Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Biswas, A Islam, MS Islam, S Pervin, LB Rawal - Public health, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (0–12
years) and adolescents (13–19 years) has emerged as a major public health threat in …

[HTML][HTML] A two-year review on epidemiology and clinical characteristics of dengue deaths in Malaysia, 2013-2014

YL Woon, CP Hor, N Hussin, A Zakaria… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Dengue infection is the fastest spreading mosquito-borne viral disease, which
affects people living in the tropical and subtropical countries. Malaysia had large dengue …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and associated risk factors

N Kamal Nor, AH Ghozali, J Ismail - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Prevalence of obesity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been reported to
be higher than in the general population. Determining prevalence may help increase …

[HTML][HTML] Association between physical activity and health-related quality of life in children: a cross-sectional study

MR Shahril, MMT Aung… - Health and Quality of life …, 2016 - hqlo.biomedcentral.com
Research suggests that physical activity plays a role to improve health related-quality of life
(QoL), however studies examining the association between physical activity and HRQOL are …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of underweight and overweight among school-aged children and it's association with children's sociodemographic and lifestyle in Indonesia

S Syahrul, R Kimura, A Tsuda, T Susanto… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Underweight remains a health problem among Indonesian children, and the
incidence of overweight continuously increases. This study aims to determine factors …

Gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) profiles of normal and overweight school children in Selangor after probiotics administration

N Joseph, K Vasodavan, NA Saipudin… - Journal of Functional …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity has been on the rise in Malaysia in recent years. The intestinal microbiota
potentially influences this condition via its effects on whole-body metabolism and weight …

[HTML][HTML] Urban environments and obesity in southeast Asia: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

C Angkurawaranon, W Jiraporncharoen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Many environmental factors contribute to the rise in prevalence of obesity in populations but
one key driver is urbanization. Countries in Southeast (SE) Asia have undergone rapid …

Factors associated with physical inactivity among school-going adolescents: data from the Malaysian School-Based Nutrition Survey 2012

A Baharudin, AA Zainuddin… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The importance of physical activity to health is well recognized. Good health habits should
begin from a young age. This article aims to explore physical activity among Malaysian …

Characterisation and correlates of stunting among Malaysian children and adolescents aged 6–19 years

U Partap, EH Young, P Allotey, MS Sandhu… - Global health …, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDespite emerging evidence regarding the reversibility of stunting at older ages,
most stunting research continues to focus on children below 5 years of age. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Data mining techniques for classification of childhood obesity among year 6 school children

FS Abdullah, NSA Manan, A Ahmad, SW Wafa… - Recent Advances on …, 2017 - Springer
Today, data mining is broadly applied in many fields, including healthcare and medical
fields. Obesity problem among children is one of the issues commonly explored using data …