scholarly journals Maternal overweight and its relation with child’s anthropometric indices

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-388
Author(s):  
Marcela Martins Soares ◽  
Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol ◽  
Andreia Queiroz Ribeiro ◽  
Patrícia Feliciano Pereira ◽  
Sylvia C. C. Franceschini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Maternal Weight ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio ◽  
Maternal Overweight

Abstract Objectives: to investigate the relation between maternal overweight and child’s anthropometric indices, identifying the interaction with the child's age. Methods: a cross-sectional study with mothers and their children under 2 years old. The mothers’ body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio was calculated. In children, we calculated height/age (H/A), body mass index/age (BMI/A), weight/height (W/H) and weight/age (W/A) indices. The means of the anthropometric indices of children with excess weight and maternal cardiometabolic risk were compared. Mothers and children’s anthropometric indices were correlated. Linear regression models were proposed. We investigated the child's age interaction with anthropometric variables of the dyad. Results: the means of BMI/A and W/H were higher in children of overweight mothers and the means of BMI/A, W/H and W/A were higher when mothers had increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases. There was an association of maternal weight and height with the W/A index; maternal BMI with W/H; maternal height with H/A; maternal weight, BMI and waist circumference with BMI/A. The children's age did not interact with the assessed parameters. Conclusion: children under 2 years of age, whose mothers are overweight, tend to show changes in weight, regardless of age.

scholarly journals Anthropometric Indices and Some Aspects of Physical Fitness in Croatian Adolescents by Gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2582
Author(s):  
Martin Zvonar ◽  
Mario Kasović ◽  
Lovro Štefan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Long Jump

Background. The main purpose of this study was to explore the body-mass index and waist circumference associated with physical fitness by gender. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, we included 1036 adolescents (55.4% girls) from eight randomly selected secondary schools within the city of Zagreb (Croatia). Body-mass index and waist circumference were objectively measured. Physical fitness included three tests: (1) 1 min sit-ups, (2) standing long jump and (3) a sit-and-reach test. Associations were calculated using linear regression models. Results. Boys had higher body-mass index and waist circumference values, compared to girls (p < 0.001). They also performed better in 1 min sit-ups and the standing long jump tests (p < 0.001), while girls obtained higher values in the sit-and-reach test (p < 0.001). In boys, body-mass index and waist circumference were associated with 1 min sit-ups and the standing long jump. In girls, waist circumference was also associated with 1 min sit-ups and the standing long jump, while body-mass index was only associated with this standing long jump. Conclusions. Our study shows that anthropometric indices have non-linear associations with physical fitness tests in a large sample of Croatian adolescents. Screening for thinness and obesity to predict the level of physical fitness should be of a great interest.

scholarly journals Body Mass Index, Migraine, Migraine Frequency and Migraine Features in Women

Cephalalgia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Winter ◽  
K Berger ◽  
JE Buring ◽  
T Kurth
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Migraine Aura ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Migraine Frequency ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
History Of

We evaluated the association of body mass index (BMI) with migraine and migraine specifics in a cross-sectional study of 63 467 women aged ≥ 45 years, of whom 12 613 (19.9%) reported any history of migraine and 9195 had active migraine. Compared with women without migraine and a BMI < 23 kg/m2, women with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 had adjusted odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence intervals) of 1.03 (0.95, 1.12) for any history of migraine. Findings were similar for active migraineurs. Women with a BMI of ≥ 35 kg/m2 had increased risk for low and high migraine frequency, with the highest estimate for women who reported daily migraine. Compared with women with the lowest associated risk (migraine frequency < 6 times/year; BMI between 27.0 and 29.9 kg/m2), women with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 had an OR of daily migraine of 3.11 (1.12, 8.67). Among the women with active migraine, a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 was associated with increased risk of phonophobia and photophobia and decreased risk of a unilateral pain characteristic and migraine aura. Our data confirm previous findings that the association between BMI with migraine is limited to migraine frequency and specific migraine features.

scholarly journals Body mass index and waist-to-height ratio cut-offs as predictors of high blood pressure in adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurnia Febriana ◽  
Neti Nurani ◽  
Madarina Julia
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Standard Technique ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio

Background: Obesity is associated with increased risk for high blood pressure (BP). Although a routine BP measurement is indicated for all children visiting pediatric practice, recognition of children particularly at risk may save times. The aim of this study was to assess the cut-off point for body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) to predict high BP in adolescents. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 928 children aged 11 to 16 years in Yogyakarta. BP were measured using standard technique described by The Fourth Report on The Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. BMI was adjusted for age and sex using the WHO 2007 growth reference. WHtR was ratio of waist circumference related to height in centimeters. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to estimate the best cut-offs. Results: The best cut-off point for BMI-for-age Z-score (BMIZ) to predict high BP was 0.51 with sensitivity and specificity of 82% (95% CI = 78-86) and 76% (95% CI = 67-78) for systolic BP and sensitivity and specificity of 82% (95% CI = 78-86) and 72% (95% CI = 68-76) for diastolic BP. The best cut-off point for WHtR was 0.45, with sensitivity of 76% (95% CI = 67-78) and specificity of 74% (95% CI = 71-79) for systolic BP and sensitivity of 76% (95% CI = 72-80) and specificity of 70% (95% CI = 61-75) for diastolic BP.Conclusion: BMIZ of 0.51 and WHtR of 0.45 are the best cut-off point to predict high BP in adolescents.

scholarly journals Circulating ErbB3/HER3 Levels are Associated with Increased Risk of Hypertension with Overweight: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Zhu ◽  
Zhengmei Fang ◽  
Yuelong Jin ◽  
Weiwei Chang ◽  
Mengyun Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background: Hypertension and overweight are both independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease，and being overweight can more likely to develop high blood pressure. Recent research has shown that ErbB3/HER3 played a considerable role in the development of cardiovascular disease. However, ErbB3 levels effects in the hypertensive overweight patients are unknown. This study aimed to assess the association between ErbB3 levels and hypertension with overweight in Chinese population. Methods: 128 Chinese adults aged 33-79 years, both sexes, underwent evaluation of height and weight, blood pressure, biochemical indicators and ErbB3 levels. Plasma ErbB3 levels was assessed by the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and body mass index (BMI) was calculated as body weight divided by height squared. Participants were allocated in three groups according to blood pressure and BMI: healthy control group (CNT; n = 31; normotensive and nonoverweight), hypertension group (HT; n = 33; hypertension and nonoverweight) and hypertension with overweight group (HTO; n = 64; hypertension and overweight). A 2-tailed P<0.05 was defined to be statistically significant. Results: The difference in mean of ErbB3 levels in three groups was not significant, but had a linear decrease in males, in CNT (1.13±0.36), HT (1.03±0.36) and HTO (0.84±0.26) ng/ml, with P was 0.007. In drinking population, the ErbB3 was significantly reduced in the HTO group as compared with the CNT and HT groups (0.76±0.23 versus 1.18±0.37 and 1.20±0.30, respectively). ErbB3 levels was negatively correlated with DBP in males(r=-0.293, P=0.012), in smoking populations (r=-0.47, P=0.004) and drinking populations (r=-0.387, P=0.008). Besides, BMI in males and in drinking populations and UA in males presented negatively correlations with ErbB3 (p＜0.05). The multivariate conditional logistic regression showed that plasma ErbB3 levels was associated with reduced risk for HTO in males (OR 0.054; 95% CI: 0.007-0.412) and drink group(OR 0.002; 95% CI: 0.000-0.101). Conclusions：The apparent association between lower ErbB3 levels and overweight hypertensive patients suggested that ErbB3 may contribute to the pathogenesis to hypertension with overweight, with BMI, gender, and drinking all potentially modulating the process.Keywords: ErbB3; Hypertension; Overweight; Body mass index.

scholarly journals Association of eating habits and cardiorespiratory fitness with the nutritional status of students

1989 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Angelo dos Santos Duarte Junior ◽  
◽  
Adroaldo Cezar Araujo Gaya ◽  
Camila Felin Fochesatto ◽  
Augusto Pedretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Frequency Survey

The aim of this study was to verify whether there is an independent and combined association of eating habits and cardiorespiratory fitness with the nutritional status of schoolchildren. This is a cross-sectional study with 171 children (86 boys and 85 girls) aged six to 12 years, from a public school in Porto Alegre – RS. Eating habits were assessed using the Food Frequency Survey. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed by the 6-minute running / walking test. The body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness were evaluated following the protocols proposed by PROESP-BR. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, generalized linear regression models and two-way anova were used. Higher consumption of fruits (β: -1.24; CI: -2.42 -0.06) and lower consumption of sweets (β: -1.56; CI: -2.797 -0.34) are associated with lower mean BMI value. Still, children with adequate levels of APCR had lower values ​​of body mass index (β: - 3.11; CI: -3.93 -2.29). When evaluated in a combined manner, eating habits and cardiorespiratory fitness had a greater influence on body mass index values. Therefore, adequate eating habits and satisfactory levels of CRP are associated with an adequate nutritional status.

scholarly journals Overweight and obesity among staff of University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
J Abuo ◽  
BN Ekpenyong ◽  
GME Nja ◽  
N Nwachuku ◽  
IB Williams
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The University

Introduction: Physical inactivity is reported among 41% of Nigerians and 73.8% of adults in Calabar have been reported to be either overweight or obese. Obesity is a chronic disorder marked by excessive generalized deposition and storage of fat in human body. It is indicated by a Body Mass Index of 30kg/m2 and above. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the staff of the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.Methods: A total of 321 staff in University of Calabar participated in this cross sectional study. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select faculties, departments, offices and respondents. Data was collected using a semi-structured and self administered questionnaire, a well calibrated weighing scale, a calculator and a checklist. Data analysis was done using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0.Results: Of the 321 respondents, 55.1% were males and 60.0% were non-teaching. One hundred and twenty nine (40.0%) of the staff were 31-40 years. A total of 43.6% had normal weight, 35.5% were overweight while 19.6% were obese. A total of 45.1% were estimated to be physically inactive and 24.0% did not intend to begin exercises within the next six months. Majority, 91.3% of respondents were knowledgeable about overweight/obesity and 60.4% correctly mentioned at least one possible health implication of overweight/obesity but only 24.3% could define overweight and obesity based on Body Mass Index and most staff (72.0%) believed they had normal weight. Conclusion: The percentage of those found to be either overweight or obese is remarkable and the need to educate staff of the implication and ways to avoid over-nutrition. To avoid the increased risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases including communicable diseases, preventive health education and regular health checks for staff are recommended.

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