Is facial width-to-height ratio reliably associated with social inferences?

Background: Now a days unhealthy lifestyle primarily responsible for the dramatic increase obesity among children and adolescents. Objective: The purpose of the study is to see the effects of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention to reduce obese children and adolescents. The main outcome was cardiometabolic risk based on the waist-to-height ratio (WHTR) measurement. Secondary outcomes were (1) changes in body composition; (2) adherence to a Mediterranean diet; and (3) physical performance. Methods: The study involved 64 overweight/obese children or adolescents conducted at Dhaka Shishu Hospital from October 2017 to September 2018. The intervention was multidisciplinary including nutrition, exercise, and psychological aspects based on a family-based approach; it was delivered for six months for children and three months for adolescents. Before and after the intervention, several anthropometric measures height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body composition, cardiometabolic risk index waist-to-height ratio (WHTR), and dietary habits of the participants and their families were evaluated. In addition, a set of functional motor fitness tests was performed to evaluate physical performance measures. Results: After the intervention both children and adolescents showed a significant reduction in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, fat mass, and WHTR index and an improvement of fat-free mass, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and physical fitness performance. Conclusion: A short term family-based multidisciplinary approach is effective in ameliorating the health status, dietary habits, and physical performance in children and adolescents. DS (Child) H J 2019; 35(2) : 111-118

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Effect of Rotation, Aspect Ratio, Channel Orientation, and Rib Pitch-to-Height Ratio on Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Rotating Channel with Ribs on One Principal Wall

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer ◽

10.1615/jenhheattransf.v14.i1.20 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 27-51

Author(s):

Santosh V. Prabhu ◽

K. Arun

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Pressure Drop ◽

Aspect Ratio ◽

Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Transfer Characteristics ◽

Channel Orientation ◽

Rotating Channel

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Ice ridges in landfast ice of Shokal'skogo Strait

GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY ◽

10.24057/2071-9388-2019-43 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 16-26

Author(s):

Victor V. Kharitonov

Keyword(s):

Penetration Rate ◽

Hot Water ◽

First Year ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Long Distance ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Landfast Ice ◽

Thermal Drilling ◽

Severnaya Zemlya ◽

Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago

Three first-year ice ridges have been examined with respect to geometry and morphology in landfast ice of Shokal'skogo Strait (Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago) in May 2018. Two of the studied ice ridges were located on the edge of the ridged field and were part of it, because their keels extended for a long distance deep into this field. Ice ridges characteristics are discussed in the paper. These studies were conducted using hot water thermal drilling with computer recording of the penetration rate. Boreholes were drilled along the cross-section of the ridge crest at 0.25 m intervals. Cross-sectional profiles of ice ridges are illustrated. The maximal sail height varied from 2.9 up to 3.2 m, the maximal keel depth varied from 8.5 up to 9.6 m. The average keel depth to sail height ratio varied from 2.8 to 3.3, and the thickness of the consolidated layer was 2.5-3.5 m. The porosity of the non-consolidated part of the keel was about 23-27%. The distributions of porosity versus depth for all ice ridges are presented.

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Profiles of Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Among College Students Categorized by Waist-to-Height Ratio Cut-Offs in Shandong, China

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3210890 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Yingxiu Zhang ◽

Jin-shan Zhao ◽

Zun-hua Chu

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Waist To Height Ratio

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Relationship Among Adherence to The Mediterranean Diet and Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters in Subjects with Obesity

Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets ◽

10.2174/1871530320999201111161220 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

Author(s):

Luisa Lampignano ◽

Roberta Zupo ◽

Rossella Donghia ◽

Vito Guerra ◽

Fabio Castellana ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Diet ◽

Hdl Cholesterol ◽

Fat Distribution ◽

Serum Levels ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Waist To Height Ratio ◽

The Mediterranean

Background: There is moderate-to-high evidence that the Mediterranean diet prevents increases in body weight and waist circumference in non-obese individuals but less is known about its effects in subjects with overweight and obesity. The present study was focused on exploring the cross-sectional association among the adherence to Mediterranean diet and the most commonly used variables of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of overweight subjects from a typical Mediterranean region, Apulia, in Southern Italy. Methods:: The study was performed in a cohort of 1214 individuals, all with overweight or obesity but no other clinical condition. We investigated the association among adherence to Mediterranean diet, assessed with the PREDIMED score, and anthropometric parameters [namely body mass index (BMI), WC, waist to height ratio (WHtR) and neck circumference (NC)], fasting serum levels of glucose, insulin, uric acid and lipids (triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol), and blood pressure and insulin resistance, measured by HOMA-IR. Results:: The waist to height ratio was negatively associated to a PREDIMED score ≥7 (p<0.04), whereas HDL cholesterol was positively associated to a PREDIMED score ≥7 (p<0.04) Conclusion: This study suggests that body fat distribution and HDL-cholesterol are the parameters most strongly influenced by MedDiet in Apulian subjects.

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