Sökning: "anthropometric indicators"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden anthropometric indicators.

  1. 1. Identification and Community Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition : Empirical evidence in rural Southern Ethiopia

    Författare :Amare Worku Tadesse; Eva-Charlotte Ekström; Yemane Berhane; Henrik Friis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Severe acute malnutrition; children; anthropometric indicators; integrated outpatient therapeutic programme; recovery; Ethiopia; Nutrition; Nutrition;

    Sammanfattning : The current recommended standard management for all children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM). CMAM has a community-based outpatient therapeutic program (OTP) to treat uncomplicated SAM and has been scaled-up and integrated with government health services in low-resource settings. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents : the Umeå youth study

    Författare :Erik Bergström; Lars Åke Persson; Olle Hernell; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular risk factors; adolescents; serum lipids; serum insulin; serum ferritin; anthropometry; blood pressure; physical fitness; physical activity; diet; smoking; socio-economic status;

    Sammanfattning : Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease, are today major causes of death in the industrialised parts of the world. There are evidence to suggest that the atherosclerotic process starts in childhood, implying that preventive measures should be implemented already in children and adolescents. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Adolescent nutrition in rural Bangladesh : Studies on diet, cardiometabolic indicators, physical activity and fitness in the MINIMat cohort

    Författare :Mohammad Redwanul Islam; Eva-Charlotte Ekström; Syed Moshfiqur Rahman; Lauren Lissner; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dietary patterns; ultra-processed foods; rural adolescents; low- and middle-income countries; Bangladesh; cardiometabolic risk; accelerometry; fitness;

    Sammanfattning : Adolescent nutrition is crucial for curbing non-communicable disease burden among transitioning populations in resource-limited settings. This thesis explored the gender and socio-economic stratification of diet, physical activity (PA) and fitness, and the relationship of these modifiable dimensions of nutrition with cardiometabolic risk among adolescents of a birth cohort in rural Bangladesh. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Diagnostic tests for adiposity and metabolic risk factors in adolescence : results from the Stockholm weight development study (SWEDES)

    Författare :Martin Neovius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Classification systems; overweight; diagnostic accuracy; sensitivity; specificity; screening measure; diagnostic test; anthropometry; body composition; adolescence;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Despite growing concern about the development of pediatric obesity, there is still controversy about its classification. International classification systems have been proposed and national systems are in use in many countries, often in parallel. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Lead exposure in indigenous children of the Peruvian Amazon : seeking the hidden source,venturing into participatory research

    Författare :Cynthia Anticona Huaynate; Miguel San Sebastian; Ingvar Bergdahl; Mary Jean Brown; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lead exposure; children; indigenous; Corrientes river; participatory research; Peruvian Amazon; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction. In 2006, a Peruvian environmental agency reported the presence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in indigenous communities of the Corrientes river basin. This is a territory in the Peruvian Amazon where oil activity has been associated with serious environmental effects, with impact on an ongoing social conflict. LÄS MER