BACKGROUND The 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts for the United States include population reference data for body mass index (BMI)-for-age (ages 2-19 y) and weight-for-stature (from 77 to 121 cm). For younger children, either set of reference data could be used. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare BMI-for-age with weight-for-stature. DESIGN We us...

The authors examined associations between postnatal growth velocity through age 2 years and metabolic outcomes at age 31 years in a population-based birth-cohort study of 3,778 Finns (1966-1998). Approximately 8 height measurements and 9 weight measurements were obtained from birth to age 2 years. Peak height velocity (PHV) and peak weight velocity (PWV) in infancy were derived from parametric ...

Background: The timing of maternal weight change in pregnancy may be an important determinant of birth weight. The objective of this study was to measure weight gain patterns from early pregnancy until delivery, and to examine the relationship between prenatal weight gain and low birth weight. Methods: A total of 500 pregnant women within 15-20 days of conception, with confirmed pregnancies and...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that longitudinal rather than cross-sectional growth standards be used to assess individual growth patterns. Thus, the aim of this study was to follow boys and girls throughout their pubertal years, so that a mixed longitudinal growth curve of height, weight, sitting height, arm span, skinfold thickness, body mass index (BMI), and the ratio of sitting height or ...

In the context of enteral feeding in children the influence on growth and the question of fat resorption is of great interest. We, therefore, measured the thickness of subcutaneous body fat in a sample of long-term enterally fed toddlers and healthy controls. In 33 long-term enterally fed toddlers (10 girls, 23 boys) and 275 healthy controls (128 girls, 147 boys) subcutaneous body fat was measu...

BACKGROUND Whereas weight or height at a given age are the results of the cumulative growth experience, growth velocities allows the study of factors affecting growth at given ages. AIM To study the relationships between parental height and body mass index (BMI) and offspring's height and weight growth during infancy and childhood. STUDY DESIGN From the FLVSII population-based study, 235 pa...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term patterns of weight change and progression to overweight and obesity during adulthood. DESIGN Prospective study. Changes in mean BMI, waist circumference (WC) and weight were assessed over a mean 26-year follow-up (1971–1975 to 1998–2001). Mean BMI (95% CI) and mean WC (95% CI) of men and women in BMI and age groups were computed. Mean weight change in BMI and a...

OBJECTIVE Community health surveys often collect self-report data on body height and weight for the purposes of calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI) and identifying cases of overweight and obesity. The aim of the study was to test the validity of this method and to describe age and gender trends in self-report bias in height, weight, and BMI. METHODS This population survey included 4,615 ado...

We have carried out an autosomal genome scan for genes contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes and affecting BMI in the Japanese population (164 families, 256 affected sib-pairs). We found 12 regions that showed nominally significant multipoint evidence of linkage with type 2 diabetes (i.e. logarithm of odds [LOD] score >0.59, P < 0.05): chromosome 1 29.9 cM; chromosome 2 169.6 and 2...

Background: Cystatin C (Cys C) as a cysteine protease inhibitor is produced in a constant level from all nucleated cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between serum levels of Cys C and coronary slow flow (CSF) and body mass index (BMI) in men. Methods: This investigation is in the form of a descriptive-analytical study. The statistical population was all non-act...