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Prevalence, demographic characteristics and associated risk factors of malnutrition among 0-5 aged children: a cross-sectional study from Van, eastern Turkey

open access: yesPediatric Reports, 2016
Malnutrition in childhood is a dramatic indicator of poor socio-economical status worldwide. To recognize and reveal the socio-demographic features is crucial, especially for developing countries. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and association
Baran Serdar Kizilyildiz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A national study on weight classes among children in Greenland at school entry [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014
Objectives: To estimate the proportion of gender-specific thinness, overweight and obesity among children born in 2005 at school entry in Greenland and to compare figures between the capital, Nuuk, with the rest of Greenland.
Karsten F. Rex   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personality traits and BMI trends over three years in Japanese university students.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
In Europe and America, associations between personality traits and body-mass index (BMI) have been reported. However, in Japan, the association between personality traits and BMI (i.e., thinness and obesity) has not been well studied.
Nozomi Fukuhara-Makiyama   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thinness and mortality [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Safety Research, 1987
The relationship of thinness to mortality was examined in White adult members of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program who had at least three multiphasic health checkups between 1964 and 1972, with mortality follow-up through 1980. A detailed comparison was performed of the mortality patterns of "thin" (decile 1 of Quetelet's index) and "average"
S, Sidney, G D, Friedman, A B, Siegelaub
openaire   +2 more sources

Sensory processing sensitivity, transliminality, and boundary-thinness as predictors of anomalous experiences, beliefs, and abilities [PDF]

open access: yes
Individual differences are among the most studied correlates of anomalous experiences and beliefs (AEs), but few have focussed on personality measures specifically defined by sensitivity.
Roxburgh, E. C.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The relationship among drive for thinness, friendship and health consciousness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The present study explored the relationships between friendship and drive for thinness, self-esteem, and health consciousness. The participants were 72 male university students (average age 20.03 years old, average BMI 21.04 (SD= 2.39) ), and 121 female ...
Yamasaki, Akane, Tazaki, Shinji
core   +1 more source

Sensitivity analysis of factors associated with thinness in Ethiopia.

open access: yes, 2023
Sensitivity analysis of factors associated with thinness in Ethiopia.
Bekalu Getachew (15213598)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and factors associated with thinness in rural Polish children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
A lot of attention has been focused on obesity, however, the other extreme—thinness—may lead to inhibition of physical and intellectual development.
Wronka, Iwona   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Mid-upper-arm circumference: a surrogate measure for BMI for age z-score to identify thinness among adolescent girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is an anthropometric screening tool used to assess the nutritional status of individuals, offering a practical and feasible option in low-resource settings.
Solome Zebene   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sensitivity analysis of thinness among adolescents in Ethiopia.

open access: yes, 2023
Sensitivity analysis of thinness among adolescents in Ethiopia.
Bekalu Getachew (15213598)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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