• His first presentation, "Evaluating and Controlling Ergonomics Risk Factors," will provide an overview of the process an ergonomist goes through when attempting to identify, prioritize, evaluate, and control workplace ergonomics risk factors and hazards. (ergoweb.com)
  • ISO/TS 16976-5:2013 is one of a series of Technical Specifications that provide information on factors related to human anthropometry, physiology, ergonomics and performance for the preparation of standards for design, testing and use of respiratory protective devices. (iso.org)
  • He was elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (UK) in 2003 and an Honorary Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (US) in 2005. (ncsu.edu)
  • 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)
  • As such, the FSNS adopts child nutritional indicators based on anthropometry - stunting (low height for age), underweight (low weight for age), and wasting (low weight for height) prevalence levels - as key indicators of progress towards the objectives of the strategy.Of course, these indicators must be assessed in context, particularly in light of trends. (who.int)
  • While child nutritional indicators integrate the contributions of factors relating to food availability, access, and utilization, they are static indicators. (who.int)
  • To determine whether HIV exposure without infection is an independent risk factor for mortality and morbidity in children admitted to PICU with pneumonia. (scielo.org.za)
  • Sedentary behavior has been identified as a risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases. (edu.pl)
  • This study in Egypt investigated the influence of selected maternal factors on neonatal birth size. (who.int)
  • Moreover, we investigated associations between these changes and neonatal anthropometry. (lu.se)
  • Interestingly, we identified several differentially expressed genes associated with neonatal anthropometry indicating their possible role in fetal programming and risk of T2DM in later life due to maternal exposure to early pregnancy anemia and GDM. (lu.se)
  • Une recherche documentaire a été effectuée dans PubMed de 1980 à 2021 en utilisant diverses combinaisons de termes MeSH comme tabac, diabète, hypertension, dyslipidémie, trouble dépressif majeur, trouble bipolaire, schizophrénie. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, a recent NIOSH study on the anthropometry of farm workers has raised a concern that the ROPS, based on SAE standard J2194, may not be able to protect a medium-to-large sized male operator in every overturn. (cdc.gov)
  • He manages eight laboratories for NIOSH, including the Virtual Reality Lab, Anthropometry Research Lab, High Bay Lab, and Vehicle Safety Lab, among others. (ncsu.edu)
  • Childhood obesity, the most frequent pediatric disease, a worldwide public health problem, is considered a global epidemic and the main risk factor for obesity in adulthood. (intechopen.com)
  • The predictive power of anthropometric indicators relative to a specific outcome is likely to vary with a number of factors such as age-related biological changes, illness, secular changes, childhood diseases, lifelong practices (smoking, diet, exercise) and socioeconomic factors. (dergisi.org)
  • Among the intrapersonal factors, obesity is directly influenced by volitional control of obesity, attitude toward obese persons, holding a correct body image and body image dissatisfaction. (frontiersin.org)
  • Socioeconomic factors that have significant influence on obesity were age, education and gender. (frontiersin.org)
  • This clearly suggests that the effectiveness of public policies/programs targeted at reducing the prevalence of overweight/obesity depends on clear understanding of the causative factors, which do not seem to be fully understood yet ( 19 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • 20 ), the reduction in the prevalence of obesity (individuals with a BMI higher than 30 kg/m 2 ) is slow because obesity is influenced by many factors. (frontiersin.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)
  • Obesity medications have been shown to help reduce risk factors for heart disease, but they have not yet been proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death, except in people with type 2 diabetes. (adam.com)
  • Obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which accounts for approximately 20% of deaths in Washington State. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol are well-established as risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Other risk factors include heart disease, obesity, a family history of CKD, inherited kidney disorders, past damage to the kidneys, and older age. (cdc.gov)
  • Background Obesity is a well-documented risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with increasing evidence to suggest visceral adiposity as a greater risk factor for CVD than body mass index (BMI). (bvsalud.org)
  • The purposes of this study were (a) to determine lower extremity anthropometric and sensory factors that are related to differences in comfort perception of shoe inserts with varying shape and material and (b) to investigate whether shoe inserts that improve comfort decrease injury frequency in a military population. (nih.gov)
  • Anthropometry and human perception lie at the core of the ergonomic design process. (edu.hk)
  • The study examined the perceived comfort and fit using factor analysis and established a linkage between anthropometry and human perception for design uses. (edu.hk)
  • The identification of human worker risk factors and refinement and development of science-based tolerance or reference values for pain and injury thresholds for human worker contact with robots in the workplace. (cdc.gov)
  • The history of anthropometry includes its use as an early tool of anthropology, use for identification, use for the purposes of understanding human physical variation in paleoanthropology and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits. (wikipedia.org)
  • The researchers who study human measurement, called anthropometry, have developed metrics and methods for measuring the width of your shoulders. (healthline.com)
  • Human genome determine several physical factors as skin, hair and eye color, shape of body and limbs, and so many more from baldness to disease tendencies. (worldtruth.tv)
  • This can involve significant risk in terms of human factors, operational safety, and control of falling objects. (onepetro.org)
  • He also has taught human factors engineering in academia. (ncsu.edu)
  • Anthropometry can simply be defined as the study of human body measurements and the physical variations found among humans. (swimmingworldmagazine.com)
  • These factors may have different implications associated with different types and characteristics of robotics technologies. (cdc.gov)
  • The research includes demographics, device characteristics, and measurement of structural and functional anthropometry. (buffalo.edu)
  • Taking into consideration precision of sample estimate, variabil- risk factor contributing to the overall the following criteria: target population ity of the characteristics being studied burden of disease worldwide [2]. (who.int)
  • Objectives To determine a relationship between hypertension (HPT) and anthropometry in people living with diabetes (PLWD) in an HIV endemic area. (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients and controls were administered a modified version of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES III) questionnaire by trained personnel to evaluate associations between PBC and social, demographic, personal and family medical histories, lifestyle, and reproductive factors and the rates of comorbidity in affected individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Impact Factor - The 2020 Impact Factor as announced by Clarivate Analytics, is 3.89 .The Journal is ranked 36/299 in the category Food Science, 45/516 in the category Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 33/120 in Nutrition & Dietetics. (foodandnutritionresearch.net)
  • The DHS Program User Forum: Nutrition and Anthropometry » Where can I find z-scores? (dhsprogram.com)
  • Whether a high abdomen hip ratio is a risk factor among the elderly is unclear. (dergisi.org)
  • Socioeconomic status, access to care, risk factor patterns, and stage at diagnosis for head and neck cancer among black and white patients. (who.int)
  • This study, therefore, provides a holistic overview of multiple factors affecting body weights i.e., socioeconomic and intrapersonal factors. (frontiersin.org)
  • Results confirm non-linear relationships between some socioeconomic, intrapersonal factors and body weight. (frontiersin.org)
  • Among those factors, socioeconomic ones such as income is key to explaining food consumption from the point of Classical Utility Theory and Consumer Behavior-mainly on the Lancaster Theory ( 21 ), where consumers choose whichever option offers them the maximum utility. (frontiersin.org)
  • The prognostic impact of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) in breast cancer is unclear. (lu.se)
  • 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)
  • This study identified the prevalence of excessive TV viewing time during the week and weekend and associated factors in adolescents living in a small urban and rural area. (edu.pl)
  • Their prevalence is higher in patients presenting cardiovascular risk factors.This review takes stock of the frequency, the mechanisms, and the implications of major cardiovascular risk factors in patients with serious mental disorders. (bvsalud.org)
  • People with serious mental disordershave a greater prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors compared to the general population. (bvsalud.org)
  • An ergonomically designed work platform adds benefit by providing worker stability, minimizing postural fatigue, and anthropometry, thereby reducing risk of personal injury incidents while performing maintenance of equipment at an elevated height. (onepetro.org)
  • Especialista em Enfermagem em abdominal circumference, body mass index, waist-to-height ratio) had statistical significance with Unidade de Terapia Intensiva pelo Centro only two cardiovascular risk factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Anthropometric indicators, especially the conicity index and waist-hip ratio, ² Mestrado e Doutorado em Enfermagem can be used to track cardiovascular risk factors in military police officers. (bvsalud.org)
  • The longitudinal changes in the fibrinolytic factors tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and tPA/PAI-1 complex have been inadequately studied in the general population and in relation to incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). (avhandlingar.se)
  • Despite the crucial importance of primary prevention for such a near-lethal neoplasm, little is known about its risk factors beyond increased age, family history, smoking, and diabetes ( 3 ). (aacrjournals.org)
  • Paleoanthropologists still rely upon craniofacial anthropometry to identify species in the study of fossilized hominid bones. (wikipedia.org)
  • The HANDLS study investigates whether race and SES influence health status and age-related health disparities separately or synergistically as co-factors of behavioral, psychosocial, and environmental conditions. (nih.gov)
  • Risk and protective factors affecting adolescent reproductive health in developing countries : an analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health literature from around the world : summary / [Robert Blum and Kristin Mmari]. (who.int)
  • He will ask you in detail about any current complaints and/or previous serious illnesses, risk factors, hereditary predispositions, vaccination status and your lifestyle. (epccheckup.com)
  • The main risk factors for iron-deficiency anaemia include a low dietary intake of iron or poor absorption of iron from diets rich in phytates or phenolic compounds. (who.int)
  • A non-linear path analysis was used considering the non-linear relationships that might exist between these factors and body weight. (frontiersin.org)
  • The width between your shoulders can vary according to genetics, weight, body type, and other factors. (healthline.com)
  • For socially marginalized and economically disadvantaged workers, injury and illness is also impacted by factors like limited ability to advocate for good working conditions and limited access to social programs and resources, like workers' compensation. (cdc.gov)
  • The model focuses mainly on isolating and removing a single biological or physical factor that may contribute to an injury or illness [2,3,4]. (cdc.gov)
  • One of the most obvious physical factors that give swimmers a distinct advantage in the pool is height. (swimmingworldmagazine.com)
  • Participants' clinical records were reviewed to identify factors. (scielo.org.za)
  • 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)
  • Logistic regression was fitted, to identify factors associated with malnutrition among children in rural Ethiopia, using STATA 13. (hindawi.com)
  • Often, these groups may not have worker protections to lessen their risks because of social factors like immigration status, and this makes them less likely to receive worker rights and benefits granted to them by law. (cdc.gov)
  • Even after controlling for confounding factors such as health, ethnicity, and socio-economic status (SES), height was strongly associated with intelligence in both sexes ( Kanazawa and Reyniers, 2009 ). (human-biology-and-public-health.org)
  • In conclusion, environmental factors, possibly including infectious agents through urinary tract infections or chemicals contained in cigarette smoke, may induce PBC in genetically susceptible individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Studying the impact of social, economic, and organizational factors could lead to achieving better workplace health [5,6]. (cdc.gov)
  • Fibrinolytic imbalance is associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. (avhandlingar.se)
  • 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)
  • The main risk factors associated with the disease are the components of the Metabolic syndrome. (usp.br)
  • Based and Self-Reported Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, Washington State, 2006-2007. (cdc.gov)
  • Both genetic and environmental factors and their interaction play a pivotal role in the risk and development of the disease. (lu.se)
  • In this thesis we aim to better understand the effect of genetic and environmental factors by investigating parental effects manifesting from early life until adulthood. (lu.se)
  • Controlled studies have so far provided conflicting data on risk factors and comorbidity rates in PBC. (nih.gov)
  • The OSH field grew out of social medicine, which began in the 1800s and studies the social origin of illnesses and how biological, social, and environmental factors interact with one another to influence health [1]. (cdc.gov)
  • Recent studies have emphasized the influence of resettlement factors on the mental health of refugees resettling in developed countries. (preprints.org)
  • Successfully addressing health inequities needs a biopsychosocial approach, which considers how biological, psychological, and social factors interact to affect worker health [4]. (cdc.gov)
  • Robot-related injuries occur as a result of the complex interactions of multiple risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • Gender moderated the effects of four factors on levels of distress. (preprints.org)