Patterns in weight reduction behaviour by weight status in schoolchildren

Patterns in weight reduction behaviour by weight status in schoolchildren.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships between weight reduction behaviour among non-overweight schoolchildren and dietary habits, perception of health, well-being and health complaints. DESIGN Analysis of the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey, a cross-sectional study involving schoolchildren aged 10-17 years. SETTING Schools in the Republic of Ireland. RESULTS The p...

Patterns of Weight Gain and Birth Weight Amongst Indian Women

Background: The timing of maternal weight change in pregnancy may be an important determinant of birth weight. The objective of this study was to measure weight gain patterns from early pregnancy until delivery, and to examine the relationship between prenatal weight gain and low birth weight. Methods: A total of 500 pregnant women within 15-20 days of conception, with confirmed pregnancies and...

Patterns of Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Birth Weight

Anthropometric parameters are an important indicator of health and nutritional status comprising the whole span of mans life. However, they are not of the same degree of simplicity and sensitivity in assessing the public health status. During recent decades many studies have attempted to examine the relationships of these measurements in order to present simple alternatives for similar purposes...

Activity Patterns and Correlates Among Youth: Differences By Weight Status

State-Issued Identification Cards Reveal Patterns in Adult Weight Status

BACKGROUND State-issued identification cards are a promising data source for neighborhood-level obesity estimates. METHODS We used information from three million Oregon state-issued identification cards to compute age-adjusted estimates of average adult body mass index (BMI) for each census tract in the state. We used multivariate linear regression to identify associations between weight stat...