Determining an individual's ideal body weight from skeletal measurements: a new method

Determining an individual's "ideal" body weight is fundamental in nutritional therapy. A simulation of the human body to a cylindrical volumetric model permits the calculation of the ideal body weight from the measured height, interacromioclavicular distance, and humeral length. A group of 189 healthy normal volunteers were assessed. The calculated "Pitt" ideal body weight correlated closely (r = 0.88 for males, r = 0.72 for women) with values obtained from the Metropolitan tables. The technique provides an estimate of ideal body weight based upon reproducible, easily obtained measurements of fixed bony landmarks.     

Key Informants’ Perspectives on Childhood Obesity in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study

Maternal and Child Health Journal - Vietnam’s post-war globalization, economic development, and urbanization have contributed to a nutrition transition from traditional diets to...     

Correction to: Factor Structure and Equivalence of Maternal Resources for Care in Bangladesh,Vietnam, and Ethiopia

Maternal and Child Health Journal - The article “Factor Structure and Equivalence of Maternal Resources for Care in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Ethiopia”, written by Sulochana Basnet,...     

The use of segmented regression for evaluation of an interrupted time series study involving complex intervention: the CaPSAI project experience

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology - An interrupted time series with a parallel control group (ITS-CG) design is a powerful quasi-experimental design commonly used to evaluate the...     

Long-pulsed 1064-nm and 755-nm lasers for C1 leg veins on skin type IV patients: a side-by-side comparison

Lasers in Medical Science - Long-pulsed 1064-nm (LP1064) and 755-nm (LP755) lasers have been demonstrated as effective treatments for leg veins. However, few studies of these treatments on Asian...