Growth charts for weight and height have provided the basis for assessment of children's nutritional status for over half a century, with charts for body mass index (BMI) introduced in the 1990s. However, BMI does not provide information on the proportions of fat and lean mass; and within the past decade, growth charts for children's body composition have been produced by using techniques such ...

BACKGROUND Correct staging of puberty is essential in order to differentiate different pathologies, as various components of the endocrine system influence breast, pubic, and axillary hair development. AIMS To determine the current timing of adrenarche and breast development in Lithuanian preadolescent schoolgirls. METHODS Cross-sectional study of 1231 schoolgirls aged 7.0-11.6 years. Puber...

The present study was conducted on sixty non-insulin dependent diabetic women in the age group of 4060 years. After assessing the basic knowledge of the subjects about the disease by knowledge testing questionnaire all the subjects were imparted nutrition education regarding the disease, its symptoms, causes, complications and dietary modifications. The height, weight, mid upper arm circumferen...

OBJECTIVES To measure the serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), and the level of IGFBP-3 protease activity in 38 children presenting with malignancies, and to assess their relation with auxological parameters and nutritional status. METHODS Height, weight, skinfold thickness, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were recorded using...

INTRODUCTION Since malnutrition is common in patients with hepatic cirrhosis (HC) is necessary to investigate the interference of the pathophysiological changes of liver in the methods of diagnosis of the nutritional status. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of malnutrition among patients with HC outpatients, using different assessment methods of the nutritional state. METHODS Nutritional...

OBJECTIVE To assess body composition and lipid profile of women with and without breast cancer. METHODS We conducted a case-control study matched by age, including 62 women, 31 being newly diagnosed with breast cancer and 31 with benign breast changes. Data were collected through direct interview, with recording of sociodemographic characteristics, body composition assessment by anthropometry...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Both carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and obesity are independent determinants of stroke and cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of obesity is higher in Hispanics. The genetic basis of IMT and obesity has not been well-characterized in Caribbean Hispanics. The purpose of this study was to examine the genetic and environmental contributions to IMT and obesity in thi...