Aim The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted governments around the globe to implement
various restriction policies, including lockdown, social distancing, and school closures …

We analyzed the discriminatory capacity of anthropometric indicators for body fat in children
and adolescents. This systematic review and meta-analysis included cross-sectional and …

Obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk are public health concerns in adolescents,
yet few studies have examined the association of their diet to CVD risk factors. This study …

Objective: We aimed to assess the role of adipose tissue distribution in cardiometabolic risk
(in particular insulin sensitivity) in a population of children and adolescents with obesity …

Long-term effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment in young children with Prader-Willi
syndrome (PWS) have never been compared with untreated age-matched controls with …

Inadequate eating habits, as well as a low level of physical activity, influence adipose tissue
deposition. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of central obesity in upper …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and verify the association with
sociodemographic factors (gender, school shift, ethnicity, age, maternal education and …

La comprobación de los supuestos en los que se sustenta el uso del coeficiente de
correlación de Pearson suele ser una tarea en la que se cometen no pocos errores. Si bien …

Background: Little is known on the relationship between obesity and hydration level in
children. To explore the possible association between children's hydration status and body …

Obesity prevalence has increased worldwide over the last decades and has reached
alarming rates in low middle-income countries. Childhood has been affected by this …