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  1. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Preconception underweight impact on postnatal osteoporotic fracture: a retrospective cohort study using Japanese claims data

    In recent years, being underweight has become a major issue in women’s healthcare in Japan. Japan is one of the developed countries with the most advanced trend of underweight females [ 1 , 2 ]. Women with a body mass index (BMI), which is used as …

  2. 11-12-2023 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Being underweight, academic performance and cognitive control in undergraduate women

    The prevalence of underweight among young women is a serious international health issue. However, the evidence on how being underweight negatively affects brain health and cognition is still unclear. This study investigated the association between …

  3. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | OriginalPaper

    Oral pathologies and underweight conditions among people living with HIV/AIDS in a health facility in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a study of 205 cases

    Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a global public health concern [ 1 ]. According to the United Nations AIDS Program (UNAIDS), the number of HIV-positive people worldwide in 2021 was estimated to be 38.4 million [ 1 ]. West and …

  4. Open Access 17-08-2023 | Obesity | OriginalPaper

    Height and body mass index trajectories from 1975 to 2015 and prevalence of stunting, underweight and obesity in 2016 among children in Chinese cities: findings from five rounds of a national survey

    The growth and nutrition of children is one of the main markers of socioeconomic development and civilizational progress in a population. Regular monitoring and assessment of children’s growth and nutrition is essential and conducive to the …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Nomogram for predicting the overall survival of underweight patients with colorectal cancer: a clinical study

    Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers prevalent globally, and its curative rate can be increased by 68–78% through complete resection and adjuvant chemotherapy [ 1 , 2 ]. The tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) classification of …

  6. Open Access 01-12-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Factors associated with underweight, overweight, stunting and wasting among primary school-going children participating in a school health initiative in South Africa

    Globally, schools are seen as optimal settings for health promotion and interventions for children, adolescents, and the broader school community through school health programmes [ 1 – 3 ]. School health programmes provide an opportunity for health …

  7. Open Access 29-09-2023 | Acetabular Fracture | Online First

    Underweight patients experience higher inpatient complication and mortality rates following acetabular fracture

    Acetabular fractures occur with a reported incidence of 5–11 fractures per 100,000 person-years. [ 1 , 2 ] Patient age, frailty, and comorbidity burden are associated with adverse outcomes. [ 3 , 4 ] Low energy acetabular fractures in older adults …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Underweight children are agile but lack power

    Given the knowledge gap in literature on the impact of undernutrition on muscular power and agility in school-aged children, the aim of this study was to compare physical fitness in such underweight- and normal weight children. In this …

  9. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Underweight and its associated factors among pediatrics attending HIV Care in South Gondar Zone public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

    One of the biggest public health issues is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, which has a number of long- and short-term effects [ 1 ]. Around 36.9 million people worldwide were living with HIV as of the end of 2019, with 1.8 million …

  10. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Synergistic association between underweight and type 2 diabetes on the development of laryngeal cancer: a national population-based retrospective cohort study

    Over the past 20 years, the smoking rate among men decreased by half from 66.3% in 1998 to 36.7% in 2018 due to the influence of a national anti-smoking campaign in Korea [ 1 ]. On the other hand, the female smoking rate slightly increased from …

  11. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Trends of underweight, overweight, and obesity among older adults in China from 2008 to 2018: a national observational survey

    Overweight and obesity represent significant global public health concerns [ 1 ]. The prevalence of obesity worldwide has nearly tripled over the past approximately 50 years, reaching alarming levels. This poses a significant threat to public …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    The prevalence and socio-demographic risk factors of coexistence of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children under five years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

    Childhood stunting, wasting, and underweight are significant public health challenges. These three forms together contribute to more than half of global deaths among children under five years (under-5), with the majority in low- and middle-income …

  13. 01-03-2022 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Underweight Among Under-Five Children in Ethiopia

    Almost half of under-five children were determined to be underweight. Gender inequality, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, the number of childbirths, and inadequate knowledge of the parents had a greater impact on children’s nutritional …

  14. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Underweight | OriginalPaper

    Spatial distribution and determinants of stunting, wasting and underweight in children under-five in Ethiopia

    Malnutrition is a complex condition and caused by multiples and overlapping factors including poverty, low parental education, lack of sanitation, low food intake, diarrhea and other infections, poor feeding practices, family size, short birth …

  15. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Obesity | OriginalPaper

    Underweight is a major risk factor for atrial fibrillation in Asian people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are global public health challenges and major causes of death and cardiovascular events [ 1 ]. A multitude of studies have indicated DM is an independent risk factor for AF, in …

  16. 01-12-2023 | Obesity | OriginalPaper

    Adipopenia is associated with osteoporosis in community-dwelling non-underweight adults independent of sarcopenia

    Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by compromised bone strength and increased risk of fractures [ 1 ]. Osteoporotic fractures are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic burdens, and costs €24 billion in the European Union …

  17. 01-07-2021 | Sarcopenia | Letter

    Trends in the prevalence of underweight in women across generations in Japan

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