Essays about: "Body Mass Index"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the words Body Mass Index.

  1. 21. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) estimation using Probabilistic Graphical Models

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Zara Jackson; [2019]
    Keywords : Basal Metabolic Rate; Resting Metabolic Rate; Dynamic Bayesian Networks; Temporal Models; Food Tracking; Calories; Obesity; Pymc3; Probabilistic Programming;

    Abstract : Obesity is a growing problem globally. Currently 2.3 billion adults are overweight, and this number is rising. The most common method for weight loss is calorie counting, in which to lose weight a person should be in a calorie deficit. READ MORE

  3. 22. Is attained height associated with overnutrition measures in adolescents? : A cross-sectional analysis of 15 years’ follow-up data in the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab (MINIMat) study in rural Bangladesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Thet Lynn; [2019]
    Keywords : nutrition; malnutrition; overnutrition; attained height; height; sitting height; BMI; adolescents; Bangladesh;

    Abstract : Background: As overnutrition rises along with nutrition transition in low- and middle-income settings such as Bangladesh, evaluating metabolic risk factors using overnutrition measures in adolescents is important. Before doing such evaluation, a preliminary step should be taken to attest the independence of overnutrition measures from total height. READ MORE

  4. 23. Are there any difference between the levels of serum leptin, visceral fat area and body mass index in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, with and without radiographic changes?

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Jasmine Björkman; [2018]
    Keywords : leptin; visceral fat area; BMI; knee; osteoartritis; radiographic changes;

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  5. 24. Conceptual Dynamic Analysis of a Vehicle Body

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Byggnadsmekanik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för byggvetenskaper

    Author : Björn Pedersen; [2018]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and body dynamic performance of automotive vehicles is highly dependent of the components included in the body structure and compartment, since they add mass, stiffness and damping to the overall structure. Today, the noise levels in the compartment are predicted using complex and detailed computational models during both early and late stages of the vehicle development process. READ MORE

  6. 25. Parental education background, social support, and preschool-aged children with obesity

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för forskning om ojämlikhet i hälsa (CHESS)

    Author : Di Sha; [2017]
    Keywords : Educational background; Social support; Childhood obesity; Parental depression; Body mass index;

    Abstract : Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem. The present study investigated the association of parental educational background and social support with children’s weight status, and assessed whether parental depression influences the association of educational background and social support with children’s weight status. READ MORE