Background and Aim: Dental caries is the most common infectious, non-communicable, chronic disease worldwide. Obesity and overweight are major public health problems. Both dental caries and obesity have multi-factorial etiology. The aim of the present study was to determine the possible correlation between the body mass index (BMI), lipid profile and dental caries in two groups of high-school s...

Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between sperm parameters and body mass index (BMI) in the male spouses of couples with infertility complaints, who had applied to our clinic MaterialsAndMethods The male spouses from 159 couples applying to our clinic due to infertility, during a six-month period, were included in the study. In this prospective case control study, ...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical complications in pregnancy, which is associated with many serious consequences for mother and her fetus. Body mass index (BMI) in pregnant women is considered as one of most effective factor for the incidence of GDM. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between BMI at pregnant women in the early...

Background & aim: Pre-pregnancy obesity is considered as a significant predictor for neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Several studies have indicated conflicting associations between body mass index (BMI) and pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pre-pregnancy BMI on adverse pregnancy outcomes. Methods:Thiscohort study was conducted from 2010 to 2013 in Qa...

backgroundautomatic release of urine at any time of a day during sleep beyond the age of five years defined enuresis as a health disorders in children. the etiology of enuresis is still not clearly understood. body mass index (bmi) is an indicator to evaluate the growth trend of individuals in a population for any specific age group. evaluation of obesity in children is important and provides a...

BACKGROUND Evidence indicates that intrauterine skeletal development has implications for bone mass in later life and that maternal fat stores in pregnancy are important for fetal bone mineral accrual. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether childhood bone mass is influenced by maternal body mass index (BMI) via an intrauterine mechanism by comparing parental associations. DESIGN We conducted a m...

BACKGROUND We examined the associations of a range of parental and early life characteristics with systolic blood pressure at 5 years of age. METHODS AND RESULTS Information from 3864 children who were followed up prospectively from their mother's first antenatal clinic assessment was used. Maternal age, body mass index, and smoking during pregnancy were all positively associated with offspri...