A Review of Adult Obesity Prevalence, Trends, Risk Factors, and Epidemiologic Methods in Kuwait

by Stalo Karageorgi, Osama Alsmadi, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2013-01-01

FSL-1 Induces MMP-9 Production through TLR-2 and NF-κB /AP-1 Signaling Pathways in Monocytic THP-1 Cells

by Rasheed Ahmad, Puthiyaveetil Kochumon Shihab, Sara Jasem, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2014-08-01

Impact of hypertension on the association of BMI with risk and age at onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus: age- and gender-mediated modifications.

by Arshad Mohamed Channanath, Bassam Farran, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
Published 2014-01-01

Quality of Type II Diabetes Care in Primary Health Care Centers in Kuwait: Employment of a Diabetes Quality Indicator Set (DQIS).

by Dalia Badawi, Shadi Saleh, Nabil Natafgi, Yara Mourad, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2015-01-01

Gender-Specific Association of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Arab Population

by Abdelkrim Khadir, Ali Tiss, Sina Kavalakatt, Kazem Behbehani, Mohammed Dehbi, Naser Elkum
Published 2015-01-01

Obesity Is a Positive Modulator of IL-6R and IL-6 Expression in the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue: Significance for Metabolic Inflammation.

by Sardar Sindhu, Reeby Thomas, Puthiyaveetil Shihab, Devarajan Sriraman, Kazem Behbehani, Rasheed Ahmad
Published 2015-01-01

Multi-lineage differentiation of human umbilical cord Wharton's Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells mediates changes in the expression profile of stemness markers.

by Hamad Ali, Majda K Al-Yatama, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Kazem Behbehani, Ashraf Al Madhoun
Published 2015-01-01

Kuwaiti population subgroup of nomadic Bedouin ancestry—Whole genome sequence and analysis

by Sumi Elsa John, Gaurav Thareja, Prashantha Hebbar, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj, Osama Alsmadi
Published 2015-03-01

Genome at juncture of early human migration: a systematic analysis of two whole genomes and thirteen exomes from Kuwaiti population subgroup of inferred Saudi Arabian tribe ancestr...

by Osama Alsmadi, Sumi E John, Gaurav Thareja, Prashantha Hebbar, Dinu Antony, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
Published 2014-01-01

Circulating ANGPTL8/Betatrophin Is Increased in Obesity and Reduced after Exercise Training.

by Mohamed Abu-Farha, Devarajan Sriraman, Preethi Cherian, Irina AlKhairi, Naser Elkum, Kazem Behbehani, Jehad Abubaker
Published 2016-01-01

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Diabetic Patients with Controlled and Uncontrolled Glycemia in Kuwait

by May Sewify, Shinu Nair, Samia Warsame, Mohamed Murad, Asma Alhubail, Kazem Behbehani, Faisal Al-Refaei, Ali Tiss
Published 2016-01-01

Gender Differences in Ghrelin Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Arab Population

by Mohamed Abu-Farha, Mohammed Dehbi, Fiona Noronha, Ali Tiss, Monira Alarouj, Kazem Behbehani, Abdullah Bennakhi, Naser Elkum
Published 2014-01-01

Genetic substructure of Kuwaiti population reveals migration history.

by Osama Alsmadi, Gaurav Thareja, Fadi Alkayal, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Sumi Elsa John, Prashantha Hebbar, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
Published 2013-01-01

Vitamin D insufficiency in Arabs and South Asians positively associates with polymorphisms in GC and CYP2R1 genes.

by Naser Elkum, Fadi Alkayal, Fiona Noronha, Maisa M Ali, Motasem Melhem, Monira Al-Arouj, Abdullah Bennakhi, Kazem Behbehani, Osama Alsmadi, Jehad Abubaker
Published 2014-01-01

Interaction of osteopontin with IL-18 in obese individuals: implications for insulin resistance.

by Rasheed Ahmad, Anfal Al-Mass, Dalal Al-Ghawas, Nada Shareif, Nadia Zghoul, Motasem Melhem, Amal Hasan, Fahad Al-Ghimlas, Said Dermime, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2013-01-01

Salivary N1-Methyl-2-Pyridone-5-Carboxamide, a Biomarker for Uranium Uptake, in Kuwaiti Children Exhibiting Exceptional Weight Gain

by Jo Max Goodson, Markus Hardt, Mor-Li Hartman, Hend Alqaderi, Hend Alqaderi, Daniel Green, Mary Tavares, Al-Sabiha Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2019-06-01

Obesity and dental decay: inference on the role of dietary sugar.

by J Max Goodson, Mary Tavares, Xiaoshan Wang, Richard Niederman, Maryann Cugini, Hatice Hasturk, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2013-01-01

Continuous Metabolic Syndrome Scores for Children Using Salivary Biomarkers.

by Ping Shi, J Max Goodson, Mor-Li Hartman, Hatice Hasturk, Tina Yaskell, Jorel Vargas, Maryann Cugini, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani, Francine Welty
Published 2015-01-01

The salivary microbiome is altered in the presence of a high salivary glucose concentration.

by J Max Goodson, Mor-Li Hartman, Ping Shi, Hatice Hasturk, Tina Yaskell, Jorel Vargas, Xiaoqing Song, Maryann Cugini, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2017-01-01

DNAJB3/HSP-40 cochaperone is downregulated in obese humans and is restored by physical exercise.

by Jehad Abubaker, Ali Tiss, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Fahad Al-Ghimlas, Irina Al-Khairi, Engin Baturcam, Preethi Cherian, Naser Elkum, Maha Hammad, Jeena John, Sina Kavalakatt, Abdelkrim Khadir, Samia Warsame, Said Dermime, Kazem Behbehani, Mohammed Dehbi
Published 2013-01-01