Diagnosis of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren: utilization of the body mass index international standard

10.2223/1152 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Giugliano ◽  
Ana L. P. Melo
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
International Standard

scholarly journals Accuracy of Age-Based Formula to Predict the Size and Depth of Cuffed Oral Preformed Endotracheal Tubes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy

2021 ◽  
pp. 014556132098051
Author(s):  
Matula Tareerath ◽  
Peerachatra Mangmeesri
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Endotracheal Tube ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Insertion Depth ◽  
Endotracheal Tubes ◽  
Endotracheal Tube Size ◽  
Actual Size

Objectives: To retrospectively investigate the reliability of the age-based formula, year/4 + 3.5 mm in predicting size and year/2 + 12 cm in predicting insertion depth of preformed endotracheal tubes in children and correlate these data with the body mass index. Patients and Methods: Patients were classified into 4 groups according to their nutritional status: thinness, normal weight, overweight, and obesity; we then retrospectively compared the actual size of endotracheal tube and insertion depth to the predicting age-based formula and to the respective bend-to-tip distance of the used preformed tubes. Results: Altogether, 300 patients were included. The actual endotracheal tube size corresponded with the Motoyama formula (64.7%, 90% CI: 60.0-69.1), except for thin patients, where the calculated size was too large (0.5 mm). The insertion depth could be predicted within the range of the bend-to-tip distance and age-based formula in 85.0% (90% CI: 81.3-88.0) of patients. Conclusion: Prediction of the size of cuffed preformed endotracheal tubes using the formula of Motoyama was accurate in most patients, except in thin patients (body mass index < −2 SD). The insertion depth of the tubes was mostly in the range of the age-based-formula to the bend-to-tip distance.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SHORT SLEEP DURATION AND OBESITY IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapaswini Mishra ◽  
Dipti Mohapatra ◽  
Manasi Behera ◽  
Srimannarayan Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Short Sleep ◽  
Obese Class

ABSTRACTObjective: Adequate sleep has been considered important for the adolescent’s health and well-being. On the other hand, self-imposed sleepcurtailment is now recognized as a potentially important and novel risk factor for obesity. The objective of the study is to find the association betweenshort sleep duration and obesity (by calculating the body mass index [BMI]) among medical students.Methods: The study was conducted on 100 medical students. A brief history of sleep duration was taken. The height and weight were taken and thebody mass index (BMI) was calculated by formula weight in kg / height in m. Based on the BMI criteria the students were classified into six groups:Underweight, normal, overweight, obese class I, obese class II and obese III. The waist circumference (WC) was also taken. The data obtained werestatistically analysed by ANOVA test and the p < 0.5 was considered significant.2Results: The present cross-sectional study showed that there is an association between short sleep duration and obesity which was highly significant(p<0.001). This study also shows that there is an association between short sleep duration and waist circumference which was also highly significant(p<0.001).Conclusion: The present study observed a high association of short sleep duration among medical students of IMS and SUM Hospital and that shortsleep duration was significantly associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity. We should further investigate whether adults adopting ahealthy lifestyle with short sleep duration would improve their sleeping habits or not.Keywords: Sleep duration, Body mass index, Waist circumference, Obesity.

scholarly journals Prevalence of overweight and obesity based on the body mass index; a cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Al-Ghamdi ◽  
Mamdouh M. Shubair ◽  
Abdulrahman Aldiab ◽  
Jamaan M. Al-Zahrani ◽  
Khaled K. Aldossari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals TRAUMATIC DISEASE PECULIARITIES COURSE, ITS DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT AT POLYTRAUMA IN SUFFER OBESE PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
S.D. Khimich ◽  
O. M. Chemerys
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Prognostic Features ◽  
Normal Body ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Normal Body Weight

Abstract Introduction. It’s known that the issue of polytrauma is one of the most urgent problems of surgery, and among injured patients a special approach is required for patients with overweight and obesity of varying degrees. Purpose of the study. To study prognostic features of traumatic disease course and to improve the results of diagnostics and surgical treatment of patients with polytrauma suffer obesity. Materials and methods. Clinical material was made up of 106 patients with combined body trauma, which were divided into three groups according to body mass index. Results. The results of the research showed a significant difference in the course of traumatic disease in patients with normal body weight and obesity. In particular, in the process of diagnostics of blunt chest and abdominal trauma the frequency of application of interventional methods of diagnostics was directly proportional to the increase of body mass index. The course of traumatic disease in the obese patients had a number of characteristic features that formed the basis for the development of diagnostics and differential program of treatment. Conclusions. The results of the research showed that the course of traumatic disease in combined injury obese patients is directly proportional to the body mass index and has certain features that differentiate them from patients with normal body weight. Keywords: polytrauma, obesity, traumatic disease, diagnostics, treatment.

scholarly journals Accuracy of Body Mass Index and Obesity Status in Police Trainees

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Miloš Stojković ◽  
Katie M. Heinrich ◽  
Aleksandar Čvorović ◽  
Velimir Jeknić ◽  
Gianpiero Greco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Obesity Status ◽  
Study Results

The first aim of this study was to compare body mass index (BMI) (indirect method) classification with the body fat percent (PBF) (direct method) and to determine how BMI classifies subjects with different levels of skeletal muscle mass percent (PSMM). The second aim was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity status among police trainees (PTs). A total of 103 male PTs participated in this research: age = 21.46 ± 0.64 years, body mass (BM) = 75.97 ± 8.10 kg, body height (BH) = 174.07 ± 6.31 cm, BMI = 25.05 ± 2.12 kg/m2. The InBody 370 multichannel bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measured body composition. Study results indicated that muscular PTs could be misclassified as overweight and that PBF identified more subjects as obese. Namely, three PTs were obese according to BMI, while 13 were obese according to PBF. The information provided by this research could be used to help professionals understand the importance of measuring body composition, and the inaccuracies in BMI classification. In conclusion, whenever possible PSMM and PBF should replace the utilization of BMI to screen overweight and obesity in PTs. Agencies may think of using BIA as non-invasive, quick and inexpensive measurement tool.

scholarly journals The Relationship among Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, Dynamic Balance, and Sleep Patterns

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geubrina Kananda ◽  
Eka Roina Megawati
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Fall Injury ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

According to the World Health Organization in 2010, overweight and obesity are the fifth risk factors of the cause of death in the world. Obesity is influenced by the level of physical activity and it could cause a disturbance in dynamic balance and induce sleep disorder known as sleep apnea. Meanwhile, the lack of physical activity also affects the dynamic balance that can increase the risk of fall injury during the dynamic physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship among body mass index, physical activity, the dynamic balance, and sleep patterns. The subjects of this study were 72 young adults aged 20 years in average, consisted of 47 males and 25 females. The body mass index was undertaken by dividing the body weight (kg) and height in meter square (m2). The level of physical activity was performed by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Meanwhile, the dynamic balance was measured by using the modified Bass test; while sleep patterns was measured by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. This study found that there was a significant association between BMI and dynamic balance with p value = 0.006 (p 0.05); whereas physical activity was not significantly associated to the dynamic balance (p0.05). Meanwhile, body mass index and physical activity were not significantly associated to sleep patterns (p 0.05). This study concludes that body mass index has a significant association to dynamic balance. Meanwhile, dynamic balance is highly needed in carrying out dynamic physical activity to avoid fall injury.

scholarly journals Hubungan lingkar lengan atas dengan obesitas pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Uuniversitas Sam Ratulangi

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Okky Kumesan ◽  
Shane H.R. Ticoalu ◽  
Taufiq F. Pasiak
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Hip Circumference ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Fat Composition

Abstract: Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation which detrimental to health. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight and over 600 million of them are obese. Various methods of anthropometry can be used to determine the occurrence of obesity, these methods include measurement of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, hip circumference, arm circumference and neck circumference, body mass index mostly used as an indicator of obesity to estimate the body fat composition. Based on research conducted by Lu et al in China, upper arm circumference has been one of the indicators to identify overweight and obesity in children aged 7-12 years. Objective: To determine the relation between upper arms circumference with obesity of students in Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sam Ratulangi. Method: This research is descriptive analytic observational study conducted in February 2016. The samples were students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sam Ratulangi, class 2013, 2014, 2015, who were eligible. The data was obtained by the measurement of upper arm circumference, weight, and height that used in the method of body mass index. Result: The samples in this research were 63 people consisting of 35 men and 28 women with an average age is 19 years old. On BMI measurements obtained an average male’s BMI is 29.8 kg/m2 and women’s BMI is 28.6 kg/m2. On the measurements of upper arm, the average male’s upper arm is 33,6cm and women’s upper arm is 30,7cm. Spearman correlation values between the Upper Arm Circumference and BMI for the all sample is 0,711. Conclusion: There is strong correlations between the Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) with obesity that were measured with Body Mass Index (BMI).Keywords: obesity, body mass index, upper arm circumference, student Abstrak: Obesitas didefinisikan sebagai akumulasi lemak abnormal atau berlebihan yang dapat menggangu kesehatan. Pada tahun 2014, lebih dari 1,9 miliar orang dewasa mengalami kelebihan berat badan dan lebih dari 600 juta orang diantaranya mengalami obesitas. Berbagai macam metode antropometri dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui terjadinya obesitas, metode-metode tersebut antara lain pengukuran indeks masa tubuh (IMT), lingkar pinggang, lingkar pinggul, lingkar lengan, serta lingkar leher, indeks masa tubuh merupakan indikator kegemukan yang banyak dilakukan untuk memperkirakan komposisi lemak tubuh. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Lu dkk di Cina, lingkar lengan atas telah merupakan salah satu indikator untuk mengidentifikasi berat badan lebih dan obesitas pada anak-anak usia 7-12 tahun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara lingkar lengan atas dengan terjadinya obesitas pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif observasional analitik yang dilaksanakan pada bulan Februari 2016. Sampel penelitian adalah mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi, angkatan 2013, 2014, 2015 yang memenuhi kriteria. Data penelitian didapatkan melalui pengukuran lingkar lengan atas, berat badan, serta tinggi badan yang digunakan dalam metode indeks masa tubuh. Pada penelitian ini didapatkan sampel sebanyak 63 orang yang terdiri dari 35 orang laki-laki dan 28 orang perempuan dengan rata-rata umur sampel 19 tahun. Pada pengukuran IMT didapatkan rata-rata IMT laki-laki 29,8 kg/m2 dan IMT Perempuan 28,6 kg/m2. Pada pengukuran LiLA didapatkan rata-rata LiLA laki-laki 33,6 cm dan LiLA perempuan 30,7 cm. Nilai korelasi Spearman antara Lingkar Lengan Atas dan IMT untuk seluruh sampel sebesar 0,711. Simpulan: Didapatkan hubungan yang kuat antara Lingkar Lengan Atas (LiLA) dengan obesitas yang diukur meggunakan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT)Kata kunci: obesitas, indeks masa tubuh, lingkar lengan atas, mahasiwa

scholarly journals Nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle as important indicators for the body mass index in high school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
Lorik Ramaj ◽  
Sadete Hasani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Normal Male ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the problems of underweight, overweight and obesity in young people of high school in Drenas, respectively a sample of 150 adolescents (73 males and 77 females aged 17 years). The research was conducted in the physical education class, initially was performed measurement of weight and height then the questionnaire with 26 questions. Data were collected with the statistical program SPSS version 21.0, descriptive analysis was performed with (Mean and standard deviation), all variables were tested for normality, significant level (significant level p <0.05). Results of anthropometric characteristics, the average age was 17.2 years. Weight / kg for men was 59.4 kg for women 57.3kg the average for both genders was 58.3 (± 6.2) kg. Height / cm  males 1.68cm,  females 1.61cm the average of both genders was 1.64 (± 6.6) cm. BMI body mass index kg / m² in men 21.0, women 22.1, the average of both sexes 21.55 kg / m5. The results show that men have lower BMI (p> 0.05) 21.55 kg / m² than girls with 22.1 kg / m². Data showed underweight males are 12%, and females 10%. BMI Normal male 74%, and female 69%. Overweight males 11%, females 13% while a significant difference was observed between obese boys and girls (obese) males 3% and females 8%. The analysis of the questionnaire showed that small percentages are involved in collective or individual sports, the most pronounced participation in sports was identified: football, volleyball and basketball, and relatively satisfactory were physical activity in household activities. It is recommended to build outdoor fitness and sports gyms, as well as the opening of various sports clubs in this area, and to have more research in this area, to prove the institucions how important are places for sport and physical activities.

scholarly journals Blood Type and Blood Pressure Correlations to Body Mass Index in Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Bambang Edi Suwito ◽  
Viskasari P Kalanjati ◽  
Abdurachman Abdurachman
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Blood Pressures ◽  
Abo Blood Type ◽  
Level Of Significance

Specific ABO blood type was reported to the higher risk of having overweight and obesity. The laters had also been suggested to correlate to blood pressure. Here we studied blood type and blood pressure amongst seemingly healthy university students of IIKBW, Kediri to understand their correlations to the body mass index (BMI). The blood typing (ABO typing, Eryclone®) and blood pressure (automated digital sphygmomanometer) of 74 male and 76 female were measured in duplicate accordingly. The BMI was analysed from the student’s body weight and height using a digital balance and a microtoise staturemeter, respectively. Data were analysed using SPSS 17 with p<0.05 level of significance. There were 18.7% students have A blood type, 31.3% students were B type, 44% were O and 6.0% with AB blood type. There were 30.7% students with obesity, 18% overweight, 36% normal weight and 15.3% underweight. There were 4.7% had a hypertension, 28.7% pre-hypertension, and 66.7% were normal. No significant correlations found between BMI or the blood pressure to any specific ABO blood type, except between the blood pressure and the AB blood type (r=-0.179, p=0.03). However, there was a significant correlation between BMI and blood pressure (r=0.327, p=0.000). We observed no significant associations between any specific ABO blood type with the BMI and blood pressure. However, high blood pressures amongst students with obesity were found. Males were more common to suffer from obesity and high blood pressure than females.

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