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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"NCHS"”.
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Coverage of causes of death among women in 1991 magazines
… the 1990 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Analysis of the data showed no relationship in coverage of mortality causes in the magazines read by the 25-44 age category and NCHS data, and a significant relationship in coverage of mortality causes in magazines read by the 15-24, 45-64 …
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An assessment of the nutritional status of children under five years in Maputaland, Kwa-Zulu-Natal
… and weight than girls with 36% falling below the NCHS 5th percentiles weight-for-age. Wasting was only present in 5% and 2 % among girls. Current diet intake was assessed with a diet history and a diet food frequency questionnaire. A high to moderate prevalence of underweight rural areas (19%), a …
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Health disparities in infant mortality: Examining at-risk and low risk black women
… from the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS), the Fragile Families Study (FFS), and the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). The research hypothesis guiding this study is that Black women have higher IMRs because they experience stressors that negatively influence health birth …
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Exercise Behavior Patterns in Emerging Adulthood: An Exploration of Predictor Variables from Self-Determination Theory and Transtheoretical Model
… affect both their current and future health (NCHS, 2010). Emerging adulthood – a new conception of development for the period from the late teens through the twenties – focuses on individuals ages 18-25 who did not have a child, own a home, or have sufficient income to be fully independent …
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The relationship between growth, development and social milieu - a longitudinal study involving preschool Coloured children in Cape Town
… from birth until 5 years and compared to the NCHS reference values. Developmental data consisted of milestones recorded during infancy, language assessment on the Reynell Language Scale at 2½ years carried out by the Logopaedics Department, University of Cape Town, and at 5 years, a specially …
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Estudo associativo do nível socioeconômico com os hábitos de vida, indicadores de crescimento e aptidão física relacionados à saúde
… índices superiores aos de referência NCHS, independentemente do gênero, a favor do nível socioeconômico mais elevado Em relação a aptidão física relacionada à saúde: as medidas de IMC indicaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas para o gênero masculino a favor do nível …
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Hábitos de vida, estado nutricional e aptidão física referenciada à saúde: subsídios para o planejamento de educação física e esportes na escola cidadã
… sexos resultados superiores aos de referência (NCHS). Quanto a aptidão física relacionada à saúde, constata-se carência no seu perfil quanto aos critérios mínimos de boa saúde.
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Assessing Health Status, Disease Burden, and Quality of Life in Appalachia Tennessee: The Importance of Using Multiple Data Sources in Health Research.
… and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) were used. These data were used to calculate the index of disparity and absolute and relative disparity measures within the study area of 8 Appalachian counties in upper east Tennessee. Vital statistics data for the selected area were also …
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Growth, physical fitness, and maximal mechanical aerobic and anaerobic power output on a bicycle ergometer of schoolchildren aged 8-9 years living in underprivileged environments in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
… was evaluated by comparing their growth to the NCHS reference data. Stunting and wasting were found in 7% and 4% of the children, respectively. Physical fitness was evaluated by performance field tests (PFT) which included hand grip strength (HGS), vertical jump (VJ), shuttle run, 50-m run, sit …
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A Continued Investigation of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine
… data was obtained and compared to standard NCHS growth and development curves. Longitudinal subjects (returning 1996 study participants) were also evaluated for retrognathic craniofacial growth vector trends via cephalometric superimpositions. Statistical analysis, and descriptive statistics …
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A Continued Investigation of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine
… data was obtained and compared to standard NCHS growth and development curves. Longitudinal subjects (returning 1996, 2001 study participants) were also evaluated for retrognathic craniofacial growth vector trends via cephalometric superimpositions. Statistical analysis, and descriptive …
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Fatores de risco para anemia ferropriva em lactentes do município de Viçosa, Minas Gerais
… em escore z e comparados com a referência do CDC/NCHS. Foi verificada alta freqüência de anemia entre os lactentes (57,2%), sendo 39,9% dos casos graves. Os níveis médios de hemoglobina por idade diminuíram logo após o quarto mês, mantendo-se nas idades posteriores abaixo do ponto de corte para …
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Estudo morfométrico e estereológico digital da mucosa do intestino delgado de crianças eutróficas e desnutridas com diarréia
… ordem decrescente, utilizando-se as tabelas do NCHS. A captura e análise das imagens por programa de computador foi efetuada com o auxílio do patologista. Nos fragmentos de mucosa do intestino delgado, foram medidas a altura dos vilos, a profundidade das criptas, a espessura da mucosa, a …
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The impact of combined maternal alcohol and tobacco use on low birth weight in singleton pregnancies : a population based study in the US, 2003
… by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Questions: This study addressed the following questions: (1) What is the incidence and relative risk for LBW in relation to combined maternal alcohol and tobacco use? (2) Does LBW increase …
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A study of the relationship between maternal obesity and child under-nutrition in African women attending a child health clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
… (18.6%) children were stunted in terms of the NCHS reference values (z-score<-2 height-for-age), 13.2% underweight (z-score<-2 weight-forage) and 7.1 % were wasted (z-score<-2 weight-for-height). Only a small proportion (6.3%) were obese, z-score >2 weight-for-height. The main finding is that, …
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Identifying Risk Factors Related to Premature Birth Through Binary Logistic and Proportional Odds Ordinal Logistic Regression
<p>Premature birth has been identified as the single greatest cause of death worldwide in children under the age of five. This thesis will implement binary logistic regression and proportional odds ordinal logistic regression to predict different levels of premature birth and identify associated …