Darryl P. Leong, Koon Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio López‐Jaramillo et al.
BACKGROUND Reduced muscular strength, as measured by grip strength, has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Grip strength is appealing as a simple, quick, and inexpensive means of stratifying an individual's risk of cardiovascular death. However, the pro...
D. Gilgen, C. G. N. Mascie‐Taylor, L. L. Rosetta
We conducted a randomized clinical intervention trial over 24 weeks on a tea estate in north‐east Bangladesh to investigate the effect of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on the labour productivity of adult female tea pluckers. A total of 553 full‐time tea pluckers, not pregnant and n...
Ashis Talukder, Benojir Ahammed
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was is to predict malnutrition status in under-five children in Bangladesh by using various machine learning (ML) algorithms. METHODS For analysis purposes, the nationally representative secondary records from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) w...
Tania Sultana, Md. Nazmul Karim, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md Iqbal Hossain
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Body-mass-index (BMI) is widely accepted as an indicator of nutritional status in adults. Mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC) is another anthropometric-measure used primarily among children. The present study attempted to evaluate the use of MUAC as a simpler alternative to ...
Devajit Mohajan, Haradhan Kumar Mohajan
This paper tries to discuss aspects of Body Mass Index (BMI) that represents an index of body fat content in human, and is extensively used worldwide to measure different grades of obesity. BMI is simple, inexpensive and non-intrusive method of screening for weight categories. It is directly related...
Minakshi Dhar, Nitin Kapoor, Ketut Suastika, Mohammad E. Khamseh et al.
The South Asian population is rapidly ageing and sarcopenia is likely to become a huge burden in this region if proper action is not taken in time. Several sarcopenia guidelines are available, from the western world and from East Asia. However, these guidelines are not fully relevant for the South A...
Sheila C. Vir, A. H. G. Love
Anthropometric measurements (weight, skinfold thickness at triceps, subscapular and dorsum of the hand and circumference of upper arm and abdomen) of 126 aged subjects, studied in four groups, are reported. The relationship of any of these anthropometric parameters with energy intake was not signifi...
Md. Kamruzzaman
BACKGROUND: The coexistence of undernutrition and obesity is an emerging problem for developing countries like Bangladesh. Anemia is another critical public health threat, prevalent predominantly among women and children. Undernutrition is linked with a higher risk of anemia, and lower dietary iron ...
K Siddique-e Rabbani, Mamun Sarker, M. H. R. AKOND, Tahmina Akter
A bstract : Conventional four‐electrode impedance measurements (FEIM) cannot localize a zone of interest in a volume conductor. On the other hand, the recently developed electrical impedance tomography (EIT) system offers an image with reasonable resolution, but is complex and needs many electrodes....
Md Bakhtiar, Md. Masud-ur-Rahman, Md. Kamruzzaman, Nargis Sultana et al.
BACKGROUND: Nutrition is an important predictor of an athlete's performance. It is more important for particularly those athletes who are in the growing stage (adolescents). This study aimed to assess their current level of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of nutrition and to predict potenti...
Kristin E. Musselman, Brenda Brouwer
This study examined gender differences in balance, gait, and muscle performance in seniors and identified gender-specific factors contributing to physical performance. Forty (20 men, 20 women) healthy, community-dwelling seniors (74.5 ± 5.3 years) participated. Limits of stability, gait speed, lower...
K Siddique-e Rabbani, Mohammad Abu Sayem Karal
A recently developed Focused Impedance Measurement (FIM) system (by the authors' group) uses six electrodes to localize a zone of interest. Because of 3D sensitivity it could give physiological information on large organs like stomach, lungs, etc. using surface electrodes in the frontal plane. This ...
Minji Jung, Jae Yong Jeon, Gi Jeong Yun, Seoyon Yang et al.
Secondary lymphedema is a chronic debilitating lifelong complication and early diagnosis is crucial. The Inbody 720, which is widely used, has no universal index of diagnostic criteria for test results. We aim to determine the normal range, cutoff values, and mean + standard deviation values of extr...
I Kabir, M. A. Malek, MM Rahman, MA Khaled et al.
Body composition was measured with bioelectrical impedance in 35 malnourished children aged 24-59 mo to investigate the effect of a 3-wk feeding supplementation. Twenty children received a high-protein diet with 15% of total energy as protein, whereas 15 children received an isoenergetic standard-pr...
Devajit Mohajan, Haradhan Kumar Mohajan
The minimal amount of body fat is necessary for normal physiological functions that manages body temperature, creates energy to perform all the physical activities, and protects the organs of human body. Storage body fat consists of fat accumulation in adipose tissue. Total body fat in human body is...