Adipose depots are heterogeneous tissues that store and sense fuel levels. Through the
secretion of lipids, cytokines, and protein hormones (adipokines), they communicate with …

Purpose To describe physical activity (PA) levels by race/ethnicity, age, gender, and weight
status in a representative sample of US youth. Methods Cross-sectional data from the 2003 …

Cytokines influence tissue and cell physiology in positive and negative ways. Our aim in this
chapter is to briefly present on select cytokines and their relationship to disease, metabolic …

Background—Inflammatory factors, adipocytokines, and the metabolic syndrome are
important determinants of cardiometabolic disease. It remains unclear how physical activity …

Results: Adolescents were classified according to their BMI as T (15%), NW (63%), OW
(13%), and O (9%). Compared to NW, increased values of WC, BP (p< 0.001), and glucose …

To investigate the role of pro-and anti-inflammatory adipokines in the bone metabolism of
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) obese adolescents as well as the effects of long …

Objectives To analyze the circulating levels of proinflammatory peptides in healthy
prepubertal children in relation to abdominal obesity, measured by waist circumference …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between serum resistin level, cardiovascular risk
factors and severity of coronary disease in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS …

Specifically, physical activity reduces the risk for heart disease, diabetes mellitus,
osteoporosis, high blood pressure, obesity, and metabolic syndrome; improves various other …

Objectives. To examine markers of inflammation in 9-and 15-year-olds with high waist
circumference and compare these with controls, and to examine the relationships between …