background the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide and is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. obesity during childhood can be harmful to the body. objectives this study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in semnan province, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 2195 schoolchil...

The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of goiter in schoolchildren in a formerly iodine-deficient region in southern Brazil by assessing the relationship between body surface area (m2 ) and thyroid volume (ml) measured by ultrasonography. A population-based sample of 1,094 randomly selected schoolchildren (6 to 14 years; 556 boys and 538 girls) underwent clinical evaluation...

We aimed to detect new cases of konzo and monitor cyanogen exposure from cassava flour in communities previously affected by konzo epidemics in Nampula Province, northern Mozambique. Other objectives were to detect subclinical upper motor neuron damage in schoolchildren and test a new kit to measure urinary thiocyanate concentration. In 1999 and 2000, we carried out active and passive case dete...

BACKGROUND An epidemiologic survey showed in 1992 iodine deficiency and endemic goiter in schoolchildren from the Basque Country. OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the percentage of homes of schoolchildren where iodized salt (IS) is used; (2) to assess iodine nutrition status in schoolchildren and to compare the data collected to those available from previous epidemiological studies. DESIGN AND M...

The systematic review and meta-analysis performed by Tasche and colleagues appears to have been carried out with commendable thoroughness. The results seem clear cut: sodium cromoglycate is ineVective as maintenance therapy in children with asthma. However, their conclusions are not objective but depend in the final analysis on their multivariate regression model. Perhaps this is where the most...

The descriptive statistics for the sella-nasion-A point (SNA) and sella-nasion-B point (SNB) angles computed from a sample of Nubian schoolchildren are presented, by age and sex, and compared with the analogous statistics for American Caucasian schoolchildren.

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the role of vitamin D, muscle fatigue biomarkers, and mechanical factors in the progression of low back pain (LBP) in schoolchildren. BACKGROUND Children and adolescents frequently suffer from LBP with no clear clinical causes, and >71% of schoolchildren aged 12-17 years will show at least one episode of LBP. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 250...

Objective: To assess the oral hygiene practices, current use of and knowledge about fluoride toothpaste among schoolchildren, parents, and schoolteachers; to describe the attitudes of parents and schoolteachers in relation to improving schoolchildren’s oral health. Design: Cross-sectional study. Participants: 1,557 schoolchildren, 1,132 parents, and 352 schoolteachers were recruited by multista...

This pioneer study filled up research gaps on differentiation and associations between various forms of online (general victimization, sexual victimization, individual racial discrimination, and vicarious racial discrimination) and face-to-face peer victimization (physical victimization, verbal victimization, social manipulation, and attacks on property) among schoolchildren with pure and co-oc...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the changes in caries experience and prevalence among schoolchildren of the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, over the course of 20 years. METHODS A random sample of either schoolchildren aged 7, 12, and 15 years (in 1992) or aged 12 and 15 years (in 1997) or their respective school classes (2001, 2006 and 2011) was selected so that approximately 10% of school...