Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Comparison of Growth Parameters in Two Groups of Children with Chronic Renal Failure Treated with and without Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy

Azadeh Darabi; Javad Mohamadi Taze Abadi; Fatemeh Ghane Sharbaf; Nosrat Ghaemi; Anoush Azarfar; Yalda Ravanshad; Gholamreza Sarvari; Mina Ekrami Noghabi; Sara Ghahremani

Volume 7, Issue 8 , August 2019, , Pages 9883-9892

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.41868.3527

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of growth hormone on growth parameters such as Z scores for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI), and height ... Read More

Association of Perceived Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: the Weight Disorder Survey of the CASPIAN- IV Study

Silva Hovsepian; Mostafa Qorbani; Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh; Mojgan Asadi; Armita Mahdavi Gorabi; Sahar Alirezayi; Hamid Asayesh; Neda Hani Tabaei Zavareh; Roya Kelishadi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , March 2018, , Pages 7393-7404

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.27258.2345

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Background: This study investigates the association of perceived weight status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. ... Read More Background: This study investigates the association of perceived weight status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: In this study, 6-18-year-old students were selected from 30 provinces of Iran. Weight status and perceived weight status of students were determined by physical examination and using the validated questionnaire of the World Health Organization-Global school-based student health survey, respectively. The students’ HRQL was evaluated by the Persian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life inventory (PedsQL™ 4.0TM 4.0) Generic Core Scales. Results: The participants consisted of 23,043 students with mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of 12.55(3.31) years. Underweight was significantly less prevalent than perceived underweight (30.8%vs 10.0%, respectively, P<0.001), whereas normal weight was significantly more prevalent than perceived normal weight (70.8% vs. 52.5%, respectively P<0.001). The mean total PedsQL™ score and its subscales in different categories of perceived weight did not have significant difference (P>0.05). After adjustment for age, gender, region, socio-economic status, physical activity, screen time, and body mass index (BMI), significant negative association was documented between perceived overweight and total score of HRQOL. School functioning was negatively associated with perceived overweight. Positive significant association existed between perceived overweight and psychosocial functioning. Conclusion: Our findings indicated that weight underestimation is the most common form of weight misperception in Iranian children and adolescents, which could be a cause of concern especially for obesity treatment and prevention programs. Furthermore, considering the negative association between weight overestimation and total HRQOL and school functioning, it is suggested that social standards and norms impacts on weight perception and consequently HRQOL in children and adolescents.

Blood Pressure Nomograms by Age and Weight for Iranian Children and Adolescents

Mostafa Hosseini; Masoud Baikpour; Mahmoud Yousefifard; Mehdi Yaseri; Mohammad Fayaz; Hoda Shirafkan; Arash Abbasi; Hadi Asady; Faezeh Javidilarijani; Behnaz Bazargani; Neamatollah Ataei

Volume 4, Issue 7 , July 2016, , Pages 2153-2166

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7013

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Background: Normal standard references of blood pressure (BP) for children and adolescents have been suggested to be constructed based on anthropometric indices. Accordingly, we aimed ... Read More

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Comparison of Growth Parameters in Two Groups of Children with Chronic Renal Failure Treated with and without Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Association of Perceived Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: the Weight Disorder Survey of the CASPIAN- IV Study

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Blood Pressure Nomograms by Age and Weight for Iranian Children and Adolescents

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