BACKGROUND Improvements in insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell function have been shown following exercise in adults with obesity; however, few adolescent-based studies have been conducted. This study examined the impact of exercise training on body fat and insulin sensitivity and secretion in overweight and obese adolescents. METHODS The effects of a 12-week exercise program on the para...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that hepatic steatosis is associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese youth, mediated by cardiorespiratory fitness. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study comparing insulin sensitivity between 30 overweight and obese adolescents with hepatic steatosis, 68 overweight and obese adolescents without hepatic steato...

Abstract Background Non-communicable general and oral health conditions share common risk factors. Studies investigating social determinants as factors for overweight/obesity dental caries among the same adolescents are scarce inconclusive. Methods This cross-sectional study included data from 464 girls 494 boys population-based Tromsø Fit Futures, which first-year students attending upper seco...

increases in body mass index (bmi) are reported to influence asthma response to treatment. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between bmi and response to treatment in a group of patients that were referred for asthma control. effectiveness measurements in this analysis included percentage of changes in forced volume in 1 second (fev1), forced volume capacity (fvc), fev1/f...

INTRODUCTION Obesity is the main risk factor for arterial hypertension andis associatedwitha higher morbidity, both in the short and long term. OBJECTIVES To compare anthropometric and blood pressure indicators in terms of the nutritional status, to verify the relationship between nutritional status and blood pressure, and to establish the prevalence of hypertension in terms of the nutritiona...

Background: More than half (54.4 percent) of adults, one in every six children under five years old (16.7 percent), and eight adolescents (12.5 are overweight or obese Mongolia. Methods: The study was conducted during 2015-2018 including 500 from kindergarten №5, 350 school aged 6 - 18 old, 320 civil servants 22 60, 250 people private sectors Yesonbulag, Govi-Altai province, Community based Cro...

OBJECTIVE To measure neck circumference and waist circumference, to compare it between normal and overweight/obese adolescents, and to validate these with body mass index. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in 1800 school-going adolescents. Body mass index, waist circumference and neck circumference were measured. Independent samples t-test and Pearson's correlation were used as...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate overweight and obesity among a representative population of 15,966 Norwegian 15-16 year olds and the associations with different socio-economic and cultural risk factors. METHODS Self-reported data were obtained from school-based surveys in six counties during 2000-04. Overweight and obesity were calculated using Cole's index. RESULTS The ...