Impact of obesity and physical inactivity among children, Nebal Aboul-Ella and Dina Shehab
Nebal Abdel Rahman Aboul-Ella and Dina Ibrahim Shehab National Nutrition Institute Egypt Purpose: To study the impact of overweight and obesity on fasting blood glucose level and lipid profile among children. Methodology: A cross-sectional study included 200 children aged 2 -12 years was done to screen for plasma glucose, lipid profile and insulin abnormalities. They […]
Association of anthropometric parameters with risk of cardiovascular disease, Ebtissam M. Salah, Mai M. Youssef, Samar M. E. Salem, Hala S. Megahed and Nagwa A. Kantoush
Ebtissam M. Salah, Mai M. Youssef, Samar M. E. Salem, Hala S. Megahed and Nagwa A. Kantoush National Research Center Egypt Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between simple anthropometric parameters (body mass index, waist circumference, waist to statureratio and sum of skinfolds thickness) with cardiovascular risk factors (total cholesterol, […]
Risk factors associated with nutritional rickets among children in Gaza, Maged Yassin and Abdel Monem Lubbad
Maged Mohamed Yassin and Abdel Monem H. Lubbad The Islamic University of Gaza Palestine Abstract: This study assessed the various risk factors associated with nutritional rickets among children aged 2–36 months old in the Gaza Strip. The study sample consisted of 170 children with rickets and 170 control children. A questionnaire interview was used. Descriptive […]
Validity of convenient indicators of obesity, Sahar El-Masry and Nayera Hassan
Sahar A. El-Masry and Nayera E. Hassan National Research Centre Egypt Abstract: Study objective is to evaluate the validity of body mass index (BMI) and fat mass index (FMI) as indicators of obesity in 272 boys and 242 girls aged 3–5 years. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) was used to calculate percentage fat mass (%BF) and […]