The relationships between body image, self-esteem and quality of life in adults with trauma-related limb loss sustained in the Syrian war.

Background: Numerous military soldiers have lost limbs as a result of the Syrian War. While there are variations between trauma-related amputations in military and civilian populations, both scenarios result in life-changing injuries.

Objective: To explore the relationship between body image, self-esteem, and quality of life (QOL) domains following trauma-related major amputation.

[Heritability of obesity in children aged 30-36 months and an analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms at four loci in Xi'an, China].

Objective: To study the heritability of obesity in children aged 30-36 months in Xi'an, China, as well as the role of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with body mass index in the susceptibility to obesity in children.

Methods: Random sampling was performed to select 1 637 children, aged 30-36 months, from four communities of Xi'an from March 2017 to December 2018. Physical assessment was performed for these children, and a questionnaire survey was conducted for parents.