scholarly journals Deviating From the Norm: Body Mass Index (BMI) Differences and Psychosocial Adjustment Among Early Adolescent Girls

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. I. Lanza ◽  
L. Echols ◽  
S. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Early Adolescent

scholarly journals Prevalence of pre-diabetes/type 2 diabetes among adolescents (10–19 years) and its association with different measures of overweight/obesity in India: a gendered perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
Shobhit Srivastava ◽  
Prem Shankar Mishra ◽  
E. T. Krishnan Mooss
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
National Level ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Subscapular Skinfold Thickness

Abstract Background The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that 1.1 million children and adolescents aged 14–19 years are living with diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose. It is also recognized as a complex disease that affects people of different ages due to different causes. The present study aims to estimate the prevalence of pre-diabetes/diabetes at the national level. Additionally, the respective study determines the factors associated with pre-diabetes/diabetes conditions among adolescents at the national level. Methods The data for this study was carried out from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), the first-ever nationally representative nutrition survey of children and adolescents in India. The study used a sample size of 17,865 adolescent boys and 17,965 adolescent girls for the analysis. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and logistic regression analysis were done to carve out the results. Results The prevalence of pre-diabetes/diabetes was 12.3% and 8.4% among adolescent boys and girls in India, respectively. Body mass index and Subscapular skinfold thickness were the two most important predictors of pre-diabetes/diabetes among adolescents. Further, physical activities show a negative association with pre-diabetes/diabetes. Moreover, interaction models in the present study clearly reveal the fact that adolescent girls were less likely to suffer from pre-diabetes/diabetes than adolescent boys. Additionally, it was found that the prevalence of pre-diabetes/diabetes was high among adolescent girls from lower socio-economic strata. Conclusion The high prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes among adolescents portrayed serious public health concern in India. As body mass index and Subscapular skinfold thickness were positively associated with pre-diabetes/diabetes conditions among adolescents. Therefore, effective approaches are needed to be taken to tackle these pre-diabetes/diabetes conditions among adolescents and especially among adolescent boys.

The relationship between meal frequency and body mass index in black and white adolescent girls: more is less

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
D L Franko ◽  
R H Striegel-Moore ◽  
D Thompson ◽  
S G Affenito ◽  
G B Schreiber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Relationship

Psychosocial adjustment mediates impacts of playmate positive support on body mass index and overweight risk in adolescents

Public Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 223-228
Author(s):  
B. Xie ◽  
S. Alismail ◽  
S. Masood ◽  
X. Lei ◽  
M. Le ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Positive Support

TV or Not TV: Fat Is the Question

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-501
Author(s):  
WILLIAM H. DIETZ ◽  
STEVEN L. GORTMAKER
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Television Viewing ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Relationship Of

The manuscript entitled "Does television viewing increase obesity and reduce physical activity?" published by Robinson and coauthors in this issue of Pediatrics1 is a careful and well-written study of the effect of television viewing on adiposity and physical activity among sixth- and seventh-grade adolescent girls. In contrast to two other large studies of children,2,3 the authors failed to find a significant association between hours of television viewed and adiposity, measured by body mass index. Physical activity was weakly and inversely correlated to time spent viewing television. The latter observation is consistent with prior data which demonstrate a reciprocal relationship of fitness and television viewing,4 perhaps because television viewing displaces more vigorous physical activities.5

scholarly journals Age at menarche and its relationship to body mass index among adolescent girls in Kuwait

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Al-Awadhi ◽  
Nouf Al-Kandari ◽  
Teebah Al-Hasan ◽  
Daliah AlMurjan ◽  
Salhah Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Age At Menarche

scholarly journals Effects of Parents' Employment Status on Changes in Body Mass Index and Percent Body Fat in Adolescent Girls

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 526-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunmin Lee ◽  
Deborah Rohm Young ◽  
Charlotte A. Pratt ◽  
Jared B. Jobe ◽  
Soo Eun Chae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Percent Body Fat
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