..., and underwent physical measurements Body Mass Index ( BMI ), mid-upper arm circumference. Hemoglobin levels were tested to assess anemia. Data analysis included comparative tests and regression modeling, controlling for sociodemographic factors. Findings Thirty-six percent of mothers screened positive...

... was analysed using IBM SPSS 22.0 and IBM Amos 22.0. Findings The results indicated that food craving-trait was predicted positively by the body mass index ( BMI ) (r = 0.23, p < 0.05) and social media addiction (r = 0.48, p < 0.05). Also, the age...

.... Zainab Taha can be contacted at: zainab.taha@zu.ac.ae 04 02 2024 02 07 2024 12 09 2024 15 09 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Advanced maternal age Caesarean delivery Body mass index Maternal...

... confinement period, but there is limited information on this topic in the post-COVID-19 period. This cross-sectional study aims to understand gender differences in dietary intake and physical activity among university students and investigate the factors influencing their body mass index (BMI) in the post...

... structured questionnaires administered to mothers or caregivers of the children, followed by physical fitness assessments. Anthropometric indicators were used to evaluate nutritional status, including body mass index-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height, based on Centre for Disease Control...

... of nutritional supplements intake and body mass index (BMI) in the severity of COVID-19 vaccine side effects after vaccination. Design/methodology/approach A total of 465 vaccinated participants with the Sinopharm vaccine (females and males in the 18–65 age range) participated in the study. Anthropometric...

..., n = 4 effect size]. However, body mass index, body fat percent and fat-free mass do not dramatically change (P > 0.05). Notably, the pooled analyses on body weight and WC were sensitive to two included studies. NutriGrade’s score was rated low for this meta-analysis. Originality/value...

... may be useful in COVID-19. This paper aims to assess the role of body mass index (BMI) and nutritional supplements on the severity of COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach This research was conducted on 603 participants (in five groups including: exposure to virus and healthy, COVID-19 positive...

... and other micronutrients adequacy with COVID-19 severity. Findings Individuals with higher body mass index are in greater risk of severe disease and need for mechanical ventilation. Concerning micronutrient adequacy, no published studies at the present time have evaluated the effect of supplementation...

... for elective angiography in Rasht, Iran; anthropometric indices (waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI)) and hematological factors were measured using the standard approaches. Based to the angiography results, the severity of atherosclerosis was defined. Findings The mean (SD) concentration...

.... Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study, the authors evaluated the body mass index (BMI) in 392 apparently healthy young adults of both sexes. The WBCs count was measured using standard counter techniques. The inclusion criteria were the agreement to participate in the study, between...

... consumption had significant association with HTN. Although not statistically significant, respondents were 0.8, 1.0 and 1.1 times more likely to be diabetic with increasing body mass index, waist circumference (WC) and age (odd ratio (OR) = 0.78; confidence intervals (CI): 0.51-1.18; OR = 1.04; CI: 0.89-1.21...

...Rany Adelina; Esti Nurwanti Purpose Study location may cause a different type of socio-demographic, body mass index (BMI), study intensity and food-related behavior. The increasing number of Indonesia students who study abroad to Taiwan is interesting to be examined those factors related...

...Frank Ekow Atta Hayford; Collins Afriyie Appiah; Taofik Al Hassan; Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye; Matilda Asante Purpose In Ghana, the body mass index (BMI) is widely used in clinical practice in assessing weight status, but it is limited as a measure of adiposity. The purpose of this study was to compare...

... between lifestyle, fluid and nutritional status and body mass index. Melahat Sedanur Macit can be contacted at: sedanur.macit@gmail.com 23 03 2018 31 05 2018 01 06 2018 04 06 2018 04 06 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re...

...Hamed Kord Varkaneh; Somaye Fatahi; Somaye Tajik; Jamal Rahmani; Meysam Zarezadeh; Sakineh Shab-Bidar Purpose Studies investigating the association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and body mass index (BMI) have led to inconsistent findings. Therefore, to decisively conclude, this paper...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Assessment of nutritional status was done by body mass index method (World Health Organization, 1995). Participants having BMI 18.5 were considered as underweight, having BMI > 18.5−24.9 as normal weight...

...Mi-Kyeong Choi; Yu-Jin Cho; Myung-Hee Kim; Yun Jung Bae Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in night eating status according to adolescents’ body mass index (BMI). Design/methodology/approach This was a cross-sectional study that included a total of 688 middle...

.... The constructs were measured through urban population (per cent), energy/protein/fat supply, expected years of schooling, gross domestic product and gross national income per capita, vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants, average body mass index and IPA level of the populations. Data, obtained through the Food...