Relationships between Body Mass Index and Self-Reported Motorcycle Crashes in Vietnam

Association between Enuresis and Body Mass Index in Schoolchildren

BackgroundAutomatic release of urine at any time of a day during sleep beyond the age of five years defined enuresis as a health disorders in children. The etiology of enuresis is still not clearly understood. Body Mass Index (BMI) is an indicator to evaluate the growth trend of individuals in a population for any specific age group. Evaluation of obesity in children is important and provides a...

Ethnic differences in discrepancies between self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index.

We investigated the association between Hindustani-Surinamese (South Asian), African-Surinamese (African) or Dutch (European) ethnicity and discrepancies in self-reported versus measured weight, height and derived body mass index (BMI). Using data from the population-based SUNSET study among 35- to 60-year-old subjects in The Netherlands, we found that discrepancies among Hindustani-Surinamese ...

Association between Body Mass Index and Self Body Image Perception

Association Between Self-Reported Household Practices and Body Mass Index of US Children and Adolescents, 2005

INTRODUCTION Parents can set household practices that influence children's behaviors. The objective of this study was to determine whether children (children and adolescents aged 9-18 y) who live in a household that has healthful practices related to behaviors associated with obesity have a lower body mass index (BMI). METHODS We analyzed data from the 2005 Styles mail panel survey (N = 1,685...

Inconsistency between Self-Reported Energy Intake and Body Mass Index among Urban, African-American Children

BACKGROUND To prevent obesity, it is important to assess dietary habits through self-reported energy intake (EI) in children. We investigated how EI is associated with body mass index and which elements of dietary habits and status are associated with EI among African-American (AA) children. METHODS We assessed and included data from 218 10-14-year-old AA children in Baltimore, MD, USA. EI wa...