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Incidence of obesity and its predictors in children and adolescents in 10 years of follow up: Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS)

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Childhood obesity is one of the most challenging public health issues of twenty-first century. While we know that there is an increase in prevalence of childhood and adolescence obesity, incidence studies must be carried out.
Maryam Barzin, Shayan Aryannezhad, Sara Serahati, Akram Beikyazdi, Fereidoun Azizi, Majid Valizadeh, Maryam Ziadlou, Farhad Hosseinpanah   +7 more
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Childhood predictors of adult substance abuse [PDF]

Children and Youth Services Review, 2010
Identification of the early determinants of substance abuse is a major focus of life course research. In this study, we investigated the child, family, and school-related antecedents of the onset and prevalence of substance abuse by age 26 for a cohort of 1,208 low-income minority children in the Chicago Longitudinal Study.
Irma, Arteaga, Chin-Chih, Chen, Arthur J, Reynolds   +2 more
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Bioenvironmental Predictors of Childhood Reading and Speech Difficulties

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Reading and speech difficulties are common in childhood, yet it is not fully understood how much of their etiology is shared. This partly derives from methodological issues related to overlooking the potential co-occurrence between the two sets of difficulties.
Orestis Michaelides, Michelle Luciano
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Childhood Diarrhea Prevalence and Uptake of Oral Rehydration Solution and Zinc Treatment in Nigeria

Children, 2022
Given the disproportionate burden of childhood diarrhea deaths in Nigeria, this study assessed the prevalence and predictors of the disease and the uptake of ORS and zinc supplementation as treatments in a population-based national survey.
Bolaji Emmanuel Egbewale, Omar Karlsson, Christopher Robert Sudfeld   +2 more
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Childhood adversities are not a predictors of SSTR4met in alcoholics

Translational Neuroscience, 2017
AbstractBackgroundGenome methylation may modulate synaptic plasticity, being a potential background for mental disorder. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), known to be frequently reported by patients with alcohol dependence (AD), have been proposed as one of environmental inequities influencing DNA methylation.
Berent Dominika, Pogórski Michał, Kulczycka-Wojdala Dominika, Kusideł Ewa, Macander Marian, Pawłowska Zofia   +5 more
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Psychosocial correlates of recidivism in a sample of ex-prisoners: the role of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder [PDF]

, 2014
The present study aimed to (a) examine the role of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in predicting recidivism, while controlling for childhood arrest, perceived neighbourhood crime frequency, alcohol consumption, age, and gender, and (b)
Dhingra, Katie, Daniel Boduszek, Rachel Belsher, Katie Dhingra, Belsher, Rachel, Maria Ioannou, Boduszek, Daniel, Ioannou, Maria, Ioannou, Maria; id_orcid   +8 more
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Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: A Naturalistic Study of 6-year Follow-Up in China

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Objectives: The long-term outcome of childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) and its influencing factors remain unclear. The current study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes of COS and identify possible outcome predictors.Methods: We retrospectively ...
Zheng Liangrong, Zhang Guican, Zhu Qi, Yang Weirui, Zhang Yaqi, Li Tong, Liang Wenjing, Zhang Ming, Guan Nianhong   +8 more
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Spatial and socio-demographic predictors of time-to-immunization in a rural area in Kenya: Is equity attainable? [PDF]

, 2010
We conducted a vaccine coverage survey in Kilifi District, Kenya in order to identify predictors of childhood immunization. We calculated travel time to vaccine clinics and examined its relationship to immunization coverage and timeliness among the 2169 ...
Kabuka, Jonathan, Jonathan Kabuka, Mitingi, Dorah, Orin S. Levine, Moïsi, Jennifer C, Scott, J Anthony G, Jennifer C. Moïsi, J. Anthony G. Scott, Levine, Orin S, Dorah Mitingi, Mitingi, D, Levine, OS, Kabuka, J, Scott, John, Moïsi, JC   +14 more
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Greek early childhood educators’ knowledge of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [PDF]

, 2023
As more children enter preschool programs, there is an increasing need for early education professionals to recognize and understand Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Grigoropoulos, Iraklis, Iraklis Grigoropoulos   +1 more
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Depression in Childhood Asthma vs. Adult-Onset Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Children, 2022
Background: asthma, a chronic respiratory disease caused by inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs, is the most common chronic childhood disease. Prevalence of childhood asthma in the United States is 5.8%.
Zeeshan Faruqui, Zalak Thakker, Dilshad Parveen, Saloni Naik, Marzhan Urazbayeva, Vidisha Jain, Dhivya Kannan, Che Marie, Sona Xavier, Patali Mandava, Joshua Jogie, Garima Yadav, Saral Desai, Ya-Ching Hsieh, Urvish Patel, Devraj Chavda, Jagdeep Kaur   +16 more
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