Relation of Emotional and Behavioral Problems With Body Mass Index in Preschool Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 641-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joreintje D. Mackenbach ◽  
Henning Tiemeier ◽  
Jan van der Ende ◽  
Ilse M. T. Nijs ◽  
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems

scholarly journals Prevalence of Thinness among Santal Preschool Children Using New Body Mass Index Cut-Off Points

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Subal Das ◽  
Kaushik Bose
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purulia District

A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of undernutrition using body mass index (BMI) among 2–6-year Santal preschool children of Purulia District, West Bengal, India. A total of 251 (116 boys and 135 girls) children from 12 villages were measured. Commonly used indicators, that is, weight, height, and BMI, were used to evaluate the nutritional status. More boys (59.5%) than girls (53.3%), based on BMI, were undernourished. Significant age differences in weight (F=44.29∗∗∗; df=3), height (F=58.48∗∗∗; df=3), and BMI (F=3.52∗∗∗; df=3) among boys were observed. Similarly, significant differences between ages in mean weight (F=56.27∗∗∗; df=3), height (F=64.76∗∗∗; df=3), and BMI (F=2.62∗∗∗; df=3) were observed among the girls. The present study revealed that the nutritional status of the preschool children of Santal tribal community of these villages was poor with very high rate of thinness in boys and girls (59.5% and 53.3%, resp.).

Secular trends in body mass index measurements in preschool children from the City of Aachen, Germany

2003 ◽  
Vol 162 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann ◽  
Frank Geller ◽  
Corinna Böhle ◽  
Corinna Khalil ◽  
Gabriele Trost-Brinkhues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Secular Trends ◽  
The City

The Relationship Between Motor Skill Proficiency and Body Mass Index in Preschool Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel W. Logan ◽  
Kristin Scrabis-Fletcher ◽  
Christopher Modlesky ◽  
Nancy Getchell
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Impact of the great east Japan earthquake on the body mass index of preschool children: a nationwide nursery school survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e010978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Yokomichi ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Hiroko Matsubara ◽  
Mami Ishikuro ◽  
Masahiro Kikuya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
The Body ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
School Survey

scholarly journals Visual Recognition of Child Body Mass Index by Medical Students, Resident Physicians, and Community Physicians

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn R Ahlers-Schmidt ◽  
Deborah Kroeker ◽  
Amy Chesser ◽  
Traci Hart ◽  
Jennifer Brannon
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Visual Recognition ◽  
Weight Class ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Many studies have assessed the ability of mothers to identify their child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) category and the vast majority of mothers are unable to do so accurately. This suggested a need for physicians to inform parents about their child’s weight status. However, many physicians do not chart BMI-for-age, even though it is recommended. Instead they rely on their visual perception of the patient’s weight status. This study determined the number of medical students, resident physicians, and community physicians who correctly categorize preschool children into their appropriate weight class by visual cues alone. Methods: Fourth-year medical students, family medicine and pediatric resident physicians, and family medicine and pediatric community physicians completed a brief on-line survey. Pictures of three preschool children were shown and respondents described each child’s BMI-for-age category. Results: A 43% (134/312) response rate was achieved. Only 15% of respondents correctly identified a 3-year-old boy, whose BMI was >95th percentile for his age, as obese. Nearly 86% correctly identified a 4-year-old girl with normal BMI-for-age, but only 21% correctly identified another girl who was overweight at the 90-95th percentile BMI-for-age. No significant difference was found in total accuracy between medical students, resident physicians, or community physicians (F(2,123)=0.743, p=0.478) or between family medicine physicians and pediatricians (F(1,107)=2.269, p=0.135) when predicting the BMI-for-age categories. Conclusions: Medical professionals and trainees have difficulty visually assessing a child’s BMI-for-age weight status. This underscores the importance of calculating and plotting BMI at healthy check-ups.

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