Search for dissertations about: "Anthropometry"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the word Anthropometry.

2. 21. Fibrinolytic factors in relation to anthropometry and incident type 2 diabetes

   Author : Jenny Hernestål Boman; Lars Johansson; Jan-Håkan Jansson; Tomas Lindahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; folkhälsa; Public health; cardiovascular disease; hjärt- och kärlforskning;

   Abstract : Fibrinolytic imbalance is associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. The longitudinal changes in the fibrinolytic factors tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and tPA/PAI-1 complex have been inadequately studied in the general population and in relation to incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). READ MORE

4. 22. Socioeconomic and sex differences in adolescents’ dietary intake, anthropometry and physical activity in Cameroon, Africa

   Author : Léonie Dapi N.; Urban Janlert; Christel Larsson; Agneta Hörnell; Thorkild Tylleskär; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; socioeconomic; energy intake; nutrient intake; physical activity; under-overweight; Cameroon; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; näringslära; Nutrition;

   Abstract : Background: People in Cameroon are experiencing a dietary transition characterized by changing from traditional food habits to increased intake of highly processed sweet and fatty food. The rapid change in food pattern combined with an increased sedentary lifestyle has resulted in a rather high prevalence of obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. READ MORE

5. 23. Maternal and neonatal anthropometry and growth factor expression and apoptosis in human placenta : a comparison between two populations

   Author : Shahzad Akram; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), and IGFBP proteases, are key endocrine regulators of somatic growth and cellular proliferation. IGFs are involved in growth both pre- and postnatally. READ MORE

6. 24. Diagnostic tests for adiposity and metabolic risk factors in adolescence : results from the Stockholm weight development study (SWEDES)

   Author : Martin Neovius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Classification systems; overweight; diagnostic accuracy; sensitivity; specificity; screening measure; diagnostic test; anthropometry; body composition; adolescence;

   Abstract : Background: Despite growing concern about the development of pediatric obesity, there is still controversy about its classification. International classification systems have been proposed and national systems are in use in many countries, often in parallel. READ MORE

7. 25. Monitoring pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique

   Author : Kenneth Challis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Preterm birth; small for gestational age; low birth weight; anthropometry; socioeconomical factors; birth weight; genital infections; intrauterine fetal death; symphysis-fundus height; fetal growth; gestational diabetes; HbA1c; syphilis; intervention; malaria; sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; Mozambique;

   Abstract : The general aim was to monitor pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique. A cohort of 817 Mozambican pregnant women were followed from their first antenatal clinic visit to the end of the perinatal period in two suburban/semirural antenatal clinics in Maputo. Nine percent were lost to follow-up. READ MORE