The global transition to current low levels of habitual physical activity among children and
adolescents began in the second half of the last century. Low physical activity harms health …

Many develo** countries including Ghana are currently experiencing dual disease
burdens emerging from an unprecedented risk overlap that drive their epidemiological …

Vulnerable children exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are lacking visibility
in healthcare and social welfare support systems, particularly in countries where there are …

Abstract Background/Objectives The 2021 Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card aimed
to identify secular trends and socio-economic inequalities, and to assess the physical activity …

Overweight and obesity have become a serious health problem globally due to its significant
role in increased morbidity and mortality. The treatments for this health issue are various …

Objective To evaluate the performance of a UK based prediction model for estimating fat-
free mass (and indirectly fat mass) in children and adolescents in non-UK settings. Design …

To assess the level of agreement between body size self-perception and actual body size
determined by body mass index (BMI) z-score and body fatness measured by the deuterium …

Objective To explore trends in prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in underweight
and obesity in 5-year-old schoolchildren in Scotland between 2011/2012 and 2017/2018 …

Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder
caused by impaired steroidogenesis. Glucocorticoid treatment with increased androgens …

Purpose Adolescent obesity, as defined by BMI, is amongst the highest in the world in
Kuwait. This study aimed to determine the extent to which BMI might be underestimating …