Objective. To evaluate the effect of a family-based intervention on anthropometric and metabolic markers in overweight and obese children. Methods. Overweight or obese 8-12 years olds (n = 93) were randomized into intervention or control groups. The intervention group participated in a program aiming for lifestyle changes regarding food habits and physical activity. Anthropometric measures and ...

Three-dimensional symmetry and coordination are important factors in facial aesthetics, analysis of asymmetry is the basis for clinical diagnosis, treatment, doctor–patient communication. With development three-dimensional measurement data technology, methods mainly based on anatomic landmarks, original-mirror alignment algorithm, anthropometric mask, artificial intelligence. This review summar...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of laser acupuncture combined with a diet-exercise intervention on features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Twenty-eight obese post-menopausal women were randomly distributed to the control and laser acupuncture group. The control group received the diet-exercise intervention and the study group received the same intervention and sessions of laser acupu...

UNLABELLED Strokes are one of the most common causes of mortality and long term severe disability. Risk factors for stroke include: age, gender, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and many others. OBJECTIVE To evaluate obesity and hypertension in patients affected by acute ischemic stroke. METHOD We compared the anthropometric variables between type II diabetic patients and non-diabetic ...

OBJECTIVE This report presents national anthropometric reference data for the U.S. population aged 3 months and older in 1988-1994. METHODS Data in this report are from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), which was conducted on a complex, stratified, multistage probability sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. A total of 31,241 pers...