Friendship as a social mechanism influencing body mass index (BMI) among emerging adults

Social disparities in body mass index (BMI) trajectories among Chinese adults in 1991–2011

BACKGROUND Obesity is a serious public health problem in China. The relationship between obesity and socio-economic status (SES) is changing and affected by uncertainty, particularly, in developing countries. The sex-related differences in body mass index (BMI) trajectories are controversial and require substantial empirical data for updating and enriching. METHODS This study examined the rel...

Factors Influencing the Body Mass Index of Adults in Canada

association of asthma severity with body mass index among adults

asthma is now recognized as a common cause of disability of great economic cost and preventable deaths. in this study we aimed to test our hypothesis based on the relationship between body mass index and bronchial asthma .among the patients with acute asthma admitted to the emergency ward and pulmonology clinic, we sought to determine the prevalence of obesity, as well as the effect of body mas...

Temporal Changes in Lipid Profile and Anthropometric Parameters According to Body Mass Index, Among Iranian Adults

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine in the lipid profile during 3.6 years and anthropometric parameters in Iranian adults the changes during 3.6 year body mass index (BMI). Materials and methods: Among participants of the Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS), 2940 non-diabetic adults, aged 20 years and older, who remained within the same BMI group during the two phases of the su...

[Body mass index and measures of adiposity among elderly adults].

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the nutritional status of elderly persons and to compare the correlation between the body mass index (BMI=kg/m2) with measures of adiposity and fat distribution among elderly and middle-aged adults. METHODS Elderly persons (N=699; 60 years or older) and middle-aged adults (N=1,306; 40-59.9 years) participating in a population-based survey conducted in 1996 in the municip...