Publications by authors named "Henk Talma"
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- Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is identified as a valid measure for detecting overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, closely correlating with weight.
- A study involving 6,167 Dutch children revealed that MUAC demonstrates comparable diagnostic accuracy to body mass index (BMI) with high sensitivity and specificity across different age and gender groups.
- The findings suggest MUAC could serve as a reliable alternative to BMI for identifying weight status and propose the creation of international MUAC cut-off diagrams similar to those used for BMI.
Child Public Health professionals in the Netherlands refer obese children to a pediatrician to check for underlying causes and comorbidity. What happens to these children in terms of diagnostics and treatment when they visit a pediatrician? To get an overview of the diagnostic procedures and treatment methods a questionnaire was developed and sent to all 583 pediatricians in the Netherlands. Data was obtained of 290 pediatricians from 85% of the general hospitals and all (8) academic hospitals.
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- The study aims to analyze changes in the age of first menstruation (menarche) among Dutch girls from 1955 to 2009, and among Turkish and Moroccan girls in the Netherlands from 1997 to 2009.
- Data was gathered from over 20,000 children to compare menarcheal ages and body mass index (BMI) among different descent groups.
- Results show a significant decrease in menarche age for Dutch girls (from 13.66 to 13.05 years) and an even larger decline for Turkish and Moroccan girls, indicating a continuing trend toward earlier menarche in these populations.
Background: Records show that mean height in The Netherlands has increased since 1858. This study looks at whether this trend in the world's tallest nation is continuing. We consider the influence of the geographical region, and of the child and parental education, on changes in height.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh prevalence of hypertension in obese children in the Caribbean.
Paediatr Int Child Health
April 2013
Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Obesity in children and adults leads to diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular disease.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of high blood pressure in overweight and obese children in the Caribbean.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Dutch children and adolescents, to examine the 30-years trend, and to create new body mass index reference charts.
Design: Nationwide cross-sectional data collection by trained health care professionals.
Participants: 10,129 children of Dutch origin aged 0-21 years.