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Age, Body Mass and Physical Activity Determinants of Facial Acne Severity among Southern Nigerian Adolescents and Young Adults

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimjopen.2017.162
Pages: 
66–71
Synopsis: 
The study explored the relationship between facial acne severity, age of patients, body mass and physical activity indices. Acne severity has a significant relationship with age of patients but not body mass or physical activity indices.

Objective: To explore the relationship between severities of acne with age, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity index (PAI) of the patients.

Revised: 
October 15, 2018
Accepted: 
December 20, 2017
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Oedema in the Lumbar Subcutaneous Fat, on Routine Magnetic Resonance Imaging, of Patients with No History of Cardiac, Renal or Hepatic Disease, Is Significantly Associated with Obesity and Age

Issue: 
DOI: 
10.7727/wimjopen.2014.274
Pages: 
86–9
Synopsis: 
Obese patients with no history of cardiac, renal or hepatic disease are significantly more likely to have oedema in their lumbar subcutaneous fat on magnetic resonance imaging than patients who are not obese.

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Objectives: To investigate the association between oedema in the subcutaneous fat of the lumbar region during routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and patients’ age, gender and body mass index (BMI).

Accepted: 
October 31, 2014
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