Identification of modifiable behaviors is important for pediatric weight management and obesity prevention programs. This study examined obesogenic behaviors in children with obesity in a Northern California obesity intervention program using data from a parent/teen-completed intake questionnaire covering dietary and lifestyle behaviors (frequency of breakfast, family meals, unhealthy snacking ...

Background: Since 1980s migrant peasant workers in China have migrated from rural areas to urban areas to seek for employment opportunities. More and more of migrant peasant workers’ children accompanied their parents to the cities and became another special population in modern Chinese urban areas. This study aimed to discuss the association between socioeconomic and lifestyle behavioral facto...

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of childhood obesity more than doubled in the period from 1961 to 2001. We replicated a 1961 study of stigma in childhood obesity to see what effect this increased prevalence has had on this stigma. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Participants included 458 5th- and 6th-grade children attending upper-middle and lower-middle income U.S. public schools. Children ranked s...

Background: Childhood/adolescence under- and over-nutrition are among the major public concerns worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among children living in Yazd, Iran using different criteria. Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. Body weight, height, waist, a...

conclusions our research determined an association between screen time, physical activity and rbmi. screen time was a prominent predictor of rbmi in children. it is important for health workers to decrease screen time of children to prevent the prevalence of being overweight and obesity. patients and methods in this cross sectional descriptive study we randomly selected 302 students, from all d...

BACKGROUND In Chile between 1986 and 1998, the prevalence of obesity has increased from 4.6% to 24% in prepuberal and from 2.3% to 17% in puberal children. AIM To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a sample of obese and overweight Chilean children. PATIENTS AND METHODS Descriptive study in 489 children (273 females), aged from 6 to 16 years, consulting in an obesity program...

<p><em>Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue caused by imbalance between the amount energy that enters and expended body. Obesity criteria for children aged 6-12 years with a Z-score BMI/U > + 2 SD. Based on Riskesdas data 2018, prevalence obesity increased rapidly to 31.0%. The factors cause are genetics, diet, socioeconomic status family, physical ac...

Background and Objective: In the present study, the diagnostic agreement between surgical and pathological findings of appendicitis in children was tested. The aim was to assess the association between patient body mass index (BMI) and this diagnostic agreement. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 121 consecutive children aged less than 15 years suspected to acute app...

BACKGROUND The child obesity and its complications are associated with an alarming increased health care use, including the emergency department (ED). We evaluated the effects of the obesity and overweight in children admitted to ED, especially in patients with injury diagnosis. METHODS A retrospective study of patients aged 6-18 years was conducted. Patients were categorized into normal weig...