Body mass index profile among school children: an anthropometric study

Background: The study aimed to analyse the trends in the growth pattern of the children in the age group of 3-21 years of both boys and girls using body mass index (BMI). The study also compared the BMI of the sample with the WHO norms and the group average.Methods: A study was conducted in India covering 1728 children 849 boys and 879 girls from LKG grade to +2 grades in the age group of 3-21 years. BMI grades were computed as per WHO 2006 standards (underweight- <18.50, normal- 18.50-24.99, overweight- >25.00 and obese- >30.00). Results were analyzed using percentage and ANOVA.Results: The data shows that 88.9% of children in the age group of 3-8 years are underweight and in 15-21 years of age children are relatively healthy, but are inclined to move to overweight (17.66%) and obesity (7.21%). More of boys (31%) tend to be underweight than girls. Age and gender were found to be significantly related to BMI. The average BMI of the sample group is above the national standards of WHO (World Health Organization) in all the three age groups. Boys are found to be on par with WHO norms while girls exceed the same. Majority of the sample were below the average denoting underweight.Conclusions: Age and gender was significantly related with BMI. Average BMI of the sample was on par with national standard of WHO. BMI was thus found to be an effective tool for predicting the well-being of school children.

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Percentile Charts for Body Mass Index of Indian Down Syndrome Children

Journal of Pediatric Genetics ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1724115 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Harvinder Kaur ◽

Anil Kumar Bhalla ◽

Inusha Panigrahi

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Down Syndrome ◽

Body Mass ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

World Health ◽

Growth Charts ◽

Indian Children ◽

Age And Gender ◽

And Gender ◽

Gender Specific

AbstractGrowth charts are used to detect growth impairment, overweight, and obesity among Down syndrome (DS) children belonging to different population groups. Due to nonavailability of similar information, age, and gender specific body mass index (BMI) charts for DS children of Indian origin, based on serial data, have been developed. A total of 752 boys and 373 girls diagnosed as cases of DS at <1 month to 10 years of age enrolled from the “genetic clinic” were followed up in the “growth clinic/growth laboratory” of the institute, following a mixed-longitudinal growth research design. BMI was calculated from body weight and length/height measured at 6-month-age intervals by using standardized techniques and instruments. Age and sex-specific percentile growth charts for BMI were generated for age range <1 month to 10 years by using the LMS method. DS children remained wasted (BMI <3rd percentile) up to 6 months of age; thereafter, BMI increased to exhibit close similarity with their normal Multicentre Growth Reference Study (World Health Organization 2006) and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2015) counterparts up to 5 to 10 years, respectively. The percentage of obese DS girls (8.76%) outnumbered boys with DS (4.1%). The use of age and gender specific BMI growth charts may be made for comparative purpose, to assess nutritional status of Indian children with DS, to initiate suitable need-based intervention to improve their overall health and for timely institution of target interventions to prevent growth faltering in this vulnerable population.

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Anaesthetic Management of a Super Morbid Obese Patient

Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare ◽

10.18410/jebmh/2021/554 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (32) ◽

pp. 3039-3042

Author(s):

Lekshmi Raj Jalaja ◽

Stuti Lohia ◽

Priyadarsini Bentur ◽

Ravi Ramgiri

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Recovery Period ◽

Well Being ◽

Anaesthetic Management ◽

The Body ◽

World Health ◽

Morbidly Obese ◽

Multisystem Disorder ◽

Increased Risk

‘Obesity’ is defined as a condition with excess body fat to the extent that health and well-being are adversely affected and uses a class system based on the body mass index (BMI), by the world health organization (WHO). Anaesthetic management of morbidly obese is challenging, as there is an increased risk of perioperative respiratory insufficiency and supplemental oxygen must be given throughout recovery period. The incidence of morbid obesity continues to grow and anaesthesiologists are exposed to obese patients presenting for various procedures. The prevalence of obesity is on the upward trend worldwide. Obesity is a multisystem disorder, involving the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and therefore, undergoing a surgical procedure under anaesthesia may entail a considerable risk. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach is required in treating such patients. Quantification of the extent of obesity is done using the body mass index. BMI is defined as the relationship between weight and height (weight [kg] / height2 [m2 ]).

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Body Mass Index and Helicobacter pylori among Obese and Non-Obese Patients in Najran, Saudi Arabia: A Case-Control Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15112586 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. 2586 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ali Al-Zubaidi ◽

Abdo Alzobydi ◽

Saeed Alsareii ◽

AbdulazizTurky Al-Shahrani ◽

Naweed Alzaman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Helicobacter Pylori ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Body Mass ◽

Upper Endoscopy ◽

Obese Patients ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Total Prevalence ◽

And Gender ◽

Saudi Patients

Objective: We examine obese and non-obese patients with respect to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positive-infection (HPPI) and associated factors, specifically body mass index (BMI). Methods: This study took place in the Department of Endoscopy of a central hospital in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia (SA). A total of 340 obese Saudi patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) who had undergone diagnostic upper endoscopy before sleeve gastrectomy, were compared with 340 age and gender-matched control patients (BMI < 30 kg/m2) who had undergone diagnostic upper endoscopy for other reasons. Data collected included diagnosis of HPPI. Descriptive and multivariable binary logistic regression was conducted. Results: Mean patient age was 31.22 ± 8.10 years, and 65% were males. The total prevalence of HPPI was 58% (95% CI = 54–61%) with obese patients presenting significantly more HPPI than non-obese patients (66% vs. 50%, OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.45–2.70, p < 0.0005). Age and gender did not associate significantly with HPPI (p = 0.659, 0.200, respectively) and increases in BMI associated significantly with increases in HPPI (p < 0.0005). BMI remained a significant factor in HPPI when modelled with both age and gender (OR = 1.022, 95% CI = 1.01–1.03, p < 0.0005). Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, the significance of HPPI in obese Saudi patients residing in the Najran region in SA was demonstrated alongside the significance role of BMI in HPPI.

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Making the Objectives of Individuals Sports Body Mass Index, by Age and Gender Analysis

International journal of Science Culture and Sport ◽

10.14486/ijscs197 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

pp. 255-255

Author(s):

İbrahim Kubilay TÜRKAY

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Gender Analysis ◽

Age And Gender ◽

And Gender

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Changes regarding Age and Correlations between Serum Lipids and Body Mass Index in Humankind

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634435 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 41 (03) ◽

pp. 202-208 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

I. Yamasawa ◽

S. Kamohara ◽

M. Shiota ◽

T. Komori ◽

Y. Watanabe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Serum Lipids ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Atherogenic Index ◽

Health Examination ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Specialized Care ◽

And Gender

Summary Objectives: To improve insight into age and gender related distributions of serum lipids and their correlation with body mass index (BMI). Methods: Serum lipids embracing atherogenic index (AI) and BMI were analyzed from the results obtained in 19,823 men and 14,788 women undergoing a health examination between 1986 and 1996. Results: The changes in total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), AI and BMI differed regarding gender. Although high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) showed a flat pattern for all ages in both genders, its level in women was higher than in men. The ratio of the number in the unsuitable range to those in the suitable range increased with age as to TC in both sexes, then more than half of the population have an unsuitable level in the sixth decade. As for the correlation between serum lipids and BMI: TC, TG and AI correlated positively, but HDL-C correlated negatively. There were significant gaps between both age and gender. Conclusions: We suggest that the normal range of values of serum lipids needs to be revised according to gender and age to evaluate the risk status for a cardio-cerebrovascular disease more precisely in the field of preventive medicine. Simpler guidelines are preferable in specialized care as well as in general practice, particularly since computer technology is not yet universally adapted. In the near future, when computed information technology will be as common as the electricity and the telephone are current on the whole earth, all guidelines will have to be computed on the spot and personally.

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Child Nutritional Status—Alternative Metrics to Body Mass Index

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2019008033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

E. Rush ◽

L. Young ◽

C. Cairncross

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Relative Growth ◽

Under Nutrition ◽

And Gender ◽

Child Nutritional Status ◽

Alternative Metrics

Background: For children, body mass index, adjusted for age and gender is the globally acceptedmeasure of relative growth and risk of over and under-nutrition [...]

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Children Exposed or Unexposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index During the First 5 Years of Life—A Danish Nationwide Cohort

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/ciz605 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (10) ◽

pp. 2168-2177

Author(s):

Ellen Moseholm ◽

Marie Helleberg ◽

Håkon Sandholdt ◽

Terese L Katzenstein ◽

Merete Storgaard ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Well Being ◽

World Health ◽

Control Group ◽

Growth Chart ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Z Scores ◽

Health Organization

Abstract Background Exposures to human immunodeficiency (HIV) and antiretroviral therapy in utero may have adverse effects on infant growth. Among children born in Denmark and aged 0–5 years, we aimed to compare anthropometric outcomes in HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) children with those in children not exposed to HIV. Methods In a nationwide register-based study we included all singleton HEU children born in Denmark in 2000–2016. HEU children were individually matched by child sex, parity, and maternal place of birth to 5 singleton controls born to mothers without HIV. Weight-for-age z (WAZ) scores, length-for-age z (LAZ) scores, and weight-for-length or body mass index–for–age z scores were generated according to the World Health Organization standards and the Fenton growth chart for premature infants. Differences in mean z scores were analyzed using linear mixed models, both univariate and adjusted for social and maternal factors. Results In total, 485 HEU children and 2495 HIV-unexposed controls were included. Compared with controls, HEU children were smaller at birth, with an adjusted difference in mean WAZ and LAZ scores of −0.29 (95% confidence interval [CI], −.46 to −.12) and −0.51 (95% CI, −.71 to −.31), respectively (both P ≤ .001). Over time, there was a trend toward increasing WAZ and LAZ scores in HEU children, and there was no significant difference in adjusted WAZ scores after age 14 days (−0.13 [95% CI, −.27 to .01]; P = .07) and LAZ scores after age 6 months (−0.15 [95% CI, −.32 to .02]; P = .08). Conclusion Compared with a matched control group, HEU children were smaller at birth, but this difference decreased with time and is not considered to have a negative effect on the health and well-being of HEU children during early childhood.

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