background. adolescence is a critical period of growth and different variables can effect on this process in this age period. the relationship between obesity in adolescence and some metabolic disorders in the future has been reported by many studies. this study was carried out to determine the pattern of fat distribution among high school adolescents in ilam city in 2013. method. in this cross...

BACKGROUND/AIM To estimate overweight and obesity prevalence trends in Slovenian adolescents entering secondary schools in the years 2004, 2009 and 2014 and differences in the prevalence between different types of secondary schools. METHODS Data from 17,538 adolescents entering secondary schools (mean age ± standard deviation 15.4 ± 0.5 years) collected during obligatory medical examination i...

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and the prevention of adult obesity will require prevention and management of childhood obesity. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence and behavioral determinants of overweight and obesity in school going adolescents. A total of 660 adolescents from affluent and nonaffluent schools were taken. Overweight and obesity was defined as pe...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the temporal trends in the mortality burden attributed to overweight and obesity in Canada between 1985 and 2000. DESIGN Overweight and obesity prevalence data from six cross-sectional national population surveys, including the 1985 and 1990 Health Promotion Surveys, 1994, 1996 and 1998 National Population Health Surveys, and 2000 Canadian Community Health Survey, in...

Introduction: The validity of Body Mass Index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight is of critical importance in the proper assessment of studies that rely on questionnaire-derived data. In this study, we evaluate the accuracy of adolescent overweight and obesity classification bpased on self-reported height and weight factors and propose a regression model for predicting the true BMI....

CONTEXT The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased markedly in the last 2 decades in the United States. OBJECTIVE To update the US prevalence estimates of overweight in children and obesity in adults, using the most recent national data of height and weight measurements. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS As part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a...

background: the main objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the obesity and the related risk factors in the north of iran. methods : this was a population-based cross-sectional study that enrolled 2495 subjects (1247 males and 1248 females) using stratified cluster sampling. interviewers recorded the data using a multidimensional questionnaire including anthropometric indexes...

background obesity is a medical problem in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. obesity is associated with many complications, so it is important to investigate the respective etiology. leptin is a protein synthesized in the fatty tissue and is effective in the control of obesity. survey of leptin in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) survivors could be helpful in controlling ob...