abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to determine accuracy of the Tanita SC-240 body composition analyser to measure paediatric percent body fat (%BF). METHODS:Eighty-nine African-American and white 5-18-year-olds participated in this study. %BF was estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and by the Ta...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Barreira TV,Staiano AE,Katzmarzyk PT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sagittal diameter (SAD) has been reported to correlate to visceral fat and cardiovascular risk factors. SAD is measured with the individual lying down, halfway between the lower rib margin and the iliac crest; it represents the mid-height of the abdomen. The aim of this study was to validate SAD measured usi...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Flodmark CE,Shen W,Punyanitya M,Leander P,Lanke J,Pietrobelli A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What is already known about this subject Circulating concentrations of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) can affect carbohydrate metabolism in skeletal muscle, and therefore may alter insulin sensitivity. BCAAs are elevated in adults with diet-induced obesity, and are associated with their future risk of ty...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： McCormack SE,Shaham O,McCarthy MA,Deik AA,Wang TJ,Gerszten RE,Clish CB,Mootha VK,Grinspoon SK,Fleischman A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports comparing waist circumference (WC) measurements from young populations are scarce. OBJECTIVES:We compared two protocols for measuring waist circumference in a sample of youth with diabetes. METHODS:Participants were enrolled in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study (SEARCH). WC was measured at lea...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Pettitt DJ,Talton JW,Liese AD,Liu LL,Crimmins N,West NA,D' Agostino RB Jr,Kahn HS,SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) promoter polymorphism rs16147 with body mass index (BMI) during the course of development from infancy to adulthood. DESIGN:Longitudinal, prospective study of a German community sample. SUBJECTS:n = 306 young adults (139 males, 167 females). MEASUR...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Hohmann S,Buchmann AF,Witt SH,Rietschel M,Jennen-Steinmetz C,Schmidt MH,Esser G,Banaschewski T,Laucht M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biochemical predictors of infants' growth changes are not available. OBJECTIVES:We tested whether retinol-binding protein (RBP), docosahexaenoic acid and insulin (I) measured within 72 h from birth are associated with growth changes in infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHO...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Francescato G,Agosti M,Bedogni G,Pastò E,Melzi d'Eril G,Barassi A,Risè P,Agostoni C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity monitoring is a fundamental component of obesity prevention but is poorly done in Australia. Monitoring obesity prevalence in children provides important population health data that can be used to track trends over time, identify areas at greatest risk of obesity, determine the effectiveness of inter...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Lacy K,Kremer P,de Silva-Sanigorski A,Allender S,Leslie E,Jones L,Fornaro S,Swinburn B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The international (International Obesity Task Force; IOTF) body mass index (BMI) cut-offs are widely used to assess the prevalence of child overweight, obesity and thinness. Based on data from six countries fitted by the LMS method, they link BMI values at 18 years (16, 17, 18.5, 25 and 30 kg m(-2)) to child...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Cole TJ,Lobstein T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were twofold - (i) to assess the agreement between self-reported waist circumference (SRWC) and assessor measured waist circumference (MWC) and (ii) to evaluate the diagnostic ability of SRWC for classifying (i) a clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) and (ii) overwe...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Chan NP,Choi KC,Nelson EA,Sung RY,Chan JC,Kong AP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increased meal frequency and daily breakfast consumption have been inversely associated with childhood obesity. The purpose of the study was to examine the possible interaction effect between meal frequency and breakfast consumption on childhood obesity. METHODS:Seven hundred children (323 boys) aged 10-12 ...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Antonogeorgos G,Panagiotakos DB,Papadimitriou A,Priftis KN,Anthracopoulos M,Nicolaidou P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00