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Adolescent blood pressure, body mass index and skin folds: sorting out the effects of early weight and length gains

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2011
Background Although there is longstanding evidence of the short-term benefits of promoting rapid growth for young children in low-income settings, more recent studies suggest that early weight gain can also increase the risk of chronic diseases in adults.
A. Menezes, P. Hallal, S. Dumith, A. Matijasevich, C. Araújo, J. Yudkin, C. Osmond, F. Barros, C. Victora   +8 more
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The estimation of body weight from body measurements of Travnik Pramenka sheep in the area of Bilogora, Croatia [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2020
The aim of present research was to establish the relationship between live body weight and some body measurements in Travnik sheep as a step towards establishing prediction equations to estimate live body weight of sheep under field conditions without ...
Josip Novoselec, Ivica Gregurinčić, Željka Klir, Boro Mioč, Ivan Širić, Valentino Držaić, Zvonko Antunović   +6 more
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Effect of Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo as an Adjunct to Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 3 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Importance Weight loss improves cardiometabolic risk factors in people with overweight or obesity. Intensive lifestyle intervention and pharmacotherapy are the most effective noninvasive weight loss approaches.
T. Wadden, T. Bailey, L. Billings, M. Davies, J. Frias, Anna Koroleva, I. Lingvay, P. O'Neil, D. Rubino, D. Skovgaard, S. O. Wallenstein, W. Garvey, Step Investigators   +12 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and excess weight in children aged 0‐5 years from the Brazilian semi‐arid region

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2015
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of excess weight and low height, and identify associated factors among children younger than five years. Methods: Cross‐census study.
Clariana V. Ramos, Samuel C. Dumith, Juraci A. César   +2 more
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Adding a subjective dimension to an ICF-based disability measure for people with multiple sclerosis: development and use of a measure for perception of disabilities [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: The subjective dimension of disability, the perception of disability, is a dimension missing from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and from health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments ...
De Keyser, J.H., de Ruiter, H., Lok, W.S., Middel, B., Reijneveld, S.A., van Dijk, J.P., Wynia, K.   +6 more
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Comparison of nutritional status and growth curves of children and adolescents in the city of Goiânia, Goiás: cross-sectional study

São Paulo Medical Journal, 2023
BACKGROUND: Nutritional status and growth curves can affect cognitive development, increase the risk of infection, and contribute to the development of chronic diseases. Its etiology is related to food, socioeconomic, and maternal conditions. However, to
Rafael Ribeiro Alves, Tadeu Baptista, Vitor Alves Marques, Weder Alves da Silva, Marcelo Henrique Silva, Douglas de Assis Teles Santos, Carlos Alexandre Vieira   +6 more
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Changing perceptions of weight in Great Britain: comparison of two population surveys

British medical journal, 2008
Objectives To examine changes in public perceptions of overweight in Great Britain over an eight year period. Design Comparison of data on self perceived weight from population surveys in 1999 and 2007.
F. Johnson, L. Cooke, H. Croker, J. Wardle   +3 more
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Body Measurements Reflect Body Weights and Carcass Yields in Karayaka Sheep

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 2010
CAM, Mehmet Akif/0000-0003-3407 ...
Cam, M. A., Olfaz, M., Soydan, E.
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Live weight and body measurement of Hungarian Thoroughbred broodmares [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2013
Live weights and 21 body measurements of 110 adult brood mares from Thoroughbred breed were evaluated in Hungary. Body measurements and some body measure indices were determined. One way ANOVA was used to compare the studs. Regression equations were developed to estimate the live weight from body measurements.
Szabolcs Bene, Anita Giczi, Zsuzsanna Nagy, Zsuzsanna Benedek, Ferenc Szabo, Peter Polgar   +5 more
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Appropriate Classification of Obesity in Mentally Retarded Adults [PDF]

, 1983
Triceps skinfold thickness and body weight measures were obtained for 44 female and 40 male mentally retarded adults participating in a sheltered workshop setting.
Burkhart, Jennifer E., Fox, Robert, Fox, Robert A., Rotatori, Anthony F.   +3 more
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