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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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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Genetic markers of obesity risk: stronger associations with body composition in overweight compared to normal-weight children. [PDF]

, 2011
Genetic factors are important determinants of overweight. We examined whether there are differential effect sizes depending on children's body composition.
Kries, Rüdiger von, Andrew R. Ness, Rüdiger von Kries, von Kries Rüdiger, Ong Ken K., Ong, Ken K., Beyerlein, Andreas, Andreas Beyerlein, Andrew R Ness, Ong Ken, K, Ken K. Ong, Ness, Andrew R., Ken K Ong, Bayerlain, Andreas, Beyerlein Andreas, Ness Andrew R., Von Kries, Rudiger, Ness, A   +17 more
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body Mass Index: A Scientific Evidence-Based Inquiry

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2002
OBJECTVE: To objectively and critically assess body mass index and to propose alternatives for relating body weight and height that are evidence-based and that eliminate or reduce the limitations of the body mass index.
Djalma Rabelo Ricardo, Claudio Gil Soares de Araújo   +1 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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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in ponderal index and body mass index across childhood and their associations with fat mass and cardiovascular risk factors at age 15 [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Little is known about whether associations between childhood adiposity and later adverse cardiovascular health outcomes are driven by tracking of overweight from childhood to adulthood and/or by vascular and metabolic changes from childhood ...
Kate Tilling, Smith George Davey, Benfield, LL, Lawlor Debbie A., Sattar, N, Sattar, N., Smith, GD, Ness, AR, Andy R. Ness, Tilling, K., Sattar Naveed, Laura D Howe, Benfield Li, Davey Smith, G, Debbie A. Lawlor, Tilling Kate, Logue Jennifer, Jennifer Logue, Howe Laura D., Howe, L.D., Andy R Ness, Lawlor, D, Li Benfield, Logue, J., Logue, J, Benfield, L., Ness Andy R., Naveed Sattar, Lawlor, DA, Debbie A Lawlor, Laura D. Howe, Hernandez, A.V., George Davey Smith, Davey Smith, G., Howe, LD, Ness, A.R., Benfield, L, Lawlor, D.A., Tilling, K, Ness, A   +39 more
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American Football Sets Players’ Body Mass Index

Global Pediatric Health, 2018
Objectives . Document American football, National Football League (NFL), Lean State (LS) or Heavy State (FS) Public High School (PHS), sets similar player position mean body mass indexes (BMI). Review health risks related to BMI. Methods .
Kenji Maeda BS, George Moll MD, PhD
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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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