NCMJ vol. 74, no. 1 ncmedicaljournal.com percentile and below the 95th percentile is considered to be overweight; and one whose BMI is at or above the 95th percentile is considered to be obese. Because BMI is based on height and weight, which are regularly measured during primary care visits, obesity screening can occur at the same intervals as standard well-child care beginning at age 2 years....

background the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide and is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. obesity during childhood can be harmful to the body. objectives this study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in semnan province, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 2195 schoolchil...

whilst there seem to be available data on blood pressure profiles of south african children, especially in urban areas, few data exist on rural children. the aims of this study were to determine the blood pressure profiles of rural south african children residing in thohoyandou; and to examine the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure among the children.the study involved 296 ...

Background: The growth and evolution are among the basic sciences in pediatricsAll of the health staff should be familiar with infants care and the natural pattern of their growth. The present study aimed to help the health staff in urban society of Bam and Baravat, Iran to solve infants growth disorders. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in 8 health centers of Bam and 2 health cente...

Uncritical application of standard weight percentile charts, derived from white infants, to infants from different ethnic groups may result in an overestimate of the incidence of intrauterine growth retardation in those groups. The ratio of mid-arm circumference to occipitofrontal circumference was studied in 194 babies (49 Asian, 58 black, and 87 white). In contrast with birth weight the ratio...

BACKGROUND Given the rising rates of obesity in children and adolescents, developing evidence-based weight loss or weight maintenance interventions that can be widely disseminated, well implemented, and are highly scalable is a public health necessity. Such interventions should ensure that adolescents establish healthy weight regulation practices while also reducing eating disorder risk. OBJE...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the notion of indicated prevention-helping overweight or obese youth attain non-overweight status to prevent adult obesity-by examining weight-for-height changes needed to normalize weight status in youth who are growing. DESIGN We determined the amount of weight-for-height change necessary for overweight or obese youth to achieve non-overweight status using linear mi...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore whether a common variant in the FTO gene moderates the relationship between parental restriction and child BMI. METHODS This study reports on baseline data from 178 parent-child (ages 9-10 years) dyads. Parents completed the Child Feeding Questionnaire and reported on socio-demographic characteristics. Each child's height, weight and FTO rs9939609 genotyp...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a sonographic diagnosis of marginal placental cord insertion on birth weight and duration of pregnancy. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed for 100 singleton pregnancies with prospectively identified marginal placental cord insertion. RESULTS Birth weights below the 10th percentile occurred in 6.25% of pregnancies without preeclampsia. Sponta...