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Bilal Jamal Kamal Author

Subjects of specialization
Hypertension Heart Failure Clinical Cardiology Cardiac Echocardiography

Affiliation
Lecturer in Medical College Kirkuk University in Inetrnal Medicine

Biography

Bilal Jamal Kamal Kirkuk Medical College · Medicine Doctor of Medicine and his interest are Hypertension Heart Failure Clinical Cardiology Cardiac Echocardiography and his one of the publication is The association between CMV and ischemic heart disease in Kirkuk city


Publications

Research Article Open Access

Prevalence of obesity among a group of Kirkuk women

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Bilal Jamal Kamal

Obesity is globally considered as a pandemic with potentially serious consequences for human health. It was estimated that more than 20% of adults in the UK, and more than 30% in USA, are obese (i.e. body mass index, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Obesity prevalence has increased threefold within the last 20 years and continues to rise. About the prevalence of obesity in the developing countries, average national rates are not nearly so high, but the real figures show alarmingly high rates of obesity in many urban communities.

What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?

The BMI is a measured by dividing the weight on the height square. It is considered to be a good indicator for a person's healthy body weight, but it does not measure the exact percentage of body fat. The BMI measurement ... view moreĀ»

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