INTRODUCTION. The aim of the study was to establish the influence of selected biological and social factors on the risk of the development of obesity in school children from Podkarpatian region. MATERIAL AND METHODS. In 2412 children in the mean age of 10.5 ± 2.4 years weight and height were measured and BMI was calculated. Obesity was established according to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. Parents were asked to fill the questionnaire regarding their own weight and height, offspring’s birthweight, number of siblings and family social status. Odds ratio was estimated for each factor to examine the influence of the risk factor on the prevalence of obesity. RESULTS. The study results indicate that obesity of one o...
WSTĘP: Częstość występowania otyłości w Polsce dramatycznie wzrasta w ostatnich latach i dotyczy o...
Admission. Eating habits are formed from an early age. Proper nutrition is considered to be providin...
The obesity is serious health, economy and mental problem which is connected with adults but teenage...
INTRODUCTION. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in prescho...
INTRODUCTION. Obesity has reached the epidemic level nowadays. All the complications of the excessiv...
INTRODUCTION. Abdominal obesity at the developmental age poses the risk of metabolic syndrome also i...
Many scientific studies have documented the association between obesity and cancer. Overweight and o...
The aim of this paper is to draw the readers’ attention to psychosocial aspects of excessive weight ...
Kocka Katarzyna, Bartoszek Agnieszka, Fus Małgorzata, Rząca Marcin, Łuczyk Marta, Bartoszek Adrian, ...
During the past decades the prevalence of childhood obesity increased worldwide. About 110 million c...
INTRODUCTION. Obesity has been recognized as a civilization disease of twenty-first century. Obesity...
Obesity in children and adolescents can have serious health consequences during a developmental age ...
The genetic factors contribute to three types of obesity: monogenic obesity, syndromic obesity and c...
Obesity is one of the major health problem in the world. The obesity epidemic concerns more and more...
Obesity is a chronic disease that prevalence has increased significantly in recent years. Despite ge...
WSTĘP: Częstość występowania otyłości w Polsce dramatycznie wzrasta w ostatnich latach i dotyczy o...
Admission. Eating habits are formed from an early age. Proper nutrition is considered to be providin...
The obesity is serious health, economy and mental problem which is connected with adults but teenage...
INTRODUCTION. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in prescho...
INTRODUCTION. Obesity has reached the epidemic level nowadays. All the complications of the excessiv...
INTRODUCTION. Abdominal obesity at the developmental age poses the risk of metabolic syndrome also i...
Many scientific studies have documented the association between obesity and cancer. Overweight and o...
The aim of this paper is to draw the readers’ attention to psychosocial aspects of excessive weight ...
Kocka Katarzyna, Bartoszek Agnieszka, Fus Małgorzata, Rząca Marcin, Łuczyk Marta, Bartoszek Adrian, ...
During the past decades the prevalence of childhood obesity increased worldwide. About 110 million c...
INTRODUCTION. Obesity has been recognized as a civilization disease of twenty-first century. Obesity...
Obesity in children and adolescents can have serious health consequences during a developmental age ...
The genetic factors contribute to three types of obesity: monogenic obesity, syndromic obesity and c...
Obesity is one of the major health problem in the world. The obesity epidemic concerns more and more...
Obesity is a chronic disease that prevalence has increased significantly in recent years. Despite ge...
WSTĘP: Częstość występowania otyłości w Polsce dramatycznie wzrasta w ostatnich latach i dotyczy o...
Admission. Eating habits are formed from an early age. Proper nutrition is considered to be providin...
The obesity is serious health, economy and mental problem which is connected with adults but teenage...