Body mass index is a calculation of child's weight in relation to her height used to assess body fat and potential weight problems. This number alone is not diagnostic for children. Comparing BMI to other children of the same sex and age in growth charts helps to present a picture of your...
A child's BMI looks at the relationship between weight and height for children aged 6 months to 18 years old. It assesses whether current weight is above, below or within range for their age, and can help to identify malnutrition or obesity. Normally, the pediatrician will use the BMI and...
Reduced lean body mass within school children with normal BMI is associated with low gross motor performanceAnalysis of ROAM database in cooperation with the Municipal Health Service Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam).doi:10.1016/S0261-5614(15)30374-5van Kernebeek, T....
There was an inverse relationship between BCR and age, BMI, and serum creatinine and a direct relationship with BUN and GFRe. Based on our findings, we conclude that BCR values in adult patients are inapplicable to children below 10 years of age. We suggest that BCR greater than 60 in ...
There was an inverse relationship between BCR and age, BMI, and serum creatinine and a direct relationship with BUN and GFRe. Based on our findings, we conclude that BCR values in adult patients are inapplicable to children below 10 years of age. We suggest that BCR greater than 60 in ...
Low Body Mass Index Is an Important Risk Factor for Low Bone Mass and Increased Bone Loss in Early Postmenopausal Women Thinness (low percentage of body fat, low body mass index [BMI], or low body weight) was evaluated as a risk factor for low bone mineral density (BMD) or i... P ...
Participants with hypertension defined as a resting elevated blood pressure > 140/80 mmHg, diabetes, obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 30), smoking, or dyslipidemia were also excluded. Finally, participants were ineligible for recruitment if they had contraindications to CMR, including ...
High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with BMI-for-age among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia p pBackground/p pDeficiencies of micronutrients can affect the growth and development of children. There is increasing evidence of vitamin D deficiency wor... GL...
intake from fluids completely explained the different hydration between and normal weight children [FWR adjusted for from fluids and z-BMI=2.44 (0.44) hg vs 2.10 (0.50) hg, P=NS; B coefficient of co-variation between FWR (hg/day) and intake from fluids (hg/day)=0.47, P<0.001]. ...
The underweight group was not considered for the analysis. No significant difference in t 1/2 was found among the three groups. A positive statistically significant correlation was found between fasting antral area and BMI (r = 0.44; P<0.0001) in all children. The fasting antral area value ...