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Assessment of Body Mass Index for Obesity Diagnosis in the Mexican Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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The diagnosis of obesity is conventionally determined by the Body Mass Index (BMI), with a threshold of 30 being extensively accepted. However, the validity of this cutoff point is subject to variation due to ethnic differences, and its accuracy in the ...
Jorge Alejandro Ayala San Pedro, Dylani Rosa Avila Salcedo, Livia Magdalena Martínez Borja, Elizabeth Castillo Montufar   +3 more
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Various forms of double burden of malnutrition problems exist in rural Kenya [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The coexistence of overweight/obesity and undernutrition is often referred to as the double burden of malnutrition (DB). DB was shown to exist in many developing countries, especially in urban areas. Much less is known about DB in rural areas
Fongar, A., Gödecke, T., Qaim, M.
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Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Third-Trimester Depressive Symptoms in a Healthy Privately Insured Sample

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2018
Objectives While being overweight (body mass index [BMI] >25) prior to pregnancy is linked to antenatal depression, whether weight is confounded by socioeconomic and/or medical risks is unclear.
Stephanie A. Schuette, Michelle A. Kominiarek, Katherine L. Wisner, Suena H. Massey   +3 more
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Regional differences in overweight: an effect of people or place? [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: To examine UK country and English regional differences in childhood overweight (including obesity) at 3 years and determine whether any differences persist after adjustment for individual risk factors.
Cole, T.J., Dezateux, C., Griffiths, L.J., Hawkins, S.S., Law, C., Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group, The   +5 more
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Identificación de factores predisponentes, reforzadores y capacitadores para una alimentación y actividad física adecuadas en escolares sonorenses

Región y Sociedad, 2018
El estudio pretende generar una reflexión participativa para identificar variables mediadoras del comportamiento y del ambiente, que conduzcan a diseñar un programa, para prevenir la obesidad en la niñez, con enfoque de salud pública.
Daniela Guadalupe González Valencia, María Isabel Grijalva Haro, Martha Montiel Carbajal, María Isabel Ortega Vélez   +3 more
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Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and timing of puberty in sons and daughters: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundIn many countries, an increased prevalence of obesity in pregnancy has coincided with a declining pubertal age. We aimed to explore the potential effect of maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity on timing of puberty in sons and daughters.
Arah, Onyebuchi A, Brix, Nis, Ernst, Andreas, Henriksen, Tine Brink, Lauridsen, Lea LB, Nohr, Ellen A, Olsen, Jørn, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst   +7 more
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Prevalence and social determinants of malnutrition in children under 5 years affiliated to the SISBEN of the urban area of the municipality of Palermo in Colombia, 2017

Universidad y Salud, 2018
Introduction: Malnutrition includes undernourishment, overweight and obesity generated by food imbalance and the presence of social determinants of health (SDH) that mainly affects the child population.
Nathaly Barrera-Dussán, Eder Pablo Fierro-Parra, Leidy Yohana Puentes-Fierro, Jorge Andres Ramos-Castañeda   +3 more
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Associations of overweight and polyphenols consumption in the population of high cardiovascular risk

Атеросклероз, 2020
Aim of the study was to identify associations of polyphenolic compounds consumption in general and their individual classes with excess body weight in the population of Novosibirsk. Material and methods.
T. I. Batluk, D. V. Denisova, I. P. Berezovikova, S. K. Malyutina   +3 more
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Maternal feeding styles in infancy predict child body mass index z-scores at 72 months: findings from a cohort of Jamaican children

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveTo explore whether maternal feeding styles at 12 months predict child Body Mass Index (BMI) z-scores at 72 months and evaluate whether BMI z-scores at 18 months mediates the association.MethodsData from 239 mother–child pairs participating in a ...
Amika S. Wright, Natalie Guthrie-Dixon, Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Susan M. Chang, Susan P. Walker   +4 more
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Tracking patterns of body mass index and triceps skinfold thickness from childhood to young adulthood: a 12-year prospective cohort study in Slovenia [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To examine tracking patterns of body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF), height and weight from childhood to young adulthood in a rapidly developing society.DESIGN: Prospective 12-year cohort study of the Slovenian children ...
Gregor Starc, Janko Strel
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