scholarly journals Cormic Index Profile of Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

Anemia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Samuel Olufemi Akodu ◽  
Olisamedua Fidelis Njokanma ◽  
Omolara Adeolu Kehinde
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anaemia ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Sickle Cell Disorders

Background. Sickle cell disorders are known to have a negative effect on linear growth. This could potentially affect proportional growth and, hence, Cormic Index.Objective. To determine the Cormic Index in the sickle cell anaemia population in Lagos.Methodology. A consecutive sample of 100 children with haemoglobin genotype SS, aged eight months to 15 years, and 100 age and sex matched controls (haemoglobin genotype AA) was studied. Sitting height (upper segment) and full length or height were measured. Sitting height was then expressed as a percentage of full length/height (Cormic Index).Results. The mean Cormic Index decreased with age among primary subjects (SS) and AA controls. The overall mean Cormic Index among primary subjects was comparable to that of controls (55.0±4.6% versus54.5±5.2%;54.8±4.5% versus53.6±4.9%) in boys and girls, respectively. In comparison with AA controls, female children with sickle cell anaemia who were older than 10 years had a significantly lower mean Cormic Index.Conclusion. There was a significant negative relationship between Cormic Index and height in subjects and controls irrespective of gender. Similarly, a significant negative correlation existed between age, sitting height, subischial leg length, weight, and Cormic Index in both subjects and controls.

scholarly journals Comparison of Actual with Estimated Weight and Height in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
SO Akodu ◽  
AF Adekanmbi ◽  
AT Ogunlesi
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anaemia ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Actual Length ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Positive Linear Relationship ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Sickle Cell Disorders ◽  
Paediatric Practice

Sickle cell disorders are the most common genetic disorders worldwide as well as in Nigeria. The weight and height are the most used anthropometric measurements in paediatric practice for the calculation of many parameters. The objective is to determine the reliability of weight and height estimates among children with sickle cell anaemia compared with measured weight and height. A random sample of SCA children aged eight months to 12 years was studied. Height and weight were measured using standard methods, while BMI was estimated using kg/m2. These were compared with estimated weight, height and BMI. Five subjects were adjudged obese using estimated BMI: three of these five subjects were identified as obese using actual BMI. Regression analysis showed that there appears to be more positive linear relationship for weight and length/height among children aged 1– 6 years. The measured mean weight and BMI were significantly lower than the estimated mean values. The overall mean of estimated length/height did not differ significantly from overall mean of the actual length/height. In comparison with the actual BMI, the estimated BMI did not identify any of the subjects with either thinness or overweight while children with obesity were over-estimated. The formula methods of estimating weights and heights for the various ages in children with sickle cell anaemia are over-estimating their actual values; this is more obvious for weight.

scholarly journals Comparison of Actual with Estimated Weight and Height in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
SO Akodu ◽  
AF Adekanmbi ◽  
AT Ogunlesi
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anaemia ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Actual Length ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Positive Linear Relationship ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Sickle Cell Disorders ◽  
Paediatric Practice

Sickle cell disorders are the most common genetic disorders worldwide as well as in Nigeria. The weight and height are the most used anthropometric measurements in paediatric practice for the calculation of many parameters. The objective is to determine the reliability of weight and height estimates among children with sickle cell anaemia compared with measured weight and height. A random sample of SCA children aged eight months to 12 years was studied. Height and weight were measured using standard methods, while BMI was estimated using kg/m2. These were compared with estimated weight, height and BMI. Five subjects were adjudged obese using estimated BMI: three of these five subjects were identified as obese using actual BMI. Regression analysis showed that there appears to be more positive linear relationship for weight and length/height among children aged 1– 6 years. The measured mean weight and BMI were significantly lower than the estimated mean values. The overall mean of estimated length/height did not differ significantly from overall mean of the actual length/height. In comparison with the actual BMI, the estimated BMI did not identify any of the subjects with either thinness or overweight while children with obesity were over-estimated. The formula methods of estimating weights and heights for the various ages in children with sickle cell anaemia are over-estimating their actual values; this is more obvious for weight.

scholarly journals Leg Length Discrepancies in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
Eneh Chizoma Ihuarula
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anaemia ◽  
Medial Malleolus ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
P Values ◽  
The Real ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Right ◽  
Age And Sex ◽  
Female Subjects

Background: Sickle cell anaemia, (SCA) the homozygous and most severe of the sickle cell diseases exerts adverse effects on growth and linear body proportions. In Nigeria, these changes in the lower extremity are scarcely documented. Objectives: To evaluate the differences between the real leg lengths and apparent leg lengths determined by tape measure among children with SCA. Methods: A clinic-based, cross-sectional, comparative study of 140 age and sex matched “SS” and “AA” children. The real leg lengths, anterior superior iliac spine to medial malleolus and to the heel, the apparent leg length, umbilicus to the medial malleolus were measured with a plastic tape and recorded.  Leg length discrepancy (LLD), the arithmetric differences between corresponding leg lengths were recorded and classified into nil (0), mild (<2cm), moderate (2-5cm) and severe (>5cm). Results: At the medial malleolus, the subjects had more mild and moderate Real LLD than controls while more controls than subjects had nil Real LLD (p = .033). Both right and left real leg lengths were significantly shorter in the 6-9 year old subjects especially the males, all female subjects, all 10-13 year olds subjects more so the females than their respective counterparts. (All p values < 0.05) Similarly, the right and left leg lengths at the heel were significantly shorter in subjects of the same age and sex groups as above than all their respective counterparts. (P values < 0.05). However, male subjects had only the right real leg length significantly shorter than those of the controls. Real LLD: ASIS-MM was significantly higher in 10-13 year old female subjects, real LLD: ASIS-HEEL in 14-18 year old subjects than the controls. The right and left apparent leg length were significantly lower in all 10-13 year old subjects as well as 10-13 year old female subjects than the respective matches. All p values were < 0.05. No significant difference existed in the apparent LLD comparisons.

Comparison of Actual with Estimated Weight and Height in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
SO Akodu ◽  
AF Adekanmbi ◽  
AT Ogunlesi
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anaemia ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Actual Length ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Positive Linear Relationship ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Sickle Cell Disorders ◽  
Paediatric Practice

Sickle cell disorders are the most common genetic disorders worldwide as well as in Nigeria. The weight and height are the most used anthropometric measurements in paediatric practice for the calculation of many parameters. The objective is to determine the reliability of weight and height estimates among children with sickle cell anaemia compared with measured weight and height. A random sample of SCA children aged eight months to 12 years was studied. Height and weight were measured using standard methods, while BMI was estimated using kg/m2. These were compared with estimated weight, height and BMI. Five subjects were adjudged obese using estimated BMI: three of these five subjects were identified as obese using actual BMI. Regression analysis showed that there appears to be more positive linear relationship for weight and length/height among children aged 1– 6 years. The measured mean weight and BMI were significantly lower than the estimated mean values. The overall mean of estimated length/height did not differ significantly from overall mean of the actual length/height. In comparison with the actual BMI, the estimated BMI did not identify any of the subjects with either thinness or overweight while children with obesity were over-estimated. The formula methods of estimating weights and heights for the various ages in children with sickle cell anaemia are over-estimating their actual values; this is more obvious for weight.

scholarly journals Mobile phones: The effect of its presence on learning and memory

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa T. Tanil ◽  
Min Hooi Yong
Keyword(s):  
Learning And Memory ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Memory Recall ◽  
Recall Accuracy ◽  
Conscious Thought ◽  
Memory Accuracy ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Negative Effect

AbstractOur aim was to examine the effect of mobile phone’s presence on learning and memory among undergraduates. A total of 119 undergraduates completed a memory task and the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS). As predicted, those without phones had higher recall accuracy compared to those with phones. Results showed a significant negative relationship between phone conscious thought and memory recall but not for SAS and memory recall. Phone conscious thought significantly predicted memory accuracy. We found that the presence of a phone and high phone conscious thought affects one’s memory learning and recall, indicating the negative effect of a mobile phone proximity to our learning and memory.

scholarly journals The Effect of Liquidity and Total Asset Turnover on Profitability: Research Study n Pharmaceutical Companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Rajagukguk ◽  
Harlyn Siagian
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Total Asset ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Asset Turnover ◽  
The Given

Management companies will seize opportunities in order to improve financial performance. To measure the financial performance it will need the tool to measure it. Profitability ratio is a ratio to assess the company's ability to seek profit. And in this research it stated that liquidity and total asset turnover can affected profitability. The population of this study uses data from pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019. So, it has 9 companies according to the given category. In total there are 45 samples used in this research. The result of this research are that liquidity has a negative effect on profitability, and so the total assets turnover on profitability. Simultaneously, liquidity and total asset turnover have a significant negative relationship to profitability.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effect of Religiosity on the Relationship Between Burnout and Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasemin Bal ◽  
Özgür Kökalan
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Banking Education ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of employees’ religiosity on the relationship between their burnout and job satisfaction. The research was carried out on a total of 326 people working in the banking, education, and tourism sectors. According to the research results, a significant negative relationship was found between the burnout levels of the employees and their job satisfaction. The research also determined that intrinsic religious orientation reduced the negative effect between burnout and job satisfaction, while extrinsic religious orientation had no moderating effect on the negative relationship between burnout and job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Anxiety of Chinese University Students: Mediation of Self-System

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4468
Author(s):  
Sumaira Kayani ◽  
Tayyaba Kiyani ◽  
Saima Kayani ◽  
Tony Morris ◽  
Michele Biasutti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
University Students ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Self System

The present study examined the role of self-enhancement and self-criticism in the relationship between physical activity and anxiety. A total of 305 students from Chinese universities, ranging in age from 18 to 36, completed a questionnaire package comprising a physical activity questionnaire, a self-enhancement strategies scale, a level of self-criticism scale, and a short form of state and trait anxiety scale. Findings highlighted that physical activity had a significant negative correlation with anxiety (r = −0.31, p < 0.01), a significant positive association with self-enhancement (r = 0.43, p < 0.01), and a significant negative relationship with self-criticism (r = −0.14, p < 0.05). It was also found that anxiety was significantly predicted by self-enhancement (−0.21, p < 0.01) and self-criticism (0.44, p < 0.01). Moreover, the mediation model supports the mediation of self-enhancement and self-criticism between physical activity and anxiety in university students. The findings suggest that interventions aimed at promoting physical activity and enhancing the self-system should be worthy strategies for reducing students’ anxiety.

scholarly journals Academic Cheating and Characteristics of Accounting Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Nur Sayidah ◽  
Sulis Janu Hartati ◽  
Muhajir Muhajir
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Academic Cheating ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship

This paper aims to examine the correlation between perceptions of incentives, pressures, and rationalizations in academic cheating with student characteristics. Researchers used the survey method by distributing questionnaires to accounting students in various public and private universities in Indonesia. The results of Pearson Correlation Bivariate analysis of 386 respondents' answers show that there was a significant negative relationship between student academic performance and length of study with the desire and rationalization of students to conduct academic cheating. There is a significant negative correlation between the length of worship and the rationalization of students to be dishonest. Results indicate further research can use regression analysis to examine the effect between the variables studied. Implications of this study are lecturers need to internalize the value of honesty in the learning process. College management needs to develop policies that give strict sanctions to students who cheat.

scholarly journals Comparison of Actual with Estimated Weight and Height in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
SO Akodu ◽  
AF Adekanmbi ◽  
AT Ogunlesi
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anaemia ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Actual Length ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Positive Linear Relationship ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Sickle Cell Disorders ◽  
Paediatric Practice

Sickle cell disorders are the most common genetic disorders worldwide as well as in Nigeria. The weight and height are the most used anthropometric measurements in paediatric practice for the calculation of many parameters. The objective is to determine the reliability of weight and height estimates among children with sickle cell anaemia compared with measured weight and height. A random sample of SCA children aged eight months to 12 years was studied. Height and weight were measured using standard methods, while BMI was estimated using kg/m2. These were compared with estimated weight, height and BMI. Five subjects were adjudged obese using estimated BMI: three of these five subjects were identified as obese using actual BMI. Regression analysis showed that there appears to be more positive linear relationship for weight and length/height among children aged 1– 6 years. The measured mean weight and BMI were significantly lower than the estimated mean values. The overall mean of estimated length/height did not differ significantly from overall mean of the actual length/height. In comparison with the actual BMI, the estimated BMI did not identify any of the subjects with either thinness or overweight while children with obesity were over-estimated. The formula methods of estimating weights and heights for the various ages in children with sickle cell anaemia are over-estimating their actual values; this is more obvious for weight.

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