Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Echocardiographic Comparison of Myocardial Performance between Obese and Normal Weight Children and Adolescents

Forod Salehi; Mostafa Arianejad; Fatemeh Taheri; Tayyebeh Chahkandi

Volume 11, Issue 11 , November 2023, , Pages 18355-18361

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2023.75142.5370

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Background: Obesity prevalence has increased alarmingly in recent decades as a result of lifestyle changes. Obesity can have adverse effects during childhood and adolescence, which ... Read More Background: Obesity prevalence has increased alarmingly in recent decades as a result of lifestyle changes. Obesity can have adverse effects during childhood and adolescence, which often persist into adulthood. Some studies have shown that echocardiographic findings are associated with obesity, accompanied by an increase in the left ventricle's size, diameter, and weight. This study compared Tissue Doppler and Pulse Doppler echocardiographic changes between obese and normal weight children and adolescents.Method: In 2021, this research was conducted on 66 children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 in Birjand. It included 33 individuals, comprising 25 boys and 8 girls, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 95, classified as the obese group, and 33 individuals, comprising 21 boys and 12 girls with a BMI between 10 and 85, ranked as the control group. The two groups' parameters were measured using Tissue Doppler Index (echocardiography), and the data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 at a significance level of less than 0.05.Result: The obese and normal weight groups had average ages of 12.84±1.92 and 12.87±2.87, respectively. In the obese group, the average BMI was 28.52±4.3, while in the control group, it was 16.55±2.21. The average EF (Ejection Fraction) in the obese group was 247.13±32.44, and in the control group, it was 249.6±24.68.In the obese group, the mean values of the parameters S´, A', and A were 12.91±2.63, 12.61±2.75 and 74.83±16.75, while in the control group, they were 11.47±2.66, 10.28±2.72, and 63.21±15.41. The obese group had substantially higher values compared to the control group (P<0.05). The mean values of IVRT, IVCT, MPI, E', and E were more significant in the obese group than in the control group, whereas ET and E/A were more significant in the control group. These differences, however, were not statistically significant.Conclusion: The significant increase in diastolic dysfunction parameters, including A' and E'/A', in the obese group may indicate a severe type of LV Compliance Decrease.

Evaluation of Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Leukemia Survivors

shahin Shamsian; Zahra Khafaf Pour; Marjan Shakiba; Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

Volume 11, Issue 10 , October 2023, , Pages 18266-18273

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2023.56986.4603

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Background: Leukemia is one of the most common malignancies in childhood, accounting for about 40 per million children under the age of 15 years. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounts ... Read More Background: Leukemia is one of the most common malignancies in childhood, accounting for about 40 per million children under the age of 15 years. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounts for about 75% of these cases of leukemia. Regarding the improvement in life expectancy and the prolonged life of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, identifying the long-term complications and effects of treatment in patients is necessary.Methods: The present applied study is a cohort study based on the case-control method. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, 50 patients who had improved acute lymphoblastic leukemia were selected as a case group; the selections were conducted in a sequential manner in Mofid Children Hospital. 50 other people who had no history of ALL disease were selected as the control group. All information gathering processes including patient history, physical examination, and necessary tests were done by a pediatric hematology oncology subspecialties fellow and trained personnel with full supervision of Pediatric hematologist - oncologist. Blood samples were taken at 10-cc of fasting blood. Blood samples after centrifugation and storage at 20 ° C were used to measure serum fasting blood glucose, triglyceride (Slovak based on serum lipid profile), and insulin levels. All demographic information, BMI, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, and treatments were recorded in both forms. Data were finally entered into SPSS version 21 and analyzed using the GEE method.Results: the incidence of obesity was significantly higher in patients with ALL as compared with the controls. The risk of obesity in ALL patients was found to be approximately 9 times higher than the controls. In this study 6 (12%) patients in cases and 4 (%8) patients in controls had metabolic syndrome. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in the incidence of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and visceral obesity.Conclusion: It is suggested that after acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment in children, in addition to regular follow up for disease recurrence, the patients should be monitored about metabolic syndrome or any of its components, especially weight gain, and obesity.

Polysomnographic Findings between Obese and Non-Obese Pediatrics with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Masoume Mansouri; Saeed Sadr; Hoormehr Nozari; Elnaz Parsarad; Heshmat Ghasemi; Zahrasadat Mohammadi; Shabnam Jalilolghadr

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2021, , Pages 14929-14940

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.52231.4151

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Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity, which is associated with the health risk of OSA, is increasing. This study aimed to assess the polysomnographic findings of obese and ... Read More

Gender Modify the Effect of Birth Weight on Later Obesity Risk among Primary School Pupils: A Community-Based Case-Control Study

Dariush Bastam; Reza Vazirinejad; Golnaz Sharifnia; Mohsen Rezaeian; Hasan Ahmadinia

Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2021, , Pages 13925-13936

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.51337.4081

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BackgroundThe researchers do not prove the effect of birth weight on childhood obesity, so far. This study aimed at providing evidence on the effect of birth weight on obesity ... Read More

Evaluation of Neck Circumference as Potential Marker for Metabolic Syndrome in Children

Mostafa Fazeli; Mohammad Mohammad-Zadeh; Zahra Meshkat; Gordon Ferns; Hamidreza Bahrami-Taghanaki; Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

Volume 9, Issue 6 , June 2021, , Pages 13865-13874

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.52029.4137

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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is complicated condition especially in pediatrics. For better MetS definition, marker discovery are interested. More accurate simple indices may ... Read More

The Effects of Fasting in Ramadan on the Risk Factors of COVID-19 in Adolescents: A Brief Review

Emad Behboudi; Amrollah Shamsi; Vahideh Hamidi-Sofiani; Morteza Oladnabi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 12835-12842

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.53182.4214

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Each year, many of Muslims including children and adolescents fast in Ramadan. This year, the month of Ramadan is in the period of the outbreak of COVID-19, and due to its spread, fighting ... Read More

Anaerobic Gymnastics Exercises Evoke Systemic Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Obese and Normal-Weight Children

Vahid Saleh; Roghayyeh Afroundeh; Marefat Siahkohiyan; Asadollah Asadi

Volume 8, Issue 12 , December 2020, , Pages 12533-12544

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48291.3890

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Background Studies have shown that exercises that are anaerobic and produce lactate affect the level of Brain-derived neurotrophic family (BDNF). This study aimed to evaluate and compare ... Read More

Association of Major Dietary Patterns and Overweight/Obesity in Female Adolescents Living in North West of Iran

Bahareh Seyyedin; Arezoo Rezazadeh; Nasrin Omidvar; Farid Zayeri; Sakineh Nouri-Saeedlou

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 12487-12501

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.50871.4047

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Background: Obesity and overweight is a great concern in adolescence that would have impact on adulthood. This study was conducted to identify major dietary patterns and their relation ... Read More Background: Obesity and overweight is a great concern in adolescence that would have impact on adulthood. This study was conducted to identify major dietary patterns and their relation with overweight/obesity of female adolescents living in Northwest of Iran.Materials and Methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional conducted on 350 female students aged 16-18 years in Urmia city, Iran. Height and weight were measured using standard techniques and weight status was defined by World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) cut-offs. Dietary intake information was collected by a validated 169-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire via face-to-face interview. Dietary patterns were identified through principle component analysis. Demographic and socio-economic confounding factors were obtained by a questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and dietary patterns.Results: About one third of participants (n=115, 32.9%) were overweight or obese. Three major dietary patterns were extracted: "high vegetable-high dairy", "high protein", and "traditional dishes". Parental educational level, house assets and household size were associated with dietary patterns. After adjusting for confounders, adolescents in upper quartile of "high vegetable-high dairy" pattern (OR=3.17, 95% CI=1.50-6.70; p trend=0.010), and "high protein" pattern (OR=2.01, 95% CI=0.96-4.19; p trend=0.006) had a greater risk of being overweight/obese. However, traditional dietary pattern was not related to overweight/obesity (p trend=0.70).Conclusion: Findings suggest that the chance of overweight/obesity was increased in adolescents that had higher adherence to "high vegetable-high dairy" and "high protein" dietary patterns. On the other hand, the socioeconomic status of household was an important factor influencing tendency of adolescents to a special dietary pattern.

Comparison of Health Promoting Lifestyle Predictors in High School Students with and without Overweight and Obesity: An Application of Health Promotion

Zeinab Dehjan; Marzie Mahmoodi; Homamodin Javadzade; Mahnoush Reisi

Volume 8, Issue 5 , May 2020, , Pages 11297-11309

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48430.3898

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Background: Adolescents who have overweight and obesity face many physical and psychological problems and this condition may extend to adult life. The aim of this study was to compare ... Read More

Prevention Strategies and Guidelines to Manage Obesity in Children and Young People

Khetam Al-Awamreh; Abdullah Alkhawaldeh; Sami Aloush; Intima Alrimawi; Mohammad Al Qadire; Mohammad Suliman; Manar Al-Azzam; Omar Khraisat; Moawiah Khatatbeh; Mohammed ALBashtawy

Volume 7, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 10043-10047

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.40813.3447

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Obesity in children and young people is a significant public health issue. It can be associated with adverse health, economic and social implications. It is argued that preventing obesity ... Read More

Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explain Intent to Consume Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Secondary School Students

Seyyed Mortaza Mousavi; Naser Sharafkhani; Parisa Didarloo; Alireza Didarloo

Volume 7, Issue 5 , May 2019, , Pages 9413-9422

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.37613.3266

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Background: The high prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is closely correlated with the increasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).The purpose of this study ... Read More

The Prevalence of Obesity, Technological Device Usage, Physical Activity and their Relationship with Spirometry Indicators among Children in Isfahan City, Iran

Rohola Shirzadi; Farzad Masiha; Safoura Navaei; Hosein Rafiemanesh; Zakieh Ostad-Ahmadi; Emad Bahraminia; Seyed Hossein Mirlohi; Seyed Javad Sayedi; Gholamreza Azizi; Mohammadreza Modaresi

Volume 6, Issue 11 , November 2018, , Pages 8537-8547

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.32467.2863

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Background: The decrease in physical activities following increased usage of computer and digital games has led to serious health consequences in children. This study investigates ... Read More

The Impact of Adolescent Friendships on Unhealthy Eating Behaviors of Overweight and Obese Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Mohammad Bagherniya; Firoozeh Mostafavi Darani; Seyed Ali Keshavarz; Sara Movahhed; Ramesh Allipour-Birgani; Manoj Sharma; Mohammad Safarian; Ali Taghipour

Volume 6, Issue 10 , October 2018, , Pages 8385-8398

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.29502.2587

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Background: Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and become one the most important public health issues globally. One of the significant determinants of childhood obesity-related ... Read More

The Effect of Educational Intervention on Body Mass Index and Thyroid Function Tests in Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Overweight

Neda Ebrahimi; Fatemeh Taheri; Mitra Moodi; Mahmoud Zardast

Volume 6, Issue 8 , August 2018, , Pages 8101-8110

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.27747.2403

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Background Studies declare the possibility of thyroid abnormalities in the obese patients and return of normal thyroid activities after weight loss. Therefore in this study, the effect ... Read More

Life Style Management of Pediatric Obesity based on Traditional Persian Medicine: A Narrative Review

Leily Hamidnia; Mohsen Nematy; Ali Taghipour; Roghayeh Javan; Roshanak Salari; Marjan Mahjour; Malihe Motavasselian

Volume 6, Issue 6 , June 2018, , Pages 7759-7768

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.29765.2625

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Obesity is a major risk factor for many diseases in children. Considering the widespread pandemic of pediatric obesity, developing more strategies for life style management of this ... Read More

Analysis of Weight Control among Overweight and Obese Iranian Adolescents: Application of the Trans-theoretical Model

Mehdi Haghi; Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad; Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi; Heydar Eslami Shahrbabaki; Hossein Fallahzadeh; Mohammad Rafati fard

Volume 6, Issue 2 , February 2018, , Pages 7013-7022

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.23310.1959

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BackgroundThe world-wide prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has reached an alarming level and become a major health problem in today’s world. ... Read More

Health Related Quality of Life and Weight Self-Efficacy of Life Style among Normal-Weight, Overweight and Obese Iranian Adolescents: A Case Control Study

Seyedeh Fatemeh Miri; Maryam Javadi; Chung-Ying Lin; Khadijeh Irandoost; Arezoo Rezazadeh; Amir Pakpour

Volume 5, Issue 11 , November 2017, , Pages 5975-5984

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.25554.2173

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Background: Identifying and investigating the factors influencing self-efficacy and eventually health related quality of life (HRQoL) can be an important step toward the prevention ... Read More

Differences in response to conventional vitamin D therapy among obese and normal weight children and adolescents in Qazvin, Iran

Fatemeh Saffari; Parisa Shahroodi; Sonia Oveisi; Neda Esmailzadehha; Fatemeh Hajmanoochehri; Shabnam Jalilolghadr; Ali Homaei

Volume 5, Issue 9 , September 2017, , Pages 5725-5732

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.22473.1880

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Background: Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency is one of the major nutritional deficiencies in children. Obesity has inverse association with vitamin D levels. The aim of this study was to ... Read More

Effects of the Educational Intervention on some Health Belief Model Constructs regarding the Prevention of Obesity in Students

Ahmadreza Noorbakhsh; Firoozeh Mostafavi; Hossein Shahnazi

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, , Pages 5561-5570

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24632.2077

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Background Obesity causes depression and undermines mental health in adolescents. It is also related to adulthood diseases and mortality. The current study drew upon an educational ... Read More

Effect of Comprehensive Health Promotion Program on Quality of Life, Weight, and Physical Activity among Iranian Overweight School-age Girls

Saeedeh Jafarzadeh; Sima Mohammad Khan Kermanshahi; Ali Khani Jeihooni

Volume 5, Issue 4 , April 2017, , Pages 4671-4681

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.21126.1774

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Background Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and its trend in recent years has taken a worrying figure. Overweight in childhood is the most important cause of adulthood ... Read More

Compare the Relative Frequency of Thyroid Function Disorders in Obese and Overweight Children with Non-Obese Children; a Case-Control Study

Neda Ebrahimi; Fatemeh Taheri; Mitra Moodi; Mahmoud Zardast

Volume 4, Issue 12 , December 2016, , Pages 4021-4031

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7605

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BackgroundChildhood obesity has become a global epidemic. In the recent studies has reported risk of thyroid dysfunction due to obesity. Therefore, this study intends to compare the ... Read More

Dietary Habits and Health Related Behaviors in Iranian Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN- IV Study

Fatemeh Azizi-Soleiman; Mohammad Esmaeel lMotlagh; Mostafa Qorbani; Ramin Heshmat; Gelayol Ardalan; Morteza Mansourian; Roya Kelishadi

Volume 4, Issue 7 , July 2016, , Pages 2087-2097

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6975

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Background: Obesity has a growing global epidemic with several risk factors including lifestyle habits, physical activity, and prolonged screen time. This study aimed to compare the ... Read More

Increases of Obesity and Overweight in Children: an Alarm for Parents and Policymakers

Gholam Hasan Khadaee; Masumeh Saeidi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , April 2016, , Pages 1591-1601

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6677

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Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low- and middle-income countries, particularly ... Read More

Evaluation the Response to Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Iranian Overweight/obese Children

Shahsanam Gheibi; Ahmad Ali Nikibakhsh; Roghayyeh Goshaderou

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, , Pages 1305-1313

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6444

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Background Recently the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities has increased in children, in the worldwide. Some evidences show that there is a reverse relation between the serum ... Read More

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