Evolutionary perspectives on obesity have aimed to understand how the genetic constitution
of individuals has been shaped by selective pressures such as famine, predation or …

Background Overadjustment bias occurs when researchers adjust for an explanatory
variable on the causal pathway from exposure to outcome, which leads to biased estimates …

Problem statement: Grip strength is important in clinical and research settings to identify
individuals who may be at risk for poor health outcomes and to monitor the effectiveness of …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate birth-to-childhood tracking of linear growth and
weight gain across the distribution of length/height and weight for age z-scores and …

Background Inequalities in the trajectories of body composition in childhood and
adolescence have been infrequently studied. Despite the importance of environmental …

Abstract Background/Objective Available evidence on infant body composition is limited.
This study aimed to investigate factors associated with body composition at 6 and 24 …

The association between executive function and excess weight is becoming increasingly
evident. However, the results of previous studies are still inconclusive, and there is a lack of …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the components of overweight, obesity, and body
mass components among children aged 7 to 13 years against important sociodemographic …

Childhood obesity is a public health problem worldwide. An important determinant of child
and adolescent obesity is socioeconomic status (SES). However, the magnitude of the …

This study investigated the association of socioeconomic contextual factors of the
municipality of residence of adolescents, their eating behavior and food consumption with …