Aims. To develop a program to support behaviour changes for women with a history of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and a Body Mass Index (BMI) > 25 kg/m to delay or prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Methods. Women diagnosed with GDM in the previous 6 to 24 months and BMI > 25 kg/m were randomized to an intervention (I) (n = 16) or a control (C) (n = 15) group. The intervention was a pedomet...

INTRODUCTION Our study extends previous studies that have evaluated the level of bias in self-reported height and weight and corresponding body mass index (BMI). Results are evaluated by age, sex, income, race/ethnicity, and BMI classifications. METHODS Analyses are based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2001-2006. The sample was 8,208 men and 8,606 women ...

background: excess weight in children and adolescents is a multi-factorial phenomenon and associated with earlier risk of obesityrelated diseases. this study aims to assess the prevalence of weight disorders and the mean values of anthropometric indices according to regional, socioeconomic, and urban-rural variations among iranian children and adolescents. materials and methods: this nationwide...

Purpose: We sought to review our experience with total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy (TLRH), comparing surgical outcomes in women with ideal, overweight, and obese body mass indices (BMI). Materials and methods: We reviewed records from all TLRHs performed at our institution between 6/2012 and 2/2016. Comparison among groups was performed using single factor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) or ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Parents' birth weight acts as a predictor for the descendant birth weight, with the correlation more strongly transmitted through maternal line. The present research aims to study the correlation between the child's low or increased birth weight, the mother's birth weight, and maternal conditions. METHODS 773 mother-infant binomials were identified with information o...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in Latin America. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to explore social and behavioral factors associated with obesity in Peruvian cities. DESIGN Between 1998 and 2000 health examination surveys were conducted among adults in 1176 families identified in six cities. Stratified by social class, multistaged random sampling...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify corresponding body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference cut-offs for equivalent levels of insulin sensitivity in a Middle Eastern immigrant population compared with native Swedes. METHODS Citizens of Malmö, Sweden aged 30 to 75 years, who were born in Iraq or Sweden, were in 2010-2012 invited to participate in a health examination including...

BACKGROUND Recent reports have shown a decrease in birth weight, a change from prior steady increases. Therefore we sought to describe the demographic and anthropometric changes in singleton term fetal growth. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort analysis of term singleton deliveries (37-42 weeks) from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2010 at a single tertiary obstetric unit. We included all ...

UNLABELLED The aim of this research is to present body mass index (BMI) data in children 3-5 years of age from Skopje and provide the information on the prevalence of different categories of nutritional status during the early childhood. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 420 preschool children (210 boys and 210 girls). Stature and body weight were measured, and the BMI value was calcula...

BACKGROUND This paper examines (1) the accuracy of self-reported height, leg length and weight in a group of subjects aged 56-78; (2) whether recent measurement of height and weight influences the accuracy of self-reporting and (3) associations between childhood and adult height, leg length and BMI measured in old age. METHODS All 3182 surviving members of the Boyd Orr cohort were sent postal...