background: the global prevalence of overweight and obesity had risen in recent decades, and obesity is taken into consideration as a public health concern and a major risk factor of common chronic disease. the objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to identify its underlying factors among children 2-6 yr of age in fars province, southern ira...

the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between each parent’s body mass index (bmi) and maternal age with weight status of children. this was an analytic cross-sectional study which was conducted on 12-year-old students from different areas in rasht, north part of iran. the checklist included demographic characteristics such as age, maternal age during childbirth, student and m...

conclusions the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years is high. overweight and obesity should be considered an epidemic and serious health problem in tehran. they certainly require more attention and intervention. results the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children were 12% and 23.7% respectively. the prevalence of overweight was significantly higher in girls th...

background and objective: obesity in childhood increases the risk of fatty liver disease. with respect to the increased prevalence of obesity in iran and the world, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between fatty liver and obesity in 6 -18 year-old children. methods: in this case-control study, 25 overweight children and 24 obese children, who had inclusion criteria, were selecte...

background: in this study, we aim to compare insulin and leptin levels in adolescents with or without overweight and in those with or without abdominal obesity. materials and methods: this case-control study was conducted among 486 samples. we randomly selected 243 overweight and an equal number of normal-weight adolescents from among participants of the third survey of a national surveillance ...

background: prevalence of obesity in children has been increasing during recent decades all over the world. obesity, particularly central obesity, is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. the present study aimed to assess obesity and central obesity in 6-11 year old birjand elementary school children, east of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 1...

how to cite this article: aminzadeh v, setila dalili s, ashoorian y, kohmanaee sh, hassanzadeh rad a. anthropometric indices in children with refractory epilepsy. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10(1):47-52. abstract objective we aimed to assess the effect of body mass index (bmi) on reducing the risk of refractory seizure due to lipoid tissue factors. materials & methods this matched case-co...

background: obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases and has a role on high blood pressure, diabetes type ii, etc., this review assesses the prevalence of iranian children obesity and overweight for different age categories and compares the three standard definitions of obesity. materials and methods: to retrieve desirable studies concerning childhood anthropometric data from differe...