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Comparison of Nutritional Status of Healthy Under-Five Indian Children Using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure on WHO 2006 versus 2019 Indian Synthetic Growth Charts
ObjectivesTo assess nutritional status of apparently-healthy under-five Indian children using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) and to...
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The investigation of serum phenylalanine levels based on infant feeding method: a cross-sectional study of children less than two years old with phenylketonuria (PKU)
BackgroundClinical advice may suggest discontinuing breastfeeding after the diagnosis of phenylketonuria in infants as the only effective way to...
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Which growth standards should be used to identify large- and small-for-gestational age infants of mothers with type 1 diabetes? A pre-specified analysis of the CONCEPTT trial
BackgroundOffspring of women with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of fetal growth patterns which are associated with perinatal morbidity. Our...
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Exercise capacity in a cohort of children with congenital heart disease
In patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), reduced exercise capacity can be a predictor for late complications and may be used to guide...
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Anthropometric parameters as a tool for the prediction of metabolic and cardiovascular risk in childhood brain tumor survivors
PurposeTo assess the prevalence of alterations in anthropometric parameters predictive of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk among childhood...
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Nutritional status as a predictive factor for paediatric tuberous sclerosis complex-associated kidney angiomyolipomas: a retrospective analysis
The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive factors of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-associated kidney disease and its progression in...
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Anthropometrics of Polish children with osteogenesis imperfecta: a single-centre retrospective cohort study
BackgroundOsteogenesis imperfecta (OI) causes a number of abnormalities in somatic development. The predominant symptoms are reduced bone mass and an...
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Age dependency of body mass index distribution in childhood and adolescent inpatients with anorexia nervosa with a focus on DSM-5 and ICD-11 weight criteria and severity specifiers
Both DSM-5 and ICD-11 have provided weight cut-offs and severity specifiers for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (AN) in childhood, adolescence and...
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Prediction of childhood overweight and obesity at age 10–11: findings from the Studying Lifecourse Obesity PrEdictors and the Born in Bradford cohorts
BackgroundIn England, 41% of children aged 10–11 years live with overweight or obesity. Identifying children at risk of develo** overweight or...
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MAGIC (maternal glucose in pregnancy) understanding the glycemic profile of pregnancy, intensive CGM glucose profiling and its relationship to fetal growth: an observational study protocol
BackgroundContinuous glucose monitoring (CGM) provides the most objective method of assessing glucose in daily life. Although there have been small,...
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Prevalence of Metabolic Abnormalities and their Association with Asthma Symptom Control in Children
ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome (MS) in children with asthma, aged 10 to 15 y,...
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Evaluating future risk of NAFLD in adolescents: a prediction and decision curve analysis
BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the commonest liver condition in the western world and is directly linked to obesity and the...
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Screening for protein energy wasting in children with chronic kidney disease using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry as an additional tool
BackgroundThe current diagnosis of protein energy wasting (PEW) is based on scoring systems that lack precision in measuring muscle deficits. We...
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Cardiovascular fitness is associated with child adiposity at 5 years of age: findings from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study
BackgroundCardiovascular fitness is strongly linked with metabolic risk; however, research is limited in preschool children. Although there is...
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Cardiovascular outcomes improve in children with renovascular hypertension following endovascular and surgical interventions
BackgroundRenovascular hypertension (RenoVH) is a cause of hypertension in children. A common cause of RenoVH is renal artery stenosis which acts by...
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Using the center of pressure movement analysis in evaluating spontaneous movements in infants: a comparative study with general movements assessment
BackgroundResearchers have attempted to automate the spontaneous movement assessment and have sought quantitative and objective methods over the past...
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Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Illness Outcome in Adolescents with HIV on HAART: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial
ObjectiveTo assess the effect of macronutrient and micronutrient supplementation on body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin (Hb), CD4 count, triglyceride...
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Syrian national growth references for children and adolescents aged 2–20 years
BackgroundDuring the past three decades, growth charts have become one of the principal tools for monitoring anthropometric development in...
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Overweight and Blood Pressure in Pre-Pubertal Children: A Longitudinal Study
ObjectivesTo analyze the longitudinal relationship between overweight and hypertension in school children.
MethodsThis cohort study enrolled...