Author's response to reviews Title: Weight status and perception of body image in children: the effect of maternal immigrant status Authors:

Weight status and perception of body image in children: the effect of maternal immigrant status

BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that body image perception is an important factor in weight control and may be influenced by culture and ethnicity. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between immigrant status of the mother and weight status and body image perception of the child. METHODS In total, 2706 schoolchildren (1405 boys and 1301 girls) aged 8-9 years and t...

Maternal Nutrition Status are Strongly Associated to Schoolchildren Z-Scores for Height and BMI in Rural Settings

Background and Objectives: Parental factors, including social and anthropometric factors, play a vital role in children longterm nutritional status. The objective of this study was to investigate correlations between parental factors and nutritional status of the schoolchildren in a rural setting of Indonesia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out during May 2018. T...

Author's response to reviews Title: Utility of Waist-to-Height Ratio in Assessing the Status of Central Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Risk Profile Among Normal Weight and Overweight/ Obese Children: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Height, weight and BMI percentiles and nutritional status relative to the international growth references among Pakistani school-aged children Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Ifugao Males, Learning and Teaching for the Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Status in the Philippines: an evaluation of a program Authors: