BACKGROUND In recognition of the challenges inherent with the use of single-item indices for the diagnosis of malnutrition-inflammation morbidity in pediatric dialysis patients, to enhance accuracy, we validated a composite scoring system in a pilot study. The objective malnutrition-inflammation score seeks to validate the use of a composite scoring system as a tool for assessing malnutrition-i...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity increase the risk of elevated blood pressure; most of the studies that serve as a background for the debates on the optimal obesity index cut-off values used cross-sectional samples. The aim of this study was to determine the cut-off values of anthropometric markers for detecting hypertension in Chinese adults with data from prospective cohort. METHODS This s...

According to WHO, 53.5–69.5% of adult men and 47.2–61.8% of adult women were classified as overweight in seven European countries. Among adults classified as overweight, 7.7– 26.0% of men and 9.0–21.0% of women were classified as obese (1). BMI is not always related to the degree of insulin resistance, although BMI is an important indicator for diagnosing obesity. Furthermore, a low occurrence ...

Background and Objective. Malnutrition is a serious public health problem in developing countries, including Indonesia. Based on RISKESDAS 2018, the prevalence of stunting aged 13-15 years Takalar Regency 24.83%. This study aimed to assess determinants adolescent girls South Galesong District, Regency.Methods. cross-sectional using purposive sampling method that included 247 selected junior hig...

Abstract Low nutrient use efficiency in maize as a result of imbalanced nutrition has been reported to drastically reduce yield. We implemented omission experiment assess the effect application on yield and nutritional balance. Maize ear leaves were analyzed for nutrients, identify balance status using Diagnostic Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) approach. Results indicated that N or P re...

background non-organic failure to thrive (nftt) is the most common cause of failure to thrive (ftt) which is attributed to inadequate nutrition due to economic factors or parental neglect. nftt can lead to a vicious cycle of poor and inadequate eating and severity of anemia. the aim of this study was to determine the hematological indices in children with nftt. materials and methods in a cross ...

Background: Abdominal obesity (AO) is a global health problem. Although few studies indicated that Nordic diet (ND) was associated with AO, no evidence exists for the association between ND and AO outside the Nordic countries. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship of ND with AO and anthropometric indices among Iranian women. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated a...