The Association between Body Mass Index, Religion Index, Media, and Body Image in Adolescents [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Adolescents experience bio-psychosocial change in their developmental stages. These changes influence their perception about their body look. Some start to dislike their appearance.
Hastuti, H. (Heni) +2 more
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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage
Althea Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Body mass index (BMI) has been used to determine the nutritional status which is classified into low, normal, overweight or obese. The BMI only shows a comparison of height and weight instead of body composition which consists of fat mass and
Muhammad Ilman +2 more
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Body mass index and carpal tunnel syndrome [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2000 Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been correlated to body mass index (BMI) increase. The present study was done in a Brazilian population to compare BMI values in the following groups: first, CTS vs. controls subjects, and, second CTS groups of increasing
JOAO ARIS KOUYOUMDJIAN +4 more
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Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Body Image in Adolescents
Children, 2022 Body image dissatisfaction is a concern for adolescents’ mental and physical well-being, and the role of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity (PA) in it is still unclear.
Marja H. Leppänen +3 more
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Relationships Between Body Mass Index with Cholelithiasis
Qanun Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 2020 Gallstones formed due to imbalance of bile components, excessive/ high level of cholesterol, nor bilirubin. Obesity was a condition where body mass index (BMI) was excess, which can cause health problems such as an increase of cholesterol, triglycerides,
Husin Thamrin +2 more
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Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: A correct perception of the body image, as defined by comparison with actual anthropometric analyses, is crucial to ensure the best possible nutritional status of each individual.
Bramanti, B. +4 more
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Intergenerational change and familial aggregation of body mass index [PDF]
, 2011 The relationship between parental BMI and that of their adult offspring, when increased adiposity can become a clinical issue, is unknown. We investigated the intergenerational change in body mass index (BMI) distribution, and examined the sex-specific ...
AG Barnett +20 more
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Human bipedalism and body-mass index
Scientific Reports, 2017 Body-mass index, abbreviated as BMI and given by M/H 2 with the mass M and the height H, has been widely used as a useful proxy to measure a general health status of a human individual.
Su Do Yi +5 more
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Anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes among White and Black American adults [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine the best anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among White and Black males and females in a large US sample.
Gachupin, Francine C +5 more
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The sitting-height index of build, (body mass)/(sitting height)³, as an improvement on the body mass index for children, adolescents and young adults [PDF]
, 2018 The body mass index (BMI) is unsatisfactory in being affected by both relative leg length and height, and, for use with children and adolescents, therefore needs to be interpreted in relation to age. The sitting-height index of build (body mass)/(sitting
Burton, Richard
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