BACKGROUND Malnutrition may be an important cofactor explaining poor outcome of childhood bacterial meningitis (BM) in developing countries. We examined its effect in Latin American children. METHODS The weight-for-age z score was determined for 482 children with BM aged 2 months to 5 years. Normal weight (z score from >-1 to <+1), underweight (z score <-1) and overweight (z score >+1) childr...

BACKGROUND We investigated the prevalence and trends of underweight and overweight/obesity in a population-based sample of Japanese schoolchildren from 2003 to 2012, defined by body mass index (BMI) and percentage overweight (POW). METHODS Subjects comprised fourth and seventh graders from the town of Ina, Japan, from 2003 to 2012. The height and weight of each subject were measured. Children...

BACKGROUND This study examines the relationship between physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and body weight in Korean adolescents. METHODS This study used a nationally representative sample of 72,368 South Korean adolescents, aged 13 to 18 years. The study sample was categorized according to BMI as follows: underweight, body mass index (BMI) <18.5; normal weight, 18.5 ≤ BMI < 23.0...

BACKGROUND Underweight in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) complicates the management of HIV infection and contributes to mortality, whereas overweight increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). AIM The study determined weight status and associated factors in people with HIV infection receiving ART. SETTING Rural primary health care...

Background: Underweight due to poor nutrition is the serious problem in our country. Undernourishment is associated so many health problem in children and adolescents. The objective of the study was to study the association of underweight on dynamic lung functions in Gujarati Indian adolescents. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted on 85 Gujarati Indian adolescents boys of 17-21 y...

OBJECTIVE The present paper reports the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity by gender, ethnicity and grade, among participants in a 2002 national survey among South African school-going youth that included height and weight measurements. DESIGN A stratified two-stage sample was used. Nationally representative rates of underweight, overweight and obesity were calculated using wei...

A sample of 400 college women, were selected to evaluate eating disorder among underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese college women. Age of the subjects was ranged from 18 to25 years. Body Mass Index of all the subjects was determined by dividing their body weight in kilogram by the height in meter2. On the basis of Body Mass Index (BMI), the subjects were divided into four categories...

Cigarette smoking protects against preeclampsia but increases the risk of small-for-gestational-age birth (SGA). Regarding body weight, the converse is true: obesity elevates rates of preeclampsia but reduces rates of SGA. The authors assessed the combined effects of smoking and weight among US women developing preeclampsia or SGA, studying 7,757 healthy, primigravid women with singleton pregna...

OBJECTIVES Underweight, overweight, and obese women aged 18-34 years were compared with normal weight women of the corresponding age according to socioeconomic, psychosocial, health behaviour, self reported global and psychological health, and locus of control characteristics. METHODS The 2000 public health survey in Scania is a cross-sectional study. A total 13,715 persons aged 18-80 years, ...

BACKGROUND Body mass index (BMI) is a commonly used anthropometric measurement to estimate the level of nutritional indices (underweight/overweight) of adolescents and adults. Knowledge of the factors affecting BMI is essential for developing intervention programs. This study was conducted to measure BMI and determine the socioeconomic and demographic factors affecting the relative weight of ad...