Relationship of body mass index and psychosocial factors on physical activity in underserved adolescent boys and girls.

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 506-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Kitzman-Ulrich ◽  
Dawn K. Wilson ◽  
M. Lee Van Horn ◽  
Hannah G. Lawman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Relationship Of

TV or Not TV: Fat Is the Question

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-501
Author(s):  
WILLIAM H. DIETZ ◽  
STEVEN L. GORTMAKER
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Television Viewing ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Relationship Of

The manuscript entitled "Does television viewing increase obesity and reduce physical activity?" published by Robinson and coauthors in this issue of Pediatrics1 is a careful and well-written study of the effect of television viewing on adiposity and physical activity among sixth- and seventh-grade adolescent girls. In contrast to two other large studies of children,2,3 the authors failed to find a significant association between hours of television viewed and adiposity, measured by body mass index. Physical activity was weakly and inversely correlated to time spent viewing television. The latter observation is consistent with prior data which demonstrate a reciprocal relationship of fitness and television viewing,4 perhaps because television viewing displaces more vigorous physical activities.5

scholarly journals The relationship of body mass index to penile length and testicular volume in adolescent boys

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Rizky Adriansyah ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Hakimi Hakimi ◽  
Melda Deliana ◽  
Siska Mayasari Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Testicular Volume ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Penile Length ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background Evidence suggests that obesity may be related toearly onset of puberty in girls. However, few studies have found alink between body mass index (BMI) and puberty onset in boys.More study is needed to assess the relationship of BMI to penilelength and testicular volume.Objective To investigate the relationship ofBMI to penile lengthand testicular volume in adolescent boys.Methods A cross􀀿sectional study was carried out on adolescentboys aged 9 to 14 years in Secanggang District, Langkat Regency,North Sumatera Province in August 2009. Subjects' BMIs werecalculated by dividing body weight (BW) in kilograms by bodyheight (BH) in meters squared. Penile length (em) was measuredwith a spatula. We took the average of three measurements fromthe symphysis pubis to the tip of the glans penis. Testicular volume(mL) was estimated by palpation using an orchidometer. Pearson'scorrelation test (r) was used to assess the relationship of BMI topenile length and BMI to testicular volume.Resu lts There were 108 participants, consisting of 64primary school students and 44 junior high school students.Subjects' mean age was 11.7 (SO 1.62) years; mean BWwas 35.2 (SO 8.48) kg; mean BH was 1.4 (SO 0.11) m;mean BMI was 17.5 (SO 2.34) kg/m'; mean penile lengthwas 4.5 (SO 1.25) cm; and mean testicular volume was 3.6(SD 1.20) mL. We found no significant association betweenBMI and penile length (r􀀻-0.25, P􀀻0.06), nor betweenBMI and testicular volume (r􀀻-O.21; P􀀻O.09).Conclusion T here was no significant relationship ofBMI to penilelength nor BMI to testicular volume in adolescent boys.[Paediatr lndanes. 2012;52:267-71].

scholarly journals Relationship of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index to the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Study in Finland

Hypertension ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Hu ◽  
Noël C. Barengo ◽  
Jaakko Tuomilehto ◽  
Timo A. Lakka ◽  
Aulikki Nissinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals he relationship of body mass index to penile length and testicular volume in adolescent boys

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 267-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizky Adriansyah ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Hakimi Hakimi ◽  
Melda Deliana ◽  
Siska Mayasari Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Testicular Volume ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Penile Length ◽  
Relationship Of
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