background: the study was conducted to examine the comparability of the bmi and gallagher’s classification in diagnosing obesity based on the cutoff points of the gold standards and to estimate suitable cutoff points for detecting obesity among iranians. methods: the cross-sectional study was comparative in nature. the sample consisted of 20,163 adults. the bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia...

backgroundit is not clearly specified that which of the components of body mass index (bmi) affect body image and which of them do not. given that having information in this regard is of special importance as a basis for future planning for adolescents, the present research aimed to compare body image in female and male adolescents and study its relationship with body mass index in high school ...

body image is an internal representation of the external appearance which includes physical and perceptual aspects and attitudes toward them. body image anxiety can cause weight problems. in addition, perfectionism, the trend or effort to be perfect and flawless can cause extreme thinking and self-criticism. perfectionism can provoke anxiety and concerns for body image and weight, especially in...

objective: nowadays the value of bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia) in the estimation of body adiposity both on a clinical basis in the individual and epidemiologically in large populations is of great interest. the current study determine accuracy of bia compared with body mass index (bmi) measurement for estimating body composition in a group of normal weight employee women with a sedenta...

purpose: military personnel are expected to maintain the highest possible level of physical   fitness to do their duties. several factors including body composition and body mass index   affect the level of their physical preparedness. the current study was designed to investigate   the effect of body composition and body mass index in the level of physical preparedness of   iranian military pe...

purpose obesity is a common nutritional problem in both developed and developing countries. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweightness and obesity using both bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia) and body mass index (bmi). methods in this cross-sectional study, 288 healthy college students were selected. socio-economic status questionnaires were completed and subje...

background: the aim of this study was to assess the predictive capacity of body composition estimated by bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia) to identify abnormal blood pressure in physical education and sport teaching students in the city of ankara. methods: data for this cross-sectional study were obtained in the city of ankara in 2014. a total of 133 students aged 20-35 yr participated in ...

background & aim: vast variety of plants in various regions of the country and lack of enough information on their chemical combinations, sometimes lead to triggering poisoning and unsatisfied complications. regarding to fabulous herbal characteristics of hypricum, many research about poisoning and side effects of high concentrations of h. scabrum have not taken place until now. therefore r...