Current formula for calculating body mass index is applicable to Asian populations

Misra, Anoop; Dhurandhar, Nikhil V.

doi:10.1038/s41387-018-0070-9

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“…While several studies have investigated the impact of prolonged television viewing on BMI [22,26], no previous research has investigated the impact of prolonged television viewing on BMI in the KSA. Existing evidence has been drawn from Western developed countries such as United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, among others, whose definition of obesity differs from that of Asian countries [27,28] and may have a different impact on the television-BMI relationship. Furthermore, the number of hours spent watching television might be affected by the state strict programme controls in countries like KSA than most western countries.…”

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Does prolonged television viewing affect Body Mass Index? A case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Background The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity and their health implications is a major public health concern worldwide. This study set out to understand the relationship between the number of hours spent watching television and Body Mass Index (BMI) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using data from the Saudi Health Interview Survey. Methods The study employed both ordinary least squares and quantile regressions to estimate the mean and distributional association of prolonged television watching and BMI. Results The findings showed that prolonged television viewing is associated with larger BMI values. Additionally, the relationship was found to be greater towards the lower and upper tails of the BMI range and insignificant in the middle of the BMI distribution. Furthermore, the findings also showed that there is a gender gap in BMI levels, where females are likely to have higher BMI values than males. Conclusions The creation of more proactive recreational programs that can act as substitutes to television watching is recommended in order to reduce the amount of time that individuals spend watching television. It is also recommended that such interventions are tailored towards improving females' levels of physical activity. The inclusion of television programs aimed at encouraging physical exercise and healthy diets is also imperative.

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“…This test will focus on categories of BMI values, ideal and overweight. Standard BMI for Indonesian (Table 1), and formula in equation 1 [29]. Class 1 and 2 consists of males with a BMI value of 18-25 kg/m 2 or ideal category, and with a BMI value of 25-27 kg/m 2 , the category fat [30].…”

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Development of Low-Cost ECG System for Comprehensive Monitoring Heart Function

Oktivasari¹,

Ishartati²,

Riandini³

et al. 2021

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A simple system, a low-cost, fully automated, and design for monitoring RR interval Electrocardiography (ECG) signal described in this paper. The platform, named Simple Low-Cost Electrocardiography System (SLES), is capable of monitoring RR interval and R peaks in 3 lead standards. The system is in .exe format, so it can be easily installed on a computer. The system's goal is to design a fully integrated system for measuring a characteristic of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) parameters for various applications in heart signal research and education. The ECG signal is analog filtered and amplified and processed from analog to digital. Eventually, the ECG signal will be shown on the monitor after digital filtering. The data obtained from the ECG will accurately reflect the status of human heart health. The system has the benefits of small volume, low power consumption, low cost, and real-time operation. All design and development reports, files, and system software will be given non-commercial use online on https://github.com/oktivasari.

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“…Table 1 presents the average weight of participants in chosen BMI sub-groups. Corresponding boundaries of the BMI are taken to be < 18.50 for underweight; between 18.50 and 24.99 for normal; between 25.00 and 29.99 for overweight and ≥ 30 kg/m 2 for obese (Nuttall 2015;Sochung 2015;Misra 2019). The overall picture is reflecting a common trend for the urban population, showing certain tendency to be overweight and even obese, especially for the younger people, and between 55 and 60 years.…”

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Difference between the biologic and chronologic age as an individualized indicator for the skincare intensity selection: skin cell profile and age difference studies

Sukhovei¹,

Kostolomova²,

Unger³

et al. 2019

biomed dermatol

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Background: The present research addresses the issue of skin aging and corresponding skin treatment individualization. Particular research question was on the development of a simplified criterion supporting patientspecific decisions about the necessity and intensity of skin treatment. Basing on published results and a wide pool of our own experimental data, a hypothesis is formulated that a difference between biologic and chronologic age can be used as a powerful indicator of skin aging. Methods: In the present paper, we report the results of studies with 80 volunteers between 15 and 65 years of age linking skin cell profile parameters to biologic and chronologic age. Biologic age was calculated using the empirical expressions based on the forced vital lung capacity, systolic blood pressure, urea concentration, and blood cholesterol level. Epidermis and derma cellular structures were studied using skin biopsy samples taken from the gluteal region. Results: The present study supports the conclusion that biologic and chronologic age difference is changing in the progress of life. Our studies are showing that time point when calculated biologic age becomes equal to the chronologic one reflecting the onset of specific changes in the age dependencies of experimentally measured skin cell profile parameters. Thus, it is feasible that a difference between chronologic and individually assessed biologic age indeed reflects the process of skin aging. Conclusions: With all reservations to the relatively small number of study participants, it seems feasible that a difference between biologic and chronologic age can be used as an indicator of skin aging. Additional research linking blood immune profile and skin topography to the difference of biologic and chronologic age (reported in the following paper) provides further support for the formulated hypotheses. So, a difference between calculated biologic age and chronologic age can be used as an individualized criterion supporting decisions on skin treatment strategies. Further research involving larger numbers of participants aimed at optimizing the expressions for calculating biologic age could lead to reliable and easily available express criterion supporting the decision for the individualized skin treatment.

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Current formula for calculating body mass index is applicable to Asian populations

Cited by 45 publications

References 15 publications

Does prolonged television viewing affect Body Mass Index? A case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Does prolonged television viewing affect Body Mass Index? A case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Development of Low-Cost ECG System for Comprehensive Monitoring Heart Function

Difference between the biologic and chronologic age as an individualized indicator for the skincare intensity selection: skin cell profile and age difference studies

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