There is redistribution of body fat manifesting in the form of moon facies, buffalo hump and central obesity. [symptoma.com]

HAIR-AN Syndrome

Physical examination also can detect high blood pressure and increased abdominal obesity as risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in individuals who are overweight [obgyn.ucla.edu]

Effect of long-term treatment with metformin added to hypocaloric diet on body composition, fat distribution, and androgen and insulin levels in abdominally obese women with [medscape.com]

fat deposits in the hips and abdominal areas more frequent than deposits on the thighs or buttocks due to the presence of excessive male hormones Enlarged ovaries Multiple [fertilityproregistry.com]

Islet Cell Tumor

(Pancreatic NET, islet cell carcinoma, islet cell tumor) A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is a type of cancer that forms tumors in the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland that rests behind the stomach and in front of the spine. It has two main parts. The exocrine pancreas makes enzymes that enter the[…] [uhhospitals.org]

Insulin Resistance

[…] patients, particularly those with abdominal obesity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: There were significant differences among the four groups in terms of abdominal obesity (p CONCLUSIONS: Increased Na intake showed a positive statistical correlation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A waist-hip ratio of greater than 1.0 in men or 0.8 in women is strongly linked to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance. [livestrong.com]

Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare neoplasm characterized by a high risk of recurrence after radical resection. Whether the use of mitotane is beneficial as an adjuvant treatment has been controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant mitotane in prolonging recurrence-free survival. We performed[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prader-Willi Syndrome

obesity Central obesity 0012743 Abnormal facial shape Unusual facial appearance 0001999 Abnormal rapid eye movement sleep 0002494 Almond-shaped palpebral fissure Almond shaped [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Zafgen is also developing ZGN-839, a liver-targeted MetAP2 inhibitor, for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, and abdominal obesity, as well as second-generation [money.cnn.com]

(A) The patient exhibited a short neck, brachycephaly, acanthosis nigricans on the nape of the neck, central abdominal obesity and gynecomastia. [frontiersin.org]

Acanthosis Nigricans with Insulin Resistance

If you are obese (over 30 BMI) and/or have abdominal obesity (a lot of belly fat, over 35 in waist circumference for women, over 40 for males) – you are not out of the woods [docswholift.com]

Estimate of a predictive cut-off value for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D reflecting abdominal obesity in Korean adolescents. Nutr Res 2012;32:395–402. [degruyter.com]

Insulin Resistance Symptoms Aside from the well known association of insulin resistance with the metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity, elevated cholesterol levels, and high [emedicinehealth.com]

Overeating

Even more so than regular soda, consumption of ASBs is associated with metabolic syndrome (precursors to diabetes and heart disease) and obesity, particularly abdominal fat [philly.com]

Metabolic Disease

Abstract Female androgen excess and male androgen deficiency manifest with an overlapping adverse metabolic phenotype, including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, type [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

obese and employed in administrative and driver occupations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Metabolic syndrome means you have 3 or more of these 5 health factors: Abdominal obesity. [uhhospitals.org]

Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

In a study of chronic pain in the elderly ( Pain. 2011;152[1]:53-9 ), individuals with abdominal obesity had a higher risk for chronic lumbar pain (OR 2.25); upper extremity [mdedge.com]

A healthy diet is also important as there is growing evidence that abdominal obesity (fat around your belly) is associated with back pain and can cause inflammation. [painhealth.csse.uwa.edu.au]

Inadequate Diet

The OR for abdominal obesity was lower among women with the highest vitamin A ( RE) intakes compared to those in the lowest tertile (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.28 0.93, P for trend [s-space.snu.ac.kr]

Umbilical Hernia

Several etiologies are supposed to induce the herniation of intraabdominal structures, including surgeon's incaution, abdominal obesity, intense wound inflammation and fibrosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Therefore these hernias are more common after pregnancy, in people who have central abdominal obesity, in weight lifters or those whose job involves heavy lifting and people [perthsurgicalbariatrics.com.au]

Umbilical hernias are caused by intra-abdominal pressure, like obesity, pregnancy, fluid in the abdomen, even heavy lifting. [youtube.com]

Morbid Obesity

Relationships between abdominal obesity and glucose tolerance disorders have been well documented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition, you may have a condition known as abdominal obesity in which your waist size exceeds 40 inches as a man and 35 inches as a woman. [livestrong.com]

Spigelian Hernia

They are situated between the muscular layers of the abdominal wall and can be easily overlooked because of abdominal obesity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They are located between the muscular layers of the abdominal wall and can be easily overlooked because of abdominal obesity. [anncaserep.com]

[…] and abdominal obesity. [ijcasereportsandimages.com]

Essential Hypertension

Abdominal obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide, and it is becoming a dramatic issue for national health systems. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obesity and Insulin Resistance Obesity, and especially abdominal obesity, is the main hypertensinogenic factor. [doi.org]

Here we will briefly discuss obesity and insulin resistance; other hypertensinogenic factors will be discussed in the section “Lifestyle Modification.” [doi.org]

Vitamin D Deficiency

W Wulaningsih, M Van Hemelrijck, K K Tsilidis, I Tzoulaki, C Patel and S Rohrmann, Investigating nutrition and lifestyle factors as determinants of abdominal obesity: an environment-wide [doi.org]

Consensus statement for diagnosis of obesity, abdominal obesity and the metabolic syndrome for Asian Indians and recommendations for physical activity, medical and surgical [jcadonline.eastendseo.com]

obesity among high educated adults, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 10.1007/s40519-018-0511-4, 24, 1, (83-90), (2018). [doi.org]

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Risk factors for complications of GERD include advanced age, male sex, white race, abdominal obesity, and tobacco use. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obesity, in particular, abdominal obesity, plays a key role in determining GERD symptoms and complications through mechanical and metabolic effects. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Another mechanism by which obesity can cause GERD is related to the visceral component of abdominal obesity. [doi.org]

Hypertension

This rise can be explained, at least in part, by obesity, particularly abdominal obesity. [doi.org]

Obesity and Insulin Resistance Obesity, and especially abdominal obesity, is the main hypertensinogenic factor. [web.archive.org]

The increase in obesity, more so abdominal obesity than general obesity, accounts for part of the upward trend of HBP. [doi.org]

Urinary Tract Infection

Smoking cessation will reduce chronic cough (and therefore intra-abdominal pressure). [patient.info]

Weight loss if overweight or obese (although studies suggest subjective benefits are not borne out by objective examination). [patient.info]

Acute Alcohol Intoxication

Single factors that appear to be important include male gender, extreme old age, morbid obesity, cirrhosis, previous upper abdominal surgery, severe acute and chronic cholecystitis [wjes.biomedcentral.com]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Also, abdominal obesity disorders hormonal parameters. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

obesity, impaired insulin response to glucose and hyperlipidaemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abdominal obesity(waist circumference) 88 cm ( 35 in) 2. Triglycerides 150 mg/dl 3. HDL‐C 4. Blood pressure 130/ 85 mmHg 5. [doi.org]

Hypogonadism

Prevention of abdominal obesity and the accompanying metabolic syndrome in middle age may decrease the risk of hypogonadism in men, especially in those who quit smoking. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

obesity) are seen in men with low testosterone, but also in those with a number of other medical conditions. [mdedge.com]

Accompanying symptoms may include impaired sexual function, hair loss, abdominal obesity, insomnia, muscle wasting, decreased strength, reduced bone mineral density, and regression [medicaldaily.com]