Essays about: "body mass index"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words body mass index.

  1. 1. Association of Height, Weight, and Hand Grip Strength with Body Composition in Individuals with Spondylarthritis

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Habeeb Ololade; [2024]
    Keywords : BMI; Hand Grip Strength; Spondylarthritis; Body composition;

    Abstract : Abstract  Background: Body composition is an important health parameter in several disease conditions, e.g., the inflammatory back disease spondylarthritis (SpA). Body mass index (BMI) is the most common anthropometric body composition assessment but has several limitations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Load-velocity profiles as a predictor of performance level in swimming : What differentiates international elite swimmers from national elite – force capacity or efficiency?

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysiologi, nutrition och biomekanik

    Author : Maria Vitazka; [2023]
    Keywords : Load-Velocity; Force-Velocity; Force Capacity; Swimming; Biomechanics; Performance indicators; International elite; swimming performance; 1080 Sprint; 1080 Motion; Semi-tethered force measurements; tethered force measurements; maximum velocity; load; force; swimming efficiency;

    Abstract : Aim  The purposes of this study were to investigate if the load-velocity (L-V) profile parameters – force capacity and efficiency - differ between swimmers of different performance level, and to investigate if efficiency is the key performance indicator between international elite and national elite level swimmers.  Method  Fifty-four swimmers (27 female and 27 male) of either regional level, national elite or international elite level, participated in this study. READ MORE

  4. 3. Påverkan av ett gemensamt fysiskt träningsprogram på hundägarens hälsorelaterade livskvalité och kroppskomposition hos både hundägare och hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Nike Erlandsson; Julia Vingberger; [2023]
    Keywords : BCS; BMI; fysisk aktivitet; kroppsammansättning; hälsa; livskvalité; motivation; träningsprogram; övervikt;

    Abstract : Övervikt och fetma är ett ökande problem hos människor och hundar och ofta kan en korrelation ses mellan hundägarens och hundens hull. Gemensamma träningsprogram för hundägare och hund har visats kunna stimulera till fysisk aktivitet och därmed ett hälsosammare liv med minskad risk för en rad olika sjukdomar, en positiv effekt på lyckokänsla och välbefinnande samt minskad depression och ångest hos människan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Weight status and psychosomatic complaints in Swedish adolescent boys and girls: examining the buffering role of family support.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Jasmin Venäläinen; [2023]
    Keywords : Weight status; overweight; obesity; psychosomatic complaints; family support; adolescents; HBSC;

    Abstract : Introduction: Psychosomatic complaints have increased among adolescents in recent decades, as well as overweight and obesity rates, which have become a public health issue. The associations between weight status and psychosomatic complaints are not clear, therefore further research is needed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Predicting the outcome of IVF treatments using forward selection regression and linear discriminant analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Agnes Ekman; Linnéa Fahlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : As more and more In Vitro Fertilizaiton (IVF) treatments are performed each year, there is a need to better predict the outcomes of different stages of the treatment and hence get a better understanding of which hormonal and physical parameters affect the treatment outcome and in what way. In this study, the effect of interaction between baseline AMH (anti-mullerian hormone) and DFI (DNA fragmentation index) on the chance of obtaining at least one good quality embryo was investigated, but no significance was found. READ MORE