Publications by authors named "Sophie Amalie Hamann"
Article Synopsis
- In low-and middle-income countries like Nepal, childhood overweight is rising while underweight remains an issue, prompting research into the link between socio-economic status (SES) and nutrition among school children.
- A study involving 868 students aged 9-17 utilized a cross-sectional design and found that obesity, overweight, and stunting rates were significant, with 20% of girls being overweight/obese, compared to 13% of boys.
- Results indicated that both Lower and Upper SES children had higher chances of being overweight than those from Middle SES, highlighting the complexity of childhood malnutrition where stunting and overweight can occur simultaneously.
Background: Diagnosis and treatment for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is inaccessible for many of the 33 million people in low and middle income countries living with this disease. More knowledge about risk factors and pathophysiologic mechanisms involved is needed in order to prevent disease and optimize treatment. This study investigated risk factors in a Nepalese population, with a special focus on Vitamin D deficiency because of its immunomodulatory effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Undernourished people have an increased risk of premature mortality from both infectious and non-communicable diseases. Aside from screening purposes, assessment of nutritional status is a useful tool in management and evaluation of various chronic diseases. Body-Mass-Index (BMI) is today the most commonly used marker of nutritional status however, this method presents a challenge in many low resource settings and immobile patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the effects of a multidisciplinary childhood obesity treatment programme on subjective evaluations of psychosocial well-being and quality of life.
Methods: This longitudinal observational study included 1291 children, adolescents and young adults, 6-22 years of age, with overweight or obesity. At entry and after 2-82 months of obesity treatment, the patients evaluated the following domains of psychosocial well-being on a visual analogue scale: quality of life, mood, appetite, bullying, motivation for weight loss and body image satisfaction.