The Relationship Between Stature, Growth, and Short-term Changes in Height and Weight in Normal Prepubertal ChildrenAbbreviations: SDS, SD scoreBMI, body mass indexGH, growth hormoneIGF-I, insulin-like growth factorHuman growth is a nonlinear process with marked variation in growth rate during the...
Body mass index (BMI) is formulated on the assumption that body weight (BW) scales to height with a power of 2 (BW∝height2), independent of sex and race-ethnicity. Powers differing from 2 are observed in studies of selected samples, thus raising the question if BMI is a generalizable ...
The values of p have now been estimated for white, middle class children over the ages of birth to 9 years and may have utility in studies which compare obesity indicators. Abbreviations W, weight H, height W/HP,Benn's power index The two most easily measured and relatively accurate ...
Height and weight were measured in 529 Irish children aged 5 to 7 years and were self-reported by parents and grandparents. All adults provided information on self-rated health, education status, and indicators of income, diet and physical activity. Associations between the weight, height, and ...
Abbreviations BMI: Body mass index IOTF: International Obesity Task Force MCHC: Maternal and Child Health Centres SHS: Student Health Service WHO: World Health Organization.References World Health Organization: Preventing and managing the global epidemic. Report of a WHO consultation on obesity....
11. The starting position for thelowheight was with the arm held vertically at the side of the body, and for themediumandhighheights, it was with the hand placed on the ipsilateral thigh with palm facing down. Every combination of height and weight was evaluated up to three times, ...
Abbreviations DNBC: The Danish National Birth Cohort DNBC-11: The 11-year follow-up of The Danish National Birth Cohort DNBC-18: The 11-year follow-up of The Danish National Birth Cohort FPS-r: The Faces Pain Scale - revised IPW: Inverse probability weighting ISCED: International ...
BF% was calculated as fat mass divided by body weight, measured by bioimpedance. Cox models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overall and sex-specific associations of BF% and WHtR with risks of ischemic CVD and its main subtypes [myocardial infarction (MI)...
Anthropometric surveys of children are used to assess the nutritional status of a population. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that either mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) or weight-for-height Z-scores (WHZ) are used to assess acute malnutrit
Abbreviations BMI: body mass index PHV: peak height velocity ΔB8–2: BMI change between 2 and 8 y of age ΔHCM8–2: height gain between 2 and 8 y of age ΔHCM18–8: height gain between 8 and 18 y of age References Costello AM 1989 Growth velocity and stunting in rural...