Background and aim Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in adolescent and adult population. However, the …
Objective Body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) are anthropometric measures to evaluate body adiposity in the various age groups. The present study aims to …
Background: Zinc is an essential trace element for the normal growth and development of human beings. The main objective was to evaluate the nutritional status of zinc and its …
DC Pazin, TL da Luz Kaestner, M Olandoski… - Global …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity is the most common chronic disease in adolescents. In adults, waist circumference (WC) is associated with the presence of cardiovascular risk factors and is also a better …
Background & aims This study aimed to examine the anthropometric measurements of adolescents between the ages of 10 and 13, and to determine the BMI-for-age-based neck …
Dyslipidemia, the disorder of lipoprotein metabolism resulting in high lipid profile, is an important modifiable risk factor for coronary heart diseases. It is associated with more than …
ObjectiveWe aimed to study the correlation between neck circumference (NC) and anthropometric adiposity indicators, and to determine cut-off points of NC for both sexes to …
Objective: To identify which anthropometric measurement would be the best predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Brazilian adolescents. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional …
KD Vana, GE Silva, JD Carreon… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2021 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To evaluate predictions of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (MS-OSA) by the neck circumference/height ratio (NHR) and waist circumference/height …