Essays about: "waist to height ratio"

Found 2 essays containing the words waist to height ratio.

1. 1. Correlations between anthropometricmeasurements, fasting-insulin andrespiratory quotent in obese children

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Reproduktionsbiologi

   Author : Felicia Gustafsson; [2015]
   Keywords : RQ-BMR; diabetes; indirect respiratory calomertics; insulin rescistance; wasit hip ratio; sagittal abdominal diameter.;

   Abstract : The number of obese children has increased with almost 100 % in a few decades. Deceases like insulin-resistance and type-2 diabetes often comes with overweight and worldwide research to prevent and cure these complications is constantly approaching. READ MORE

3. 2. Risk factors in newborns for large waist to height ratio at 1, 2 and 3 year follow up

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

   Author : Inger Bermlid; [2012]
   Keywords : Waist circumference; waist to height ratio; Overweight; Obesity; Children; Insulin resistance; Heritage for metabolic syndrome; Small for gestational age; SGA; Large for gestational age LGA. Premature; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Objective: To establish if waist to height ratio at age 1, 2 or 3 years are dependent of prematurity, small for gestational age, large for gestational age or heritage for metabolic syndrome. Method: A population-based longitudinal birth cohort study with 2666 children recruited from 2007 to 2008 in south-western Sweden. READ MORE