Publications by authors named "Stefania Vezzosi"
Background And Aim Of The Work: Despite Allied Health Professions (AHPs) represent a substantial part of workforce within the health system and they might give a relevant contribution to research, literature on publication productivity of AHPs working in non-research/academic institutions is scarce. The aim of this investigation was to provide point prevalence of AHPs working in a non- research/academic setting who have written at least one article published in indexed journals, in order to describe their scientific productivity.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out of AHPs working in large Local Health Authority in Italy, who published in journals indexed in Scopus and/or PubMed.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as a predictor of cardiovascular risk in overweight children in Tuscany, alongside traditional measures like Body Mass Index (BMI).
- A sample of 1,575 children aged 6-11 was assessed, revealing that 64.3% were normal weight, while 31% were classified as overweight or obese, with 12.8% showing a WHtR ≥0.5.
- The average WHtR was 0.45, indicating a significant link to BMI, and results suggest further studies are needed to establish WHtR cut-offs for Italian children.
In this study, performed in the province of Pistoia (Italy), we tested whether 8-year-old children living in rural areas differed from their urban peers as far as nutritional status, dietary habits and physical activity are concerned. The study sample was randomly selected to include 50% of the children attending the third elementary class in the province of Pistoia during 2002. A total of 1006 children underwent an anthropometric evaluation and an assessment of dietary habits and physical activity by means of specific questionnaires.
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