Search for dissertations about: "childhood body mass index"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words childhood body mass index.

  2. 16. Methodological and clinical studies on insulin resistance in childhood

    Author : Sophia Rössner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Insulin resistance is a condition in which adequate amounts of insulin fail to give an adequate response in target tissues. This thesis is based on five different studies, aiming to investigate different aspects of insulin resistance and the assessment methods thereof in children and in adults. READ MORE

  4. 17. Type 1 diabetes mellitus: Aspects of long-term complications and body composition

    Author : Claes-Mårten Ingberg; Hans Armqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; Type 1 diabetes Mortality Social consequences Gastrointestinal symptoms Urinary tract syptoms Body composition Fat mass Bone mineral density Insulin resistance Metabolic control; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : Studies concerning social consequences, gastrointestinal and urinary tract symptoms were conducted in a population-based cohort comprising patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes and matched control persons. Three different questionnaires were sent by mail to diabetic patients and control persons. After a mean duration of 28.7±2. READ MORE

  5. 18. Overweight in relation to allergic disease in childhood and adolescence

    Author : Sandra Ekström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The prevalences of childhood overweight and allergic diseases have increased in parallel during the last decades. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the associations between overweight (maternal and childhood) and allergic diseases, as well as lung function, throughout childhood up to adolescence. READ MORE

  6. 19. Health implications of dietary intake in infancy and early childhood

    Author : Inger Öhlund; Agneta Hörnell; Olle Hernell; Torbjörn Lind; Inga Thorsdottir; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Infant nutrition; child nutrition; child health; serum lipids; iron status; caries; BMI;

    Abstract : Introduction: Swedish children are the healthiest in Europe. Through regular visits to well-baby clinics, infants and young children are checked and parents given information and advice on diet and other relevant matters for their child. READ MORE

  7. 20. Gestational Weight Gain : Implications of an Antenatal Lifestyle Intervention

    Author : Ann-Kristin Rönnberg; Kerstin Nilsson; Ulf Hanson; Marie Blomberg; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gestational weight gain; maternal health; pregnancy; prevention of obesity; lifestyle intervention; childhood obesity; Kirurgi; Surgery;

    Abstract : Background: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common in developed countries and is associated with an increased risk of maternal and offspring morbidity. Evidence regarding efficacy and safety of antenatal lifestyle intervention is limited in terms of both systematic reviews and original trials. READ MORE