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This section considers studies regarding physical activity, nutrition, diet, and endocrinology in children and adolescents.
Research article
Malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) is a major public health problem in Ghana –affecting growth and development of individuals and the nation. Stunting and overweight are of particular interest, as...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:177
Published on: 27 July 2017
Research article
Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are often used as indices predictive of central obesity. The aims of this study were: 1) to obtain smoothed centile charts and LMS tables for WC and WH...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:162
Published on: 11 July 2017
Research article
Overweight and atopic dermatitis (AD) are major health problems in most industrialised countries, but the relationship between overweight and AD in infants and young children is unclear. We investigated if wei...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:141
Published on: 7 June 2017
Research article
Research studies show conflicting results regarding the association between menarche and body weight. The purpose of the present study was to investigate if anthropometric indicators of body composition, body ...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:138
Published on: 6 June 2017
Research article
The association between early weight gain and later allergic outcomes has not been well studied. We examined the relation between weight gain and the subsequent development of allergic outcomes in the first 36...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:134
Published on: 2 June 2017
Research article
The body mass index (BMI) is a simple and widely utilized screening tool for obesity in children and adults. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate if BMI could predict total fat mass (TFM) and perc...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:135
Published on: 2 June 2017
Research article
Historically, bifidobacteria were the dominant intestinal bacteria in breastfed infants. Still abundant in infants in developing nations, levels of intestinal bifidobacteria are low among infants in developed ...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:133
Published on: 30 May 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:180
Technical advance
Severe obesity is an important and distinct weight status classification that is associated with disease risk and is increasing in prevalence among youth. The ability to graphically present population weight s...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:130
Published on: 24 May 2017
Research article
Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of obesity in children, unlike adults, are still not well understood nor have they been subject to extensive research in Africa. We aimed to identify the cardio-metabo...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:129
Published on: 19 May 2017
Research article
The use of analgesic antipyretics (ANAP) in children have long been a matter of controversy. Data on their practical use on an individual level has, however, been scarce. There are indications of possible effe...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:127
Published on: 16 May 2017
Research article
Dyslipidemia is reported in 27 − 43% of children and adolescents with overweight/obesity and tracks into adulthood, increasing the risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Cut-off values for fasting plasma lipid conc...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:116
Published on: 28 April 2017
Research article
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health issues of the twenty-first century affecting even low- and middle-income countries. Overweight and obese children are more likely to stay obese into a...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:115
Published on: 28 April 2017
Research article
Non- Alcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFL) is a spectrum of liver diseases (LD) that ranges from benign fatty infiltration of the liver to cirrhosis and hepatic failure. Hepatic ultrasound (US) and serum alanine aminot...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:113
Published on: 26 April 2017
Research article
Computerized mathematical models describing absolute and relative individual growth during puberty in both cm and standard deviation (SD)-scores are lacking. The present study aimed to fill this gap, by applyi...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:107
Published on: 19 April 2017
Research article
Though there is a marked decline in burden of undernutrition, about 44 and 10% of children under five are stunted and wasted, respectively in Ethiopia. The highest prevalence of wasting occurs in young childre...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:96
Published on: 4 April 2017
Study protocol
Obesity is associated not only with an array of metabolic disorders (e.g. insulin resistance, hiperinsulinemia, impaired tolerance of glucose, lipid disorders) but also skeletal and joint abnormalities. Recent...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:97
Published on: 4 April 2017
Study protocol
Vitamin D is important for bone mass accrual during growth. Additionally, it is considered a requirement for a multitude of processes associated with, for example, the development of immunity. Many countries a...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:91
Published on: 29 March 2017
Research article
Despite interventions, childhood anemia is still a major public health problem in low and middle income countries. Purpose of the present study is to determine factors associated with anemia among rural primar...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:87
Published on: 27 March 2017
Research article
Early childhood is a critical stage of physical and cognitive growth that forms the foundation of future wellbeing. Stunted growth is presented in one of every 4 children worldwide and contributes to developme...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:84
Published on: 21 March 2017
Research article
Recent data from a self-administered questionnaire show that approximately 75% of school children in Qatar do not meet the daily recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Since children spend half of their...
BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:76
Published on: 15 March 2017
