The relationship of ethnicity, socio-economic factors and malnutrition in primary school children in North of Iran: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2008 related factors based on three ethnic groups among primary school children in north of Iran in 2010. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out through multistage cluster random sampling on 5698 subjects (2505 Fars-native, 2154 Turkman, and 1039
Agrawal, B.N., Yoon, H.
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2021 Background: The double burden of malnutrition is a growing public health problem in Japan. We estimated the dynamics of the energy imbalance gap (EIG) (average daily difference between energy intake and expenditure) to explain trends in the prevalence ...
Saeideh Fallah-Fini +2 more
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Malnutrition among Children in Karnataka: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Malnutrition is a leading cause of childhood mortality and morbidity. It is a silent emergency which results from combination of factors and conditions. Growing children are most vulnerable to its consequences.
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Why are West African children underweight? [PDF]
, 2002 The incidence of underweight amongst children under five in Western Africa has been increasing over the last decade (UNICEF, 2002). In Asia, where about two thirds of the world's underweight children live, the rate of underweight declined from about 36 ...
Böheim, R.
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New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: A retrospective observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: WHO uses anthropometric classification scheme of childhood acute and chronic malnutrition based on low body mass index (BMI) (\u27wasting\u27) and height for age (\u27stunting\u27), respectively.
Dibbins, Albert +7 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2015 This study aims to assess the prevalence of growth disorders among a nationally representative sample of Iranian adolescents according to the socioeconomic status (SES) of their living area.
Maryam Bahreynian +5 more
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Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI)
Afolabi , Israel Sunmola +7 more
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Weight Categories among Male Adolescents Linked to Risky Behaviors: High or Low BMI, Which Is Worse?
Adolescents, 2022 The literature about the relationship between extreme BMI and at-risk behaviors is quite inconsistent, and few articles focus on the underweight male population.
Francesca Denoth +5 more
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Association between body mass index and mental health among Scottish adult population: a cross-sectional study of 37,272 participants [PDF]
, 2014 <b>Background:</b> The evidence is conflicting as to whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with mental health and, if so, to what extent it varies by sex and age.
D. F. Mackay +6 more
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National Journal of Community Medicine, 2023 Introduction: NFHS-5 Telangana reports underweight, stunting, and wasting among under 5 children as 31.8%, 33.1%, and 21.7% respectively. Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure is an aggregate indicator that excludes children with anthropometric ...
Anu Mohandas +3 more
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