Traditional cardiovascular risk factors put patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) at increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a global public health concern [ 1 ]. According to the United Nations AIDS Program (UNAIDS), the number of HIV-positive people worldwide in 2021 was estimated to be 38.4 million [ 1 ]. West and …

Acetabular fractures occur with a reported incidence of 5–11 fractures per 100,000 person-years. [ 1 , 2 ] Patient age, frailty, and comorbidity burden are associated with adverse outcomes. [ 3 , 4 ] Low energy acetabular fractures in older adults …

Globally, schools are seen as optimal settings for health promotion and interventions for children, adolescents, and the broader school community through school health programmes [ 1 – 3 ]. School health programmes provide an opportunity for health …

Overweight and obesity represent significant global public health concerns [ 1 ]. The prevalence of obesity worldwide has nearly tripled over the past approximately 50 years, reaching alarming levels. This poses a significant threat to public …

Malnutrition is a complex condition and caused by multiples and overlapping factors including poverty, low parental education, lack of sanitation, low food intake, diarrhea and other infections, poor feeding practices, family size, short birth …

The growth and nutrition of children is one of the main markers of socioeconomic development and civilizational progress in a population. Regular monitoring and assessment of children’s growth and nutrition is essential and conducive to the …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers prevalent globally, and its curative rate can be increased by 68–78% through complete resection and adjuvant chemotherapy [ 1 , 2 ]. The tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) classification of …

According to the 2014 global estimates, being underweight affects around 462 million adults, representing a severe problem among reproductive-age women for their health, and nutrition of their off springs [ 1 ]. Low pregestational Body Mass Index …

Childhood stunting, wasting, and underweight are significant public health challenges. These three forms together contribute to more than half of global deaths among children under five years (under-5), with the majority in low- and middle-income …

This is the fourth paper in our supplement assessing the effectiveness of the CBIO+ Approach in improving the health of the Indigenous Maya women and children in the rural mountainous highlands of the Department of Huehuetenango. The term …

Given the knowledge gap in literature on the impact of undernutrition on muscular power and agility in school-aged children, the aim of this study was to compare physical fitness in such underweight- and normal weight children. In this …