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F. Taheri, Sm. Hoseiny, Sa. Saadatjoo,
Volume 11, Issue 3 (10-2004)
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Background and Aim: Body mass index (BMI) is the most useful index used to screen children obesity. Since height and weight are determined by genetic, racial and environmental factors, body mass index can differ from one population to another. The aim of this study was to prepare the normogram of (7-120year old) children body mass index (BMI) in Birjand and to compare it with that of with the center of disease control (CDC).
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive, analytic study was performed in 2002 on 1928 primary school students, including 1010 boys and 918 girls, who were selected through two- stage sampling (cluster and systematic). Their height and weight were measured. Body mass index (BMI) was defined as weight- Kg / Height-m2. The relevant percentiles of BMI for sex and age were established and compared with CDC percentiles.
Findings: The BMI percentiles of 7-12 year old children in Birjand were significantly lower than CDC. Mean percentile of BMI among girls of most age groups under study was 10-25 percentiles of the CDC and below 10 percentile of CDC for boys.
Conclusion: Regarding the results of this study which is much below CDC, there is a difference between CDC normograms and BMI of Birjand children. This difference can be attributed to racial differences and some environmental factors. It is recommended that the regional normograms should be developed through more comprehensive studies, so that they could be used for the assessment of weight disorders among Iranian children.
B. Nikooyeh, S. Mahboob, Sv. Razaviey, Sj. Ghaem Maghami,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (12-2005)
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Background and Aim: Inappropriate diet and patterns of consumption and inadequate intake of nutrients among young people, e.g students can cause different diseases. Regarding that the studies done on the youth are very few in Iran, the present study was performed with the aim of assessing nutritional status and zinc, iron and copper serum concentration in University students and the relationship of some dietic and anthropometric variables with serum level of these elements.
Materials and Methods: One hundred and seventy five volunteers of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences students (112 females and 63 males) were studied. After measuring of height and weight, usual dietary intake was estimated by using recall and food frequency. Serum zinc concentration through atomic absorbsion spectroscopy and serum level of iron by means of iron measurement kit were measured. The gathered data was analyzed using SPSS statistical software and food processor software.
Results: Body mass index was higher than 24.99 in 13.4% of males and 19.3% of females. The mean energy intake of females and males was 2024.53±662.36 and 2410.93±815.58 kcal, respectively, 12.5% of females and 9.4% of males received more than 30% of daily energy from fat. The mean of received vitamins A, B2, B6, folacin, C and minerals such as magnesium and zinc were lower than recommended levels in both genders. The mean of serum iron, zinc and copper concentrations in females was around standard level. However, zinc serum level of 19.2% of males and 21.7% of females ., iron serum level of 13% of males and 14.5% of females, copper serum level of 10.9% of females and 10.1% of males were lower than normal .There was a reserved relationship between BMI and Zinc serum level in male students but this was not statistically significant. It was found that there was a significant relationship between zinc serum level and dietic zinc in male students (P< 0.01), while there was a significant relationship between males Iron serum level, received Iron level, copper serum level, received copper level, and those of females.
Conclusion: deficiency of micronutrients not macronutrients in students is significant and they should receive more important food groups such as milk and milk products, vegetables and fruits. Because of the importance of diet and its effect on future health of society, it seems that more attention should be paid to
training and providing the possibility for university students to have optimal nutritional behaivior.
M. Delvarian Zadeh, H. Ebrahimi, N. Bolbol Haghighi,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (12-2006)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Efficiency of nutrition has a crucial role during pregnancy. Malnutrition causes health vulnerability of mothers and thereby oncoming pregnancy side effects including low birth weight, delayed fetus growth, abortion and pre- term delivery. The present study was carried out to determine the nutritional status of pregnant women and some of the factors affecting it in those attending various health-care centers in Shahrood.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 169 pregnant women who were referred to 8 health-care centers in Shahrood, experiencing their third trimester of pregnancy with mean age of 25.13 and marital age of 20.11 years were selected. The diet of the pregnant women was checked by recording consumed foodstuffs during the past 24 hours and for a period of one week. Biochemical and hematological tests as well as anthropometrical examinations using body mass index (BMI) were also performed. The results were statistically analyzed by SPSS software using chi-square, and t-tests at the significant level of P0.05.
Results: BMI analysis showed that 42.6% of the subjects had normal BMI, 20.13% were overweight, and 37.27% were obese. The study also revealed that 9.6% of the women had less than 11g/dL hemoglobin. A significant relationship was found between education and profession of the subjects, the dose of iron tablet taking, multivitamin use, the last referring to doctor, and kind of housing to BMI. Moreover, it was found that the intake of energy, protein, vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, Ca, and iron among the subjects were below the standard level of Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA).
Conclusion: The results of survey revealed that weight increase, obesity and the unavailability or shortage of suitable nutritive foods were the main problems which was due to lack of mothers’ awareness and information about the required balance between the intake of proper and nutritive diet and the amount of energy needed. Thus, it is essential in health-care centers to pay close attention to mothers’ education regarding their nutritional needs during pregnancy.
Gh Sharifzadeh, M Moodi, N Nasseh,
Volume 16, Issue 3 (10-2009)
Abstract
Background and Aim: One of the important changes during pregnancy is weight gaining of pregnant women that is one of reliable indicators of nutrition controlling. Pregnancy weight gain is measured by the rate of Body Mass Index (BMI) before pregnancy and standard criteria of American Institute of Medicine (IOM). This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of weight gain in pregnant women referred to health centers of Birjand.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive- analytic study was performed in 2007 on 347 healthy pregnant women who referred to health centers of Birjand in 2007. BMI before pregnancy was recorded for all mothers, and repeated at regular visits, at least between 3rd to 9th months of pregnancy. Mothers who suffered from pregnancy induced hypertension, gestational diabetes, abnormal swelling and signs of preeclampsia or those with multigestational pregnancy were excluded from the study. Body weight during different months of pregnancy, were retrieved from information on pregnant women care in the health centers. The data were analyzed by SPSS using relevant statistical tests at the significant level of P<0.05.
Results: The mean weight gain in the third quarter was 5.34±2.79 Kg, and during the whole of pregnancy was 10.46±4 Kg. Weight gain in mothers with BMI less than 19.8 was 10.86±3.88 Kg, mothers with 19.829, was 8.77±3.57Kg. Significant correlation was observed between weight gain during pregnancy and BMI before pregnancy (P=0.009), maternal age (P<0.001), and birth weight (P<0.05). Moreover, a significant correlation was seen between the mean weight gain and rank of birth baby (P=0.002), and level of mother's education (P=0.004).
Conclusion: Weight gain during pregnancy among pregnant women in Birjand is lower than the standard of IOM, which may be due to nutrition factors or maternal care during pregnancy.
Firoozeh Sajjadi, Fatemeh Noori Emamzadehie, Noushin Mohammadifard, Maryam Maghroon, Hasan Alikhasi, Farhade Ireji, Mohamad Shahram Ehteshami,
Volume 20, Issue 3 (12-2013)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Considering the importance of obesity and regarding that only few studies in the field of normal anthropometrics are available in the country, the present .study was conducted to survey cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors in people with normal body mass index and waste circumference. Materials and Methods: Data of this cross-sectional study was obtained from the 1st phase of Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP), which is a communo-intervening plan on 3718 individuals aged over 19 years, having normal Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in Isfahan, Najaf-abad, and Arak. In order to evaluate the association between the quartiles of BMI and WC with CVD risk factors, multiple logistic regression was applied. Results: Out of the population of the study, 2859 were males and 859 females with mean age 34.29±14.29 yrs. The odd ratio (ORs) of dislipidemia in the biggest quartile of BMI in males and females was 1.84 [1.45-2.33] (P<0.001) and 1.56[1.05-2.30] (P<0.05), respectively. Odds ratio of at least two risk factors in the highest W.C. quartile was 2/6 [1.45-4.65] (P=0/001). and In men, the odds ratio of at least one risk factor in the highest WC and BMI quartile were 1.42 [1.12-1.817] (P=0.001) and 1.78[1.90-2.27] (P=0.002), respectively compared with the first quartile. Conclusion: Although normal borderline levels of BMI and WC are used to predict CVD risk factors, but lower borderline levels of these Indexes can also be referred to as a CVD risk predictor.
Parisa Mohseni, Novin Nikbakhsh, Soraya Khafri, Sekineh Kamali Ahangar, Ali Asghar Darzi,
Volume 30, Issue 4 (2-2024)
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Background and Aims: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the surgical procedures for cholecystectomy, which may be associated with difficulty and complications in people with high body mass index (BMI). In this study, we investigated the location of the portal infection following laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its association with BMI in hospitals affiliated with Babol University of Medical Sciences in 2012-2015.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional analytical study, all patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery (n=801) were included after obtaining informed consent. Demographic (e.g., gender, age, and BMI) and clinical (e.g., type of disease, number of gallstones, port site infection, and duration of surgery) information were evaluated.
Results: Most patients were female (87%), with a mean age of 43.38 ± 14.23 years. The average BMI of the patients was reported as 31.72 ± 6.86 kg/m2; most of them were in the range of 30-39.9 (44.8%), and at least a few patients had a BMI greater than or equal to 40 (12.5%). The mean BMI of patients was 31.72 ± 6.86 kg/m2. The majority of patients had chronic cholecystitis (70.2%) and colic bilirubin (18.6%). The duration of surgery was 35.18 ± 10.59 minutes. Around 2% of the patients had an infection site of the port (1.2%), the cases of umbilical epigastric (0.5%), or both sites (0.2%). The BMI of patients with port umbilical infection was 41.48±3.45 and epigastric 30.38±5.87, and patients with port umbilical infection had significantly higher BMI than patients with epigastric infection (P<0.001). Individuals with a BMI higher than 30 were significantly more likely to have an umbilical portal infection (P<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, patients with an umbilical port site infection had a higher BMI.
*Corresponding Author: Aliasghar Darzi; Emails: bcrdc90@yahoo.com
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