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Healthy lifestyles and body mass index as correlates of body image in primary schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Body image is a representation of the self that develops from an early age. Such representations are likely to be associated with lifestyle choices.Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between health ...
Calmeiro, Luis, Pereira, Carlos
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Predicting waist circumference from body mass index

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Being overweight or obese increases risk for cardiometabolic disorders. Although both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) measure the level of overweight and obesity, WC may be more important because of its closer relationship ...
Bozeman Samuel R, Hoaglin David C, Burton Tanya M, Pashos Chris L, Ben-Joseph Rami H, Hollenbeak Christopher S   +5 more
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Offering weight management support to pregnant women with high body mass index: A qualitative study with midwives [PDF]

, 2019
Objective: The prevalence of pregnant women with high body mass index is increasing worldwide. High body mass index is associated with health risks for mother and baby and supporting healthy gestational weight gain is important.
Allen-Walker, Atkinson, Atkinson, Braun, Christenson, de Jersey, DeJoy, Dencker, Ekman, Furness, Haby, Haby, Hasted, Heslehurst, Heslehurst, Institute of Medicine, Knight-Agarwal, Lindhardt, Lindqvist, Marchi, McCann, McCann, McGiveron, McIntyre, Mulherin, Nyman, Olander, Olander, Olander, Patel, Petrov Fieril, Poston, Simmons, Small, Wennberg   +34 more
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Body mass index percentiles versus body composition assessments: Challenges for disease risk classifications in children

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundIdentifying at-risk children with optimal specificity and sensitivity to allow for the appropriate intervention strategies to be implemented is crucial to improving the health and well-being of children. We determined relationships of body mass
Jody L. Clasey, Jody L. Clasey, Elizabeth A. Easley, Elizabeth A. Easley, Margaret O. Murphy, Stefan G. Kiessling, Arnold Stromberg, Aric Schadler, Hong Huang, John A. Bauer   +9 more
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Body-Mass-Index

, 2022
VISHAL RAJPUT, HITESH ...
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Neuroretinal rim area and body mass index.

PLoS ONE, 2012
PurposeTo examine associations between neuroretinal rim area, pressure related factors and anthropometric parameters in a population-based setting.MethodsThe population-based cross-sectional Beijing Eye Study 2006 included 3251 subjects with an age of 45+
Liang Xu, Ya X Wang, Shuang Wang, Jost B Jonas   +3 more
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Body mass index and self-reported body image in German adolescents

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020
Background Despite knowledge about eating disorder symptoms in children and adolescents in the general population, relatively little is known about self-reported and sex-specific eating-disorder-related psychopathology, as well as its specific correlates.
Lea Sarrar, Marie Vilalta, Nora Schneider, Christoph U. Correll   +3 more
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Trends in BMI Percentile and Body Fat Percentage in Children 12 to 17 Years of Age

Children, 2022
This study evaluates the cross-sectional trends in body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI) percentile rank, and the relationship between the two in 332 (177 boys, 155 girls) 12- to 17-year-old children.
Pat R. Vehrs, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Angela McAferty, Laurel Kelsey   +3 more
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Body Mass Index and Employment-Based Health Insurance

BMC Health Services Research, 2008
Background Obese workers incur greater health care costs than normal weight workers. Possibly viewed by employers as an increased financial risk, they may be at a disadvantage in procuring employment that provides health insurance.
Franks Peter, Fong Ronald L
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Parental stress increases body mass index trajectory in pre-adolescents. [PDF]

, 2014
What is already known about this subjectRates of childhood obesity have increased since the mid-1970s. Research into behavioural determinants has focused on physical inactivity and unhealthy diets.
Berhane, K, Gilliland, F, Jerrett, M, Lam, C, McConnell, R, Milam, J, Shankardass, K, Wolch, J   +7 more
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