• We address this by leveraging large-scale computerised anthropometric data from the state-run network of well-baby clinics in Israel. (huji.ac.il)
  • This study aimed to assess the proportion of eating-out, to assess the association between socio-demographic factors and eating patterns, and to compare energy and nutrient intakes between people eating-out and eating-in. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • During the hospital stay, maternal blood and breast-milk samples and diet, health, anthropometric and socio-demographic information will be collected for mother-child pairs. (bmj.com)
  • Although no significant association was observed between various socio-demographic factors and nutritional status of a child, there is an immediate requirement of healthy knowledge and change in behavior of mothers of children about complementary feeding practices to prevent the deteriorating nutritional status of child. (nepjol.info)
  • The prevalence of hypertension was esti- mated among study participants, and socio-demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, metabolic and HIV/ART-related factors associated with hypertension were determined by logistic regression modelling. (bvsalud.org)
  • Anthropometric indices were calculated using ENA for SMART software 2011, and SPSS V.16 was used for data analysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The anthropometric measurements of the children were taken using standard techniques and indices such as weight-for-age, weight-for length and length-for-age derived. (projectreserve.com)
  • The anthropometric indices of the children were compared with reference standards and the children subsequently classified as normal, underweight, stunted, wasted, and overweight. (projectreserve.com)
  • The study used anthropometric indices such as height-for-age, weight-for-height, and weight-for-age to examine the nutritional status of children aged 0-59 months. (dhsprogram.com)
  • This has implications for the methods of outcome measurement within economic evaluation of these interventions as few instruments exist which are designed to generate utilities, for the construction of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), in this age group [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • Methods A total of 51 Spanish girls (age 7-16 years) with abdominal obesity underwent 8 weeks of a multidisciplinary intervention for weight loss. (unav.edu)
  • We assessed the nutritional status of 250 children aged 6-59 months using anthropometric methods. (biomedcentral.com)
  • the teacher factor, students' attitude and commitment, methods of teaching mathematics, use of instructional materials and the school environment are to a great extent valid factors that influences the students poor performance in mathematics in the senior secondary school certificate Examination. (com.ng)
  • Methods: Infants aged 2-8 months were studied. (lstmed.ac.uk)
  • Methods: we realized a descriptive study for 120 diabetic patients in period of two months, from 19-03-2017 to 18-05-2017, in the service of inner medicine. (univ-mosta.dz)
  • Methods: This cross sectional study conducted at department of Paediatrics of BSMMU, Dhaka over a period of 12 months (September 2018 to August 2019). (journalcra.com)
  • Middle-aged obesity has been consistently recognized in epidemiological studies as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) 6 . (nature.com)
  • Recent research shows that obesity in middle age is not only associated with an increased risk of dementia in old age but also with a decrease in the rate of cognitive function in middle age itself. (nature.com)
  • Similar results observed in a wide age range (20-82 years) research on obesity and overweight individuals illustrated that obesity without interaction with aging also has a devastating effect on cognitive performance 7 . (nature.com)
  • according to neurological investigations, hippocampal atrophy due to obesity in middle age has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive deterioration in the elderly 13 , 14 . (nature.com)
  • Objective: To assess the mediating effects of obesity and metabolic factors in the relationship between hyperuricemia (HUA) and prehypertension. (bvsalud.org)
  • A linear regression model was used to analyze the association of HUA with obesity and metabolic factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Single-factor and multi-factor logistic regression models were used to analyze the association of HUA, obesity, and metabolic factors with prehypertension. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mediating effects models were used to analyze the mediating effects of obesity and metabolic factors on the association between HUA and prehypertension. (bvsalud.org)
  • We determined the prevalence of underweight, overweight/obesity and associated factors among adults in peri-urban and rural Uganda. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with overweight/obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity and associated factors in a population-based sample of adults in peri-urban and rural Uganda. (biomedcentral.com)
  • According to the study conducted by an international team of researchers, a Mediterranean diet abundant in vegetables, seafood, and whole grains, or simply adhering to dietary guidelines, seems to be associated with the slowing of signs of accelerated brain aging typically observed in obesity when there is as little as a 1 percent reduction in body weight. (suncakemom.com)
  • several investigations have identified breastfeeding as a protective factor for rapid infant weight gain and childhood obesity while other studies have found that this protective effect could be the result of confounding factors. (isciii.es)
  • Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder that typically first occurs in adolescence and is the third-most common chronic illness in this age group, after asthma and obesity [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background: Rapid weight gain during infancy is a strong predictor of childhood obesity and is affected by genetic and environmental factors. (huji.ac.il)
  • Identifying ages with low heritability will allow for targeted interventions that might be able to prevent the adverse effects of childhood obesity. (huji.ac.il)
  • The correlation was found between the arisen of this disease and several factors in particular: the advanced age, the obesity, the family history hygiene-dietary diabetics, the HTA, the physical inactivity and the imbalance. (univ-mosta.dz)
  • It has been shown that traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome modify the structural and functional characteristics of arteries reducing their compliance and increasing arterial stiffness. (dovepress.com)
  • The team plan to conduct larger, multicentre studies assessing the long-term role of genetic and environmental factors on epigenetic regulation of leptin, to put these data into context and explore possible therapeutic interventions that could be developed to prevent and treat childhood obesity. (bioscientifica.com)
  • Obesity results from interactions between environmental and genetic factors. (bioscientifica.com)
  • Objective: To study therelationship of hs -CRP levels with various anthropometric parameters in children with obesity. (journalcra.com)
  • Childhood obesity is associated with a number of risk factors related to pregnancy and early life, such as parental obesity, birth weight, breastfeeding vs formula feeding, and rapid weight gain during infancy. (medscape.com)
  • Overweight/obesity was associated with these factors in the mothers - younger age, higher BMI, earlier age of menarche, higher education levels, first pregnancy, and cesarean delivery . (medscape.com)
  • a questionnaire survey was performed and anthropometric measurements were taken in Granada province, Nicaragua. (nih.gov)
  • Mother - child pairs of children aged 6-59 months were interviewed using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire. (downloadprojecttopics.com)
  • Caregivers of 450 children (225 cases, 225 controls) aged 6-59 months were asked to describe the diet their children had consumed in the previous 7 days using a Food Frequency Questionnaire. (springer.com)
  • Data were collected using structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurement. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We will assess the mean cognitive function scores from the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (9 and 18 months) and Bayley tests (24 and 36 months). (scienceopen.com)
  • A questionnaire adapted from the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk-factor surveillance was used to collect study participants' data. (bvsalud.org)
  • Results were similar even after adjusting for BMI and socioeconomic index in early pregnancy, prenatal smoking, and maternal age in early pregnancy. (heart101.com)
  • Recently the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) has been implemented to measure the prevalence of malnutrition. (hindawi.com)
  • In this study, CIAF was used to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Logistic regression was fitted, to identify factors associated with malnutrition among children in rural Ethiopia, using STATA 13. (hindawi.com)
  • Under-five children are the most susceptible age group for malnutrition. (hindawi.com)
  • For instance, malnutrition during early age decreases the educational achievement and labor productivity and raises the risk of chronic illnesses in later age [ 1 - 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Consequently, these indicators underestimate the prevalence of malnutrition due to the potential overlap of children into multiple categories of anthropometric failure [ 11 - 16 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, in this study we used a recently developed and relatively robust alternative indicator of malnutrition-the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among under-five children in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Low weight at birth, female sex, older age, mistimed initiation of complimentary feeding, and mothers' lack of ANC visit were found to have significant relation with children's chronic malnutrition. (hindawi.com)
  • These unaddressed issues of the agricultural restoration could be one of the key factors to malnutrition. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • Therefore, the current study was undertaken to assess the magnitude and factors associated with malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months in Shinille Woreda, Ethiopian Somali regional state. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, in Africa, chronic malnutrition affected about 39.9 % of children in the same age group [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We generate frequencies and percentages and ran a simple logistic regression to determine factors associated with malnutrition using STATA software version 13. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One of the main reasons for excluding children under six months of age from surveys has been the assumption that malnutrition will be rare amongst this age group as they are predominantly breastfed. (ennonline.net)
  • However, in some situations malnutrition has been found to be a significant problem amongst infants during their first six months of life. (ennonline.net)
  • Where nutritional problems are suspected amongst this age group, it may be appropriate to establish prevalence of malnutrition in the under 6 month population and the main factors leading to malnutrition. (ennonline.net)
  • In order to better understand the extent and nature of the malnutrition problems in this age group Action Contre la Faim undertook an evaluation of the nutritional status of children under 6 months, in Kabul city in Afghanistan in January 1999. (ennonline.net)
  • The aim of our study is to evaluate the association of prenatal and early-life exposure to PM 2.5 and child malnutrition as captured by the height-for-age z-score (HAZ), and stunting in 32 countries in Africa. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We also consider whether factors such as household wealth, urban or rural residence, or sex modify the relationship between PM 2.5 and malnutrition. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The incidence of malnutrition rises sharply between the ages of 6-18 months (WHO, 2001) with maximum undernutrition occurring at 8-11 months of age (Vir, 2001). (scialert.net)
  • Thus, lack of exclusive breast feeding till 6 months of age, delayed initiation of complementary foods and inappropriate complementary feeding with respect to the quality, quantity and consistency were observed to be the major factors contributing to high morbidity and malnutrition amongst infants up till 12 months of age. (scialert.net)
  • There was a significant association between ARI and indicators of malnutrition according to the Gomez and Welcome anthropometric criteria but not the Waterlow criteria. (who.int)
  • 1 year, malnutrition and pneumo- of 4 months from 1 November 2006 barefoot and standing erect, with feet nia as a complication of infection with to 1 March 2007 were recruited. (who.int)
  • Risk factor references Undernutrition is a form of malnutrition. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The prevalence of worldwide stunting, underweight and wasting in children under 5 years of age were 24.7 %, 15.1 % and 7.8 %, respectively [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Age of caregiver was found to be associated with a child being underweight. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Low weight-for-age (underweight) was highest (26.7%) among non-EBF males aged 7-12 months in the rural area. (projectreserve.com)
  • According to a 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report sub-Saharan African accounts for one-third of all undernourished children globally with about 39% stunted, 10% wasted and 25% underweight children under-5 years of age [ 37 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study examined factors associated with undernutrition (stunting, wasting, and underweight) among Ethiopian children aged 0-23 months. (dhsprogram.com)
  • Furthermore, evidence suggests that the use of mid-upper-arm circumference combined with weight-for-age Z score might effectively identify children at most risk of near-term mortality. (ennonline.net)
  • A combination of weight-for-age Z score and mid-upper-arm circumference may be the most effective way to identify children at highest risk of mortality, including those concurrently wasted and stunted. (ennonline.net)
  • Patients were evaluated after 6 months (n = 73), 12 months (n = 53), and 24 months (n = 12) for anthropometric features (BMI, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure) and underwent serologic (hemoglobin A1c), lipid panel, serum triglycerides, and liver function tests. (cnos.net)
  • The three principal anthropometric measures of the upper arm are the upper arm length, the triceps skin fold (TSF), and the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). (wikipedia.org)
  • 1.06, P = 0.008) and head circumference-for-age z-score (coeff. (lstmed.ac.uk)
  • Data was available for 1,539 children (mean age 6 years). (springer.com)
  • The data were entered using EPI INFO version 3.5.1, and analysis was done by SPSS version 21 and ENA, 2007 software for anthropometric calculation. (hindawi.com)
  • World Health Organization standard 2006 was used to analyse anthropometric data. (hindawi.com)
  • In a subgroup of children with anthropometric data in the months prior to serum sampling, Pearson correlation was used to estimate the relationship between ln EndoCab and recent linear growth. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data were obtained from 6-, 12- and 18-month visits. (sun.ac.za)
  • Population-based data will be collected at the baseline and endline-12 months after implementing the intervention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These data will be collected from a random sample of 1,610 adults aged 35 years and above in the intervention and control sites at both baseline and endline. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Demographics Data File includes an age variable for age at examination (RIDAGEEX). (cdc.gov)
  • Excluding mother-child pairs with extreme offspring birth weight or preterm birth and those with missing blood-pressure recordings, as well as those whose children had missing anthropometric data, the researchers included 88,406 pairs in their analysis. (medscape.com)
  • The mean maternal age at the birth of their offspring was 25 years, while the mean maternal BMI was 20.5 kg/m 2 . (medscape.com)
  • Complementary food introduced at the correct age is part of optimal feeding practices. (sun.ac.za)
  • The aim of the paper was designed to know the relationship between complementary feeding, nutritional knowledge and behavior of mothers (IYCF practices) and nutritional status of children less than two years of age at Ambhanjyang Village Development Committee (VDC) of Makwanpur district. (nepjol.info)
  • No significant association was observed between various socio-economic factors, complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of a child. (nepjol.info)
  • The aim of this study is to assess if peer counseling of women improves breastfeeding, complementary feeding practices, and child growth, and thus reduces the prevalence of undernutrition in children up to 4 years of age. (scienceopen.com)
  • Lack of exclusive breastfeeding and inappropriate complementary feeding are critical factors in reducing child undernutrition, morbidity, and mortality. (scienceopen.com)
  • The age of introduction of complementary foods varied as per the family belief and mothers breast milk secretion. (scialert.net)
  • With regards to frequency of feeding complementary foods, majority (48%) of the mothers reported feeding 1-2 times/day, with only 16% and 5% infants in the age group of 6-8 and 9-12 months receiving WHO (2003) recommended frequency of 2-3 times/day and 3-4 times/day, respectively. (scialert.net)
  • The energy and nutrient intake from complementary food suggested monotony and inadequacy in diets fed to infants between 6-12 months of age, with no significant difference observed between the mean nutrient intake of 6-8 and 9-12 months age group. (scialert.net)
  • Iron density from complementary food was found to be sub-optimal for all the three age groups, though protein and calcium densities were high when compared to WHO (2003) standards. (scialert.net)
  • Children whose height-for-age z -score is below minus two standard deviations (−2 SD) from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) reference population are considered short for their age (stunted), or chronically malnourished. (hindawi.com)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a child's life [ 7 ]. (springer.com)
  • Children with multiple anthropometric deficits, including concurrent stunting and wasting, have the highest risk of near-term mortality when compared with children with any one deficit alone. (ennonline.net)
  • Seven hundred and fifty-six mothers with at least one child aged 0-23 months took part in this study. (nih.gov)
  • This study aimed to determine the extent of the association of household food security (HFS) to mothers' and children's dietary diversity score (DDS), and to identify the significant factors associated with meeting the DDS of these vulnerable groups. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • This study showed the extent of how food security was associated with meeting the DDS of mothers, children, and mother-child pairs, and the factors associated with meeting the DDS. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • Differences in cardiometabolic health were compared between mothers who breastfed for at least six months and their children versus those who did not. (heart101.com)
  • Anthropometric measurements of mothers and their infants were obtained. (edu.pe)
  • A total of 151 mothers of infants aged 6-12 months were randomly identified through anganwadi center records. (scialert.net)
  • It was observed that only a fifth (21%) of the mothers initiated BF within an hour of birth, due to age old beliefs and 76% mothers reported giving pre-lacteals like jaggery, sugar syrup, tea and batasha 1 syrup, considering these as cleansing agents for their infants. (scialert.net)
  • Lack of awareness, ignorance and mothers lack of motivation emerged as prime factors responsible for these faulty feeding practices. (scialert.net)
  • The mothers visited their local clinics regularly during pregnancy, during which blood-pressure measurements were taken, and their prepregnancy anthropometric measurements were gathered from a premarriage health check database. (medscape.com)
  • Subgroup analysis indicated that the TyG index exhibited a significant positive correlation with the risk of hypertension or prehypertension, except in the subgroup aged ≥65 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Median ARI free duration (months) was shorter among those who developed PT compared to those developing non-PT category of ARI i.e. 30 (95% CI as 26,32) versus 67(95% CI as 60,71) in subgroup I and 47 (95% CI as 42,49) versus 80 (95% CI as 72,87) in subgroup II ( P (scirp.org)
  • Median survival duration (months) in the PT versus non-PT categories of ARI was 47 (95% CI as 42,48) versus 95 (95% CI as 90,100) in subgroup I and 71 (95% CI as 65,76) versus 107 (95% CI as 102,112) in subgroup II ( P (scirp.org)
  • The share of infants aged 6 months partly or fully on breast feeding. (who.int)
  • 5 years of age in rural eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, the findings provide some support for the construct validity of the CHU-9D-CHN within a Chinese population aged 6-7 years. (springer.com)
  • However, research demonstrates that primary school-age children aged 8-10 years [ 4 ], and perhaps even younger [ 5 ], can adequately reflect and report their health state provided the instruments use appropriate language and the constructs are relevant to the age group. (springer.com)
  • As a total of 50 obese women were assessed for eligibility, we randomly allocated 40 participants with mean BMI 32 ± 4.31 kg/m 2 and mean age 48 ± 5.38 years to either calorie-restricted modified MIND diet or a calorie-restricted standard control diet. (nature.com)
  • They retrieved information on comorbidity, laboratory tests, age, and anthropometric measures from medical records of 1157 subjects (mean age 44.6 (SD 8.6) years). (cdc.gov)
  • Over the course of one season, we followed 101 male elite-standard youth soccer players between 11 and 19 years of age. (hanze.nl)
  • Worldwide, 165 million children below five years of age are affected with undernutrition, of which 26% are stunted [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Candidates were on aver-age 23 years of age. (health.mil)
  • This cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 adults aged 30 to 70 years old. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • Adults aged 35 years and above in the two communities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Alcohol intake in men aged 29-69 years was associated with a more than 30% lower CHD incidence. (bmj.com)
  • In Europe alone, alcohol consumption was responsible for over 55 000 deaths among young people aged between 15 and 29 years in 1999. (bmj.com)
  • MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) - Breastfeeding for at least six months may reduce some maternal cardiovascular risk factors in women three years postpartum, according to a study published online July 19 in the International Breastfeeding Journal . (heart101.com)
  • A cross-sectional study of 1210 randomly selected adults aged ≥ 18 years was conducted in Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site in eastern Uganda in 2013. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Overweight/obese was associated with being female, being aged 35 years and older, residing in a peri-urban area and having a higher SES. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Similar to the participants in the clinical trial, one might not perceive oneself as old as the years one has lived, or perhaps one's body feels like it's aging faster than one is. (suncakemom.com)
  • Cross-sectional study with 50 adolescents born prematurely in western Paraná, Brazil, aged 10 to 19 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • The variables of interest were: age, sex, visual acuity (VA), TELC classification according to Diallo, functional and anatomical prognosis in post puberty (more than 15 years).A totalof30 patients (60 eyes) were recruited. (bvsalud.org)
  • The average age was 15 ± 9 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Undernutrition is a global public health crisis, causing nearly half of deaths for children under age 5 years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 5 years of age) with the average in-utero PM 2.5 concentrations derived from satellite imagery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Globally, nearly half of the deaths of children under 5 years of age are caused by poor nutrition. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 5 years of age [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We recruited pregnant women in the third trimester aged 16-40 years, with no more than 3 living children. (scienceopen.com)
  • Total 110 obese children aged between 10 to 18 years with BMI ≥ 95th centile according to CDC growth chart were selected in this study after considering exclusion and inclusion criteria. (journalcra.com)
  • The main contributing factor to growth retardation in infants is inadequate nutritional intake and water and electrolyte losses, since the majority of growth in the first 2 years of life is dependent on nutritional status. (medscape.com)
  • PCBs, particularly the higher chlorinated congeners, adsorb strongly to sediment and soil, where they tend to persist with half-lives of months to years. (cdc.gov)
  • The participants were required to be English-speaking, with access to a telephone and/or computer, and to have a confirmed diagnosis of MS. They also had to be aged 18-70 years, have a BMI of 29-50, and have a Patient-Determined Disease Steps (PDDS) score of less than 4. (medscape.com)
  • The mean age was 46.7 years, and the mean number of years in education was 11.8. (medscape.com)
  • 5 years is the probability that a neonate will die before reaching 5 years of age and is expressed as deaths per 1000 live births. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The children underwent health checks and anthropometric measurements at 1 to 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months during infancy, every 6 months until aged 36 months, and thereafter yearly until the ages of 6 to 7 years. (medscape.com)
  • At the final follow-up, the children had a mean age of 5.9 years. (medscape.com)
  • Despite the high burden of this scourge, little is known about the magnitude and contributing determinants to anthropometric failure among children aged 0-23 months, a period regarded as the best window of opportunity for interventions against undernutrition. (dhsprogram.com)
  • The NFHS-2 (1998-99) also reports a 5 fold increase in undernutrition prevalence from 6 months to 23 months of age. (scialert.net)
  • Undernutrition is caused by social, cultural, and political factors. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Undernutrition is of special concern at certain times (ie, during infancy, early childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and old age) because these conditions involve rapid growth and/or increase the need for nutrients. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The HU group had poorer anthropometric and nutritional indicators not explained by nutritional factors alone. (sun.ac.za)
  • Further research is needed to understand possible reasons for the poorer nutritional and anthropometric indicators in the HU group. (sun.ac.za)
  • In any case, research indicates that the body's biological age is more than just a subjective feeling: Indicators of biological aging can be located along one's DNA, etched onto the ends of one's chromosomes, or, as indicated by this study, in the loosening connections of the brain. (suncakemom.com)
  • The following reasons may have contributed to this discrepancy: we inferred that the Chinese elderly were less willing than young and middle-aged adults to participate at enrollment due to a lack of health education, and the baseline body weight is much lower in Asians than in Western populations, as investigations have determined (25,26). (researchgate.net)
  • Our primary objective in conducting this prospective length 3 times at baseline and 6-month follow-up. (cdc.gov)
  • All of the measurements were administered at baseline and 3 months follow-up. (nature.com)
  • Lynch showed there were significant differences across a range of anthropometric measures from baseline to follow-up between the intervention and control groups. (medscape.com)
  • This was an observational study of 388 rural, asymptomatic Malawian children who had anthropometric measurements taken at least every 3 months since birth. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Anthropometric measurements taken were weight (using digital weighing scale: 5 g sensitivity) and length (using infantometer: 0.1 cm sensitivity). (scialert.net)
  • PCR and measured child height and weight at base- in adverse cognitive developmental outcomes later in line and growth at a 6-month follow-up. (cdc.gov)
  • The primary outcomes were total body weight loss at 6, 12, and 24 months. (cnos.net)
  • Secondary outcomes were the effects of ESG on metabolic factors (blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, steatohepatitis) and safety. (cnos.net)
  • We describe the prevalence and correlates of CMV viraemia in HEU and HIV-unexposed-uninfected (HUU) infants, and quantify associations with anthropometric, haematological and immunological outcomes. (lstmed.ac.uk)
  • Thus, interventions shall effectively address those factors to alleviate the problem. (hindawi.com)
  • Regularly monitor and assess the eating habits of the population, trends of overweight (including the monitoring of anthropometric figures) and relevant interventions and carry out a risk-usefulness evaluation analysis on nutrition (eating, food safety, etc. (who.int)
  • Candidate predictor variables will include demographic, anthropometric and clinical factors. (bmj.com)
  • The main target of this study is describing the sociodemographic, anthropometric and clinical factors which favours to arise the diabetes of type II and its complications. (univ-mosta.dz)
  • The review found the peak incidence of both wasting and stunting is between birth and 3 months. (ennonline.net)
  • Wasting and stunting, driven by common factors, frequently occur in the same child, either simultaneously or at different moments through their life course. (ennonline.net)
  • View this article as a pdf Lisez cet article en français ici This article outlines the work of the Wasting-Stunting Technical Interest Group since its inception in. (ennonline.net)
  • The study was aimed at assessing the magnitude of stunting and associated factors among children aged 6-59 month in central Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Stunting, defined as stature less than two standard deviations below the median height-for-age, affects an estimated one in four children worldwide [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Dietary patterns were developed using factor analysis and regression analysis was conducted to assess which dietary pattern was associated with childhood stunting. (springer.com)
  • The main associated factors of stunting and wasting were family size, child's sex and monthly income of the households. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We then estimated associations between PM 2.5 and stunting and HAZ after controlling for child, mother and household factors, and trends in time and seasonality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One study that used DHS estimates for Bangladesh found that after controlling for other factors that contribute to child anthropometric failure, the relative risks of stunting in the second, third and fourth quartiles of exposure to in-utero PM 2.5 were 1.074 (95% CI: 1.014, 1.138), 1.150 (95% CI: 1.069, 1.237) and 1.132 (95% CI: 1.031, 1.243), respectively [ 16 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The primary outcome will be differences in child stunting and mean length for age at 6, 12, 15, and 18 months. (scienceopen.com)
  • The objectives of this study were to clarify the nutritional status of children aged 0-23 months and to identify the associated factors in rural Nicaragua. (nih.gov)
  • Age of the children, preceding birth interval, educated status of mother, wealth status, and region were factors independently associated with nutritional status of children in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • However, the assessment of nutritional status of children under 6 months presents practical difficulties with measurements and standards. (ennonline.net)
  • The results show that the nutritional status of children less than 6 months old (table 1) was about the same as that of the older ones (table 2). (ennonline.net)
  • These results suggest that the nutritional status of children under 6 months of age in Kabul city is no better than the older children. (ennonline.net)
  • A longitudinal cross-sectional study in over 2000 middle-aged adults revealed that overweight and obese people recall fewer words and took a long time to complete the cognitive tests compared to normal-weight participants 8 . (nature.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of Australian adults who seek care for low back pain (LBP), including the type of care they choose and any factors associated with making those choices. (chiroindex.org)
  • SUBJECTS: An age, gender, and state stratified random sample of 2768 Australian adults selected from the Electoral Roll. (chiroindex.org)
  • The consumption of pulses, green leafy vegetable and other vegetables and fruits though present in adults diets but didn t find place in infants diet due to age old beliefs and ignorance. (scialert.net)
  • Our study showed high prevalence of less diarrhea and greater linear growth measured us- enteric pathogens among this pediatric cohort and sug- ing height-for-age (HAZ) z-scores (Almeida et al. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of the study was to investigate whether an increased risk of injury occurrence can be determined through frequent anthropometric measurements in elite-standard youth soccer players. (hanze.nl)
  • A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 410 children aged between 6 and 59 months. (hindawi.com)
  • The main study commenced at week 2 of life with the nutrition component added from 6 months. (sun.ac.za)
  • For IDPs in malaria endemic countries , malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially among vulnerable populations of under-five aged children and pregnant women.This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of malaria and utilization of Long Lasting Insecticidal Treated Nets among IDPs aged 6 - 59 months in FCT-Abuja. (downloadprojecttopics.com)
  • This study aims to establish the factors influencing the universal coverage and utilization of LLINs in Ghana. (bvsalud.org)
  • A study has found that aging in patients' brains can be slowed by up to 9 months through weight loss. (suncakemom.com)
  • While an expanding body of research suggests that stressful events may lead to reversible biological aging, it is demonstrated by this new study that enhancing one's diet could be one of the simplest means of improving body condition, regardless of one's age. (suncakemom.com)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of several clinical parameters on the resumption of menses in first-onset adolescent AN in a large, well-characterized, homogenous sample that was followed-up for 12 months. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Also, this study tries to explore various factors associated with DBM in India. (dhsprogram.com)
  • Objectives: The objective of the study is to estimate the heritability of weight gain from birth to defined ages during infancy, as well as during 6-month periods from birth to 18 months of age. (huji.ac.il)
  • their levels also change with age even if study results are controversial. (dovepress.com)
  • This study used a total weighted sample of 2146 children aged 0-23 months from the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey. (dhsprogram.com)
  • In this study, Dr Omneya Magdy Omar and colleagues at Alexandria University Hospital Children's Hospital, Egypt, tested for epigenetic modifications to the leptin gene in 50, 6-month old babies, 25 of which were breastfed. (bioscientifica.com)
  • The effect of A respiratory system examination poor nutrition, lack of immunization, A case-control study was undertaken was done and anthropometric meas- overcrowding, air pollution and other in Raparin teaching hospital, which is ures were taken. (who.int)
  • This study determined the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among patients attending the HIV clinic at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). (bvsalud.org)
  • We aimed to compare the effects of IER with those of CER on blood pressure control and weight loss in overweight and obese patients with hypertension during a 6-month period. (researchgate.net)
  • The objective of our work was to describe the prevalence and risk factors of pre-hypertension and high blood pressure (HBP) among adolescents in Cameroonian schools. (bvsalud.org)
  • The burden of cardiovascular disease is rising in sub-Saharan Africa with hypertension being the main risk factor. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Significantly lower maternal systolic and diastolic BPs, serum insulin and triglycerides, and higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were seen among women who had one or more pregnancy complications during the index pregnancy (i.e., preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, delivery of a small-for-gestational-age infant, delivery of a preterm infant, and/or gestational diabetes mellitus) and who breastfed for at least six months. (heart101.com)
  • In addition to sustained total body weight loss up to 24 months, ESG reduced markers of hypertension, diabetes, and hypertriglyceridemia. (cnos.net)
  • PLWH focuses more on controlling and preventing age- ing the HIV clinic for at least six months were considered and metabolic-related co-morbidities. (bvsalud.org)
  • Additional factors include metabolic acidosis, renal osteodystrophy, and catabolic states associated with infections. (medscape.com)
  • When included in a multivariable model, older age, slower run times on ini-tial fitness tests, and prior nonspecific injury were associated with both any injury and specifically lower extremity MSK injury. (health.mil)
  • Pearson correlation, Student's t test and multivariable linear regression were used to compare ln EndoCab concentrations with height-for-age z scores (HAZ) at time of sampling and 3 months later. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After 18 months, brain scans revealed that the participants' brain age appeared almost nine months younger than anticipated, as compared to estimates of their brain's chronological age. (suncakemom.com)
  • For every 1 percent of body weight lost through adherence to a prescribed diet or health guidelines, it was determined by the researchers that the participants' brains appeared nearly nine months younger than their chronological age. (suncakemom.com)
  • Additionally, factors related to participants' work-related activity levels were factored in, and they were provided with a complimentary gym membership as part of the trial, making exercise an influencing factor as well. (suncakemom.com)
  • 1:8 titers) to seropositive (1:8) or a four-fold titer rise among seropositive participants sustained to age 18weeks. (cdc.gov)
  • The body measurement assessments performed on survey participants varied according to the age of the survey participant. (cdc.gov)
  • month of the child's birth. (projectreserve.com)
  • This major causes of morbidity and mortality status and ARI among young children included the child's age, sex, duration of in the children of developing countries. (who.int)
  • Height and body mass were monitored at monthly measurement intervals and fat percentage was assessed every 3 months by use of the sum of skinfold method. (hanze.nl)
  • Ln EndoCab concentrations were not correlated with HAZ at time of measurement ( B = −0.078, P = 0.14) nor change in HAZ over the subsequent 3 months HAZ ( B = −0.018, P = 0.27). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The body measurement protocol used age at the time of the screening interview. (cdc.gov)
  • The body measurement techniques used in the survey are illustrated in the NHANES III Anthropometric Procedures Video. (cdc.gov)
  • 0.05) were identified as risk factors for stunted growth. (nih.gov)
  • Common risk factors drive an accumulation of vulnerabilities. (ennonline.net)
  • Introduction and objectives: Telomeres are noncoding regions located at the end of chromosomes and their shortening has been associated with risk factors and cardiovascular disease. (unav.edu)
  • Cardiovascular health score was defined by the American Heart Association as a composite score of 7 key risk factors (smoking status, physical activity, diet, body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and fasting blood glucose) with 0 to 2 points for each factor. (unav.edu)
  • The intervention community (Korogocho) will be exposed to an intervention package for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease that comprises awareness campaigns, household screening for cardiovascular diseases risk factors, and referral and treatment of people with high cardiovascular diseases risk at a primary health clinic. (biomedcentral.com)
  • On the other hand, countries in SSA also score relatively poorly in terms of availability of and access to medication for treating CVD and their risk factors [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our primary objective is to develop a case definition for thiamine responsive disorders (TRD) to determine among hospitalised infants and young children, which clinical features and risk factors identify those who respond positively to thiamine administration. (bmj.com)
  • A frequency-matched community-based cohort of mother-child pairs (n=265) will serve as comparison group for evaluation of potential risk factors for TRD. (bmj.com)
  • The aim is to derive and validate two, age population specific, clinical prediction rules for the identification of neonates (n=2000) and children aged 1-59 months (n=2000) at risk for all-cause mortality within 60 days of discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit or paediatric ward. (bmj.com)
  • Planned secondary analyses include the external validation of existing clinical prediction models, determination of clinicians' ability to identify neonates and children at risk of postdischarge mortality at discharge, analysis of factors associated with hospital readmission and unplanned clinic visits and description of health-seeking behaviours in the postdischarge period. (bmj.com)
  • Persistent amenorrhea at this age may lead to reduced peak bone mass and result in an increased risk for bone fractures later in life [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This work allows to describe the most frequent risk factors which promotes to some complications in this pathology in the West of Algeria, to define people the most the displayed to this pathology. (univ-mosta.dz)
  • Height was measured by using the Risk factors for deaths in children who were admitted to Raparin hospital Centers for Diseases Control measur- with ARI have been identified as age with a diagnosis of ARI over a period ing board. (who.int)
  • Patients with the identified risk factors should be encouraged to have regular blood pressure measurements at home and not only when they visit the HIV clinic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Introduction Over half of the 5 million annual deaths among children aged 0-59 months occur in sub-Saharan Africa. (bmj.com)
  • A Cox regression model adjusted for relevant co-variables and stratified by age was produced. (bmj.com)
  • In a logistic binary regression on the entire population, considering subclinical vascular damage as a dependent variable and age, gender, MAP, fat mass%, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol and category of subjects with high leptin and low adiponectin as independent variables, MAP and category of subjects with high leptin and low adiponectin were significant predictors (OR, respectively, 1.09 and 3.61). (dovepress.com)
  • Anthropometric and hemodynamic variables were similar among children regardless of breastfeeding duration. (heart101.com)
  • Most of them (72%) consumed cow's milk before completing one year and only 30% received exclusive breastfeeding until six months of age. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background: Breastfeeding is essential for the proper development of the infant, and it changes depending on factors such as the nutritional status of the mother. (edu.pe)
  • Patients had lost 14.4% of their total body weight at 6 months (80% follow-up rate), 17.6% at 12 months (76% follow-up rate), and 20.9% at 24 months (66% follow-up rate) after ESG. (cnos.net)
  • The nutritional status of the child was assessed on the basis of anthropometric measurements weight and height. (nepjol.info)
  • Brain scans were conducted both before the commencement of the trial and after 18 months, in conjunction with a battery of tests measuring liver function, cholesterol levels, and body weight. (suncakemom.com)
  • and b) trajectories of growth at six, nine and 12 months (z-score of weight, height and body mass index [BMI] and changes in these z-scores from six to 12 months). (isciii.es)
  • Breast-fed infants had a lower change in z-score of weight, height and BMI from six to 12 months of age and these differences remained when adjusting for all confounders. (isciii.es)
  • Exclusively breastfed males and females aged 0-6 months in the urban area had mean weight of 9.40kg ±0.1 and 8.56kg±0.1 respectively relative to 8.01kg ±1.3 and 7.84 kg ±1.5 kg, respectively weighed by the non-exclusively breastfed(Non-EBF) counterparts. (projectreserve.com)
  • Similarly, the exclusively breastfed males and female children from 0-6 months in the rural area had mean weight of 9.21 kg ±0.9 and 8.35 kg ±0.6, respectively relative to 7.74 kg ±1.1 and 7.36 kg ±1.4 respectively weighed by the non-EBF breastfed counterparts. (projectreserve.com)
  • size/age: +8.5, p=0.018 and weight/size: +7.1, p=0.006). (edu.pe)
  • Also in the weight/age caloric content of breast milk of obese children it was lower than that of malnourished (-14.3, p<0.001). (edu.pe)
  • Menstrual status and clinical variables (i.e., premorbid body mass index (BMI), age at onset, duration of illness, duration of hospital treatment, achievement of target weight at discharge, and BMI) were assessed at the time of admission to or discharge from hospital treatment and at a 12-month follow-up. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The absence of menarche before admission, a higher premorbid BMI, discharge below target weight, and a longer duration of hospital treatment were the most relevant prognostic factors for continued amenorrhea. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Reaching and maintaining a target weight between the 15th and 20th BMI percentile is favorable for the resumption of menses within 12 months. (biomedcentral.com)
  • About 10% of the admissions in the therapeutic feeding centres were children under 6 months, admitted with a weight-height of less than 70 % or too weak to suckle properly. (ennonline.net)
  • There were no practical problems measuring weight, although using a salter scale with 100 g calibrations, probably led to imprecision given the weight range of the age group. (ennonline.net)
  • We extracted weight measurements recorded between birth to 24 months from well-baby clinics for 9388 twin pairs born in Israel between 2011 and 2015. (huji.ac.il)
  • We estimated the heritability of the weight z-score change from birth to specific ages and during particular periods in infancy. (huji.ac.il)
  • Heritability for weight gain since birth was highest at 4 months ((Figure presented. (huji.ac.il)
  • CMV viral load associated negatively with weight-for-age z-score (coeff. (lstmed.ac.uk)
  • Height-for-age (HFA), weight-for-height (WFH), and weight-for-age (WFA) z-scores? (dhsprogram.com)
  • Weight and height were lower in the ARI group but there was no significant difference in weight-for-age or in height-for-age. (who.int)
  • Weight was measured factors have been reported by several the only specialized paediatric hospital investigators [1,2]. (who.int)
  • They were assessed at 6 months to measure their weight loss, mobility, and self-reported quality of life and perceived fatiguability. (medscape.com)
  • Lynch said the intervention was "fairly time intensive," with an hour-long telehealth group weight loss session every week for 24 weeks, as well as monthly individual sessions for 6 months. (medscape.com)
  • 43% of children in this age children with Akkermansia muciniphila in their feces (co- group are estimated to have stunted growth ( 8 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • As the cognitive and language skills of young children are not completely developed, it is necessary to use interviewers to help with reading out the questions for the assessment of HRQoL in this age group. (springer.com)
  • This age group are generally believed to be the most vulnerable to nutritional stress. (ennonline.net)
  • At 18 months, 692 children remained in the intervention group and 551 in the control group. (scienceopen.com)
  • Percentage of overweight persons in the age group 16-64. (who.int)
  • Children admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of ARI over a 4-month period in 2006-2007 ( n = 190) were compared with a control group without ARI ( n = 192). (who.int)
  • Factors that increased care seeking were higher grades of pain and disability severity, fear of the impact of pain on future work and life, and female sex. (chiroindex.org)
  • The researchers found that women who breastfed for at least six months had significantly lower maternal body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, central systolic BP, and central diastolic BP versus those who did not. (heart101.com)
  • Of the total sample only 6% infants were exclusively breastfed till 6 months of age. (scialert.net)
  • A nationwide survey was conducted by the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency (ECSA) under the aegis of the Ministry of Health for four months from January to April 2014. (hindawi.com)
  • Although there is no gold standard for measuring utility-based HRQoL in primary school-aged children, previous research has shown that the Child Health Utility-9D (CHU-9D) is an appropriate choice [ 7 ]. (springer.com)
  • The period from birth to age two is especially important for optimal physical, mental, and cognitive growth, health, and development. (hindawi.com)
  • Caregivers' brought children aged 6- 59 months to the health facilities following community mobilization. (who.int)
  • Objective: Factors associated with poor health in HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants are poorly defined. (lstmed.ac.uk)
  • The video demonstrates the NHANES III anthropometric procedures in detail. (cdc.gov)