Recent observational studies have reported controversial results for the association between different anthropometric indices of obesity and severity of atherosclerosis. The aim of the current study is to determine the associations between anthropometric indices with severity of atherosclerosis in adult population in north of Iran.The cross-sectional study was performed on 610 participants, who...

background: the health promoting effects of green tea including anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects, decreasing heart attack risk and oxidative stress status has been widely demonstrated during the past decade. the purpose of this study was to determine the possible effects of green tea on the anthropometric indices, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in overweight and obese women. me...

OBJECTIVES To adequately perform orthognathic surgery procedures, it is from basic interest to understand the morphologic changes caused by orthognathic surgery. Anthropometric analyses of standardized frontal view and profile photographs could help to investigate and understand such changes. STUDY DESIGN We present a pre- to postoperative evaluation of orthognathic surgery results based on a...

Background: Craniofacial anthropometric values and indices are vital for experts from different walks of science. Variations in such evident racial geographical attribute. Furthermore, anthropological classification would assist clinicians planning regional surgeries, forensic identification many more. Objective: In this study we aimed to measure the head-face landmarks a particular population ...

BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a lifesaving intervention for HIV infected children. There is a scarcity of data on immunological recovery and its relation with growth indicators among HIV infected young children. The current study aims to assess the pattern of anthropometric Z-score improvement following initiation of first-line ART among under-five children and the relationship bet...

BACKGROUND Anthropometric indicators are difficult to interpret in very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants, including both appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) infants. Therefore, the purpose was to describe the anthropometric indicators of growth and nutritional status in VLBW premature infants AGA and SGA, hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care u...

OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to distinguish the ability of anthropometric indices to assess the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Shenyang, China. PARTICIPANTS A total of 379 residents aged between 40 and 65 were enrolled. 253 of them were free of MetS and had been followed up for 4.5 years. METHODS At baseline, all the participants underwent a th...

BACKGROUND The world health organization (WHO) and the Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants- study (IDEFICS), released anthropometric reference values obtained from normal body weight children. This study examined the relationship between WHO [body mass index (BMI) and triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds], and IDEFICS (waist circu...