Browsing Human Nutrition by Author "Shi, Z."
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Age and gender specific cut-off points for body fat parameters among adults in Qatar
Bawadi, H.; Hassan, S.; Shanbeh Zadeh, A.; Sarv, H.; Kerkadi, A.; Tur, Josep A.; Shi, Z.... more authors ... less authors ( BMC , 2020 , Article)© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Excessive body fat is the leading cause of many metabolic disorders. Therefore, assessing levels of body fat associated with risk of disease in specific populations is crucial. The present ... -
Article depressive symptoms among patients with diabetes in Qatar: Frequency and potential determinants
Bawadi, H.; Al-Shahwani, A.; Arafeh, D.; Al-Asmar, D.; Moawad, J.; Shi, Z.; Daher-Nashif, S.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Background: Diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic disease that is associated with major complications. Findings regarding risk of depression among patients with diabetes are controversial. This study aimed to determine ... -
Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study
Abdel-Salam, A.-S.G.; Mollazehi, M.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Malki, A.M.; Shi, Z.; Zayed, H.... more authors ... less authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ... -
Author Correction: Epidemic T2DM, early development and epigenetics: implications of the Chinese Famine
Zimmet P.; Shi Z.; El-Osta A.; Ji L. ( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)In the version of this article published online and in print, there was a mistake in the legend of Fig. 2 regarding the descriptions of the red and blue colours in the Figure. The text should have read The blue and red ... -
The circadian syndrome predicts cardiovascular disease better than metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults.
Shi, Z; Tuomilehto, J; Kronfeld-Schor, N; Alberti, G K; Stern, N; El-Osta, A; Bilu, C; Einat, H; Zimmet, P... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2020 , Article)To compare the predictive value of the circadian syndrome (CircS) and Metabolic syndrome (MetS) for cardiovascular disease. We used the data of 9360 Chinese adults aged ≥40 years from the 2011 China Health and Retirement ... -
Consequences of a Great Crisis on Chronic Diseases: How Childhood Exposures May Shape Future Health
Lee, J.J.; Shi, Z. ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Delays in radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer and survival outcomes.
Moretti, K L; Shi Z.; Kopsaftis, T; O'Callaghan, M E ( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)A recent publication in your journal, involving 619 Canadian patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP), suggests increased delays to time of surgery may be associated with higher rates of biochemical recurrence(BCR)1 ... -
Dietary magnesium-to-iron intake ratios and risk of impaired fasting glucose in Chinese adults: The prospective Jiangsu Nutrition Study (JIN)
Cao Y.; Zhen S.; Atlantis E.; Shi Z. ( Elsevier Inc , 2018 , Article)Background: Studies have consistently shown that risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is positively associated with dietary haem iron intake and inversely associated with dietary magnesium intake in a dose-response way. However, ... -
A Prospective Association of Nut Consumption with Cognitive Function in Chinese Adults aged 55+ _ China Health and Nutrition Survey.
Li, M; Shi, Z ( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)We aimed to investigate the association of nut intake with cognitive function in Chinese adults aged 55 and over. This was a prospective open cohort study with repeated measurements of diet and cognition scores. ... -
Trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, overweight/obesity and dietary risk factors of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Melaku Y.A.; Gill T.K.; Taylor A.W.; Appleton S.L.; Gonzalez-Chica D.; Adams R.; Achoki T.; Shi Z.; Renzaho A.... more authors ... less authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2019 , Article)Objective To assess trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition (CMU), overweight/obesity and dietary risks of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from the ...