Figure 1. Flow-chart of inclusions and long COVID status definition. Questionnaires The “symptoms after corona” questionnaire consisted of self-reported questions on confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccination status, including being tested for COVID-19, number of infections, acute...
BMI values represent points within categories that describe how close an individual is to the ideal height/weight ratio for adults. The World Health Organization defines eight categories, from severe thinness to obese class III.
Study-stratified box plots for height, weight, and BMI Z-scores according to the UK-WHO chart at 10 or 11 years of age.William JohnsonLeah LiDiana KuhRebecca Hardy
An alpha of .05 was used to determine significance for all models. Results Sample Figure 1 provides a flow chart of the consent and follow-up rates. Intervention students were more likely to consent (n = 156/219) than controls (n = 140/262) (χ2 = 15.97, p < .000). The followed...
until the sample size was sufficient and the recruitment period ended. No one dropped out of the trial. A flow chart of the study design is shown in Fig.1. All individuals in the experimental group and control group were examined for relevant indicators: height, weight, BMI, waist circumfere...
Obesity, which parallels other health disparities, is of particular concern as a potential bidirectional factor in deficiency; higher rates of deficiency may be found in adolescents and adults who are obese.28-31 Vitamin D deficiency is highly correlated with BMI, as well as challenging e...
These patients were mainly referred from the paediatric obesity clinics or endocrine clinics when they were evaluated for overweight or obesity. In our unit, OGTT would usually be ordered if the body mass index (BMI) centile was ≥95th centile according to the local growth chart. OGTT would ...
Indirect whole body calorimeters have been utilized for metabolic studies in adults since the early 1980s [9]. It was reported that a lower metabolic rate predicts body weight gain in adults [10]. O...Kral JG, Biron S, Simard S, Hould FS, Lebel S, Marceau S et al. Large ma...
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“What are the commonly reported physical symptoms of long COVID in adults aged between the ages 18–65, who were not hospitalised during their acute COVID-19 infection?” 2.1. Identifying Relevant Studies The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) strategy was...