Search for dissertations about: "childhood body mass index"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words childhood body mass index.

2. 6. Body mass index, nutrition and parental migration : from birth to adolescence

   Author : Mohsen Besharat Pour; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Childhood overweight and obesity is a major public health problem of the recent century. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the impact of parental migration background on childhood overweight and obesity and lifestyle in relation to socioeconomic position, and the possible role of factors such as perinatal characteristics and breastfeeding in BMI development among offspring of immigrant parents. READ MORE

4. 7. On Dental Caries and Caries-Related Factors in Children and Teenagers

   Author : Anita Alm; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; Approximal caries; Caries experience; Early childhood caries; Oral hygiene; Fluoride toothpaste; Plaque; Psychosocial factors; Snacking habits; Body mass index;

   Abstract : On Dental Caries and Caries-Related Factors in Children and Teenagers Anita Alm, Department of Cariology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 450, SE-405 30 G?teborg, Sweden Dental caries is still a common disease among children and adolescents. The aims of the present thesis were therefore: 1) to investigate the approximal caries prevalence in posterior teeth in 15-year-olds, 2) to study past caries experience in the primary dentition in relation to future caries development and need for treatment, 3) to investigate factors during early childhood which are associated with caries development later in life, and 4) to study the association between age-specific body mass index (isoBMI) and approximal caries status in 15-year-olds. READ MORE

5. 8. Risk factors for haematological malignancies : immune-mediated diseases, body mass index and magnetic fields

   Author : Karin Söderberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Leukaemia; lymphoma; myeloma; risk factors; allergic conditions; asthma; autoimmune diseases; body mass index; electromagnetic fields; epidemiology;

   Abstract : Haematological malignancies constitute approximately 7% of all cancer cases in Sweden, and leukaemia is in fact the most common malignancy among children. The few established risk factors, such as ionising radiation and immunodeficiency, only explain a small number of the cases. READ MORE

6. 9. Childhood and adolescent obesity: Multidisciplinary approaches in a clinical setting

   Author : Paulina Nowicka; Preventiv pediatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Exercise; Family Therapy; Overweight; Obesity; Physical Activity; Treatment; Adolescent; Self-Esteem; BMI z-score; BMI; Body Composition; Child;

   Abstract : BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents emphasizes the necessity to develop evidence-based treatment programs that are useful in a clinical setting. AIMS: The overall aim of the thesis was to develop and evaluate multidisciplinary approaches for management of children and adolescents with obesity. READ MORE

7. 10. Population-based studies of body mass index, overweight and systolic blood pressure among Swedish young men

   Author : Malin Kark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Blood pressure; Epidemiology; Fetal growth; Fetal origins hypothesis; International adoptees; Overweight; Population-based study; Twins; Young men.;

   Abstract : Overweight and obesity has increased in Sweden and worldwide in recent decades. Lifestyle and environmental changes, genetic susceptibility and interactions between these factors are believed to be important. A theoretical framework often referred to, as the fetal origins hypothesis has been extensively debated over the last 15 years. READ MORE