background anxiety is one of the most common childhood disorders, so it is necessary to explore extend and its related factors in the students. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anxiety and the related factors of anxiety among the children aged 9-12 years. materials and methods at a descriptive-analytic study 623 children aged 9-12 year- old who were studying in the fourth...

OBJECTIVES To determine if late preterm (LP) children differ from full term (FT) children in volumes of the cortex, hippocampus, corpus callosum, or amygdala and whether these differences are associated with anxiety symptoms at school-age. STUDY DESIGN LP children born between 34 and 36 weeks gestation and FT children born between 39 and 41 weeks gestation from a larger longitudinal cohort ha...

PURPOSE In this study, the authors examined the effect of hearing loss on subjective reports of fatigue in school-age children using a standardized measure. METHODS As part of a larger ongoing study, the authors obtained subjective ratings of fatigue using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Multidimensional Fatigue Scale ( Varni, Burwinkle, Katz, Meeske, & Dickinson, 2002). This...

background: the body mass index (bmi) is widely used to diagnose overweight and obesity. however, there are limitations on the use of bmi and development of alternative measures can be of clinical importance. this study aimed to compare specificity and sensitivity of weight for height (w/h), waist circumference (wc) and waist-to-height ratio (whtr) with bmi-for-age in diagnosing overweight and ...

OBJECTIVE Sleep problems are experienced by 25-30 percent of children and adolescents, regardless of age. The purpose of this study was to investigate if there is any relationship between gender or school entrance and sleep complaints. METHODS From June 2008 to May 2009 children aged 2 to 12 years were selected by clustered randomization of families. The Persian version of the BEARS questionn...

an investigation of the incidence of colour defects was made in primary school students. the children ranged in age from 7 to 14 years. the frequencies were 7,04 per cent. for males and 0,53 per cent. for females.

OBJECTIVE To describe prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity/OW&OB in Mexican children from 1988 to 2006 at the national level and by relevant subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prevalences of OW&OB in children aged 2-18 years were estimated using body mass index data from three national surveys conducted in 1988, 1999 and 2006. RESULTS Prevalences of OW&OB are high in children ...