BACKGROUND Obesity in pregnancy is a global health problem which is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. The use of weight and height, measured at about ten weeks of gestation, to produce pre-gestational body mass index is recommended for the diagnoses of the condition but limitations abound in under resourced settings. OBJECTIVES To measure anthropometric indices such as mid upper arm ci...

objectives: to compare bmi and inverted bmi in evaluating body measurement, resting blood pressure, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (dexa) parameters of fat mass and metabolic risk factors in iranian children materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional study on 477 children aged 9-18 yearsin the south of iran. weight, height, resting blood pressure, waist and hip circumference and puberta...

Objective: To examine cholinesterase activities in children from three towns in Yucatan, Mexico and their relationship with anthropometry. Methods: Plasma and erythrocyte cholinesterase activities were measured in 104 children from Ticul, Merida and Progreso. Differences between gender, sampling sites and body mass index (BMI) group were evaluated. Weight, height, BMI, hip and waist circumferen...

Aim: The main purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of a specific pedometer (Silva model Pedometer Plus 56013-3) and accelerometer (Silva model Ex3 plus 56026) in women suffering from obesity. The second aim was to study the impact of BMI, waist and hip circumference and waist-hip ratio on different pedometer and accelerometer positions on the body. Methods: Forty women with a BMI >...

background: diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in which antioxidant capacity changes. omega‑3 fatty acids have extensive biological effects including their advantage on lipoprotein metabolism, platelet function, cytokine production, clotting, fibrinolysis, and inflammatory factors. this study aimed to investigate the effect of omega‑3 fatty acid supplements on antioxidant capac...

Obesity is an established risk factor for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Anthropometric measures of overall and central obesity as predictors of NIDDM risk have not been as well studied, especially in women. Among 43,581 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study who in 1986 provided waist, hip, and weight information and who were initially free from diabetes and other major c...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated a relationship between central adiposity and cognitive function. However, only some of these studies have adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease, and none have also adjusted for physical activity level. PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to examine the association between anthropometric measures of central adiposity ...