Objective: To pool and analyse, according to standardized criteria and using harmonized
variables, the existing databases of surveys on childhood overweight and obesity carried out …

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in childhood is a multidimensional
construct with many sub dimensions of subjective experience, including physical activity …

BACKGROUND: Clinicians use several measures to estimate adiposity. Body mass index
(BMI), although not a measure of adiposity, is commonly used to define weight status …

Objective: The link between plasma resistin and obesity-related cardiometabolic disorders in
children remains debatable. This study assessed the relationships of plasma resistin with …

Background Individuals with abdominal obesity have a higher cardiovascular risk,
regardless of the degree of global overweight. Objective To estimate the accuracy of the …

Background: School-based screening and prevention programs for adiposity generally
target school children in grades 4 and 6 (age 9–11 years). The aims of this study were to …

Background Increasing childhood obesity has become a major health threat. This cross-
sectional study reports associations between schoolchildren's waist circumference (WC) and …

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate parents' ability to perceive the weight status of
their children. Methods: This cross‐sectional study was performed on 5 (n= 310) and 11 …

BACKGROUND Adiponectin (AD) reduces the risk of hypertension because of its anti-
inflammatory, antiatherogenic, and insulin-sensitizing properties. The study described here …

Pediatric obesity develops when a complex biological predisposition collides with an
obesogenic environment. To further elucidate the role of genetics in obesity onset, we …