Sentences with phrase «physical health indicators»

Physical health indicators were general health, special healthcare needs, illness with wheeze, injury and sleep problems (table 1).

Although not previously linked to health inequalities, sleep problems are associated with poorer health - related quality of life, psychosocial and behavioural problems, and risk for obesity.41 Physical health indicators were based on parent report and dichotomised according to recommended cut - points (table 1).

Researchers Lamar Pierce, PhD, associate professor of strategy at Olin and PhD - candidate Timothy Gubler found that the decision to contribute to a 401 (k) retirement plan predicted whether or not an individual will act to correct poor physical health indicators revealed during an employer - sponsored health examination.

Not exact matches

For many indicators of physical and emotional health, Black women do more poorly than Black men and women of other races.

For example, one study comparing breast and formula fed siblings found no differences on any cognitive / educational achievement measures, behavioural indicators (including parental attachment) and most physical health measures (including BMI and obesity).

«Unfortunately, greater depression and anxiety are associated with higher BMI and greater waist circumference, both indicators of obesity, as well as engaging in less physical activity and having less favorable indicators of glycemic control,» said Darla Kendzor, Ph.D., principal investigator and assistant professor at the UTHealth School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus.

Gallagher says despite our occasional reluctance to accept BMI as an indicator of physical health, evidence shows there is an association between higher BMI scores and poorer health outcomes for individuals.

But relying more on sugar is associated with indicators of reduced health: low energy, increased body fat and weight, less endurance for daily living, and lower physical fitness.

This is generally considered the best indicator of physical fitness and cardiovascular health.

Because each kitten will vary in health and size, physical traits such as weight or appearance are not always a precise indicator of age.

This newsletter discusses the publishing of rivers climate change indicators for the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, engineering design values for Island Health, progress on the development of the Climate Tool for Engineers, new partnerships with the Blueberry Council of BC and the Comox Valley Regional District, a paper on projected changes to summer mean wet bulb globe temperatures led by Chao Li, a Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society article on extreme wildfire risk in the Fort McMurray area by Megan Kirchmeier - Young, a staff profile on Dr. Gildas Dayon, the PCIC Climate Seminar Series, a welcome to doctoral student Yaheng Tan, the release of PCIC's 2016 - 2017 Corporate Report, the release of a Science Brief on snowmelt and drought, the publishing of Climate Change Projections for the Cowichan Valley Regional District and State of the Physical, Biological and Selected Fishery Resources of Pacific Canadian Marine Ecosystems in 2016, as well as peer - reviewed publications since the last newsletter.

Each year, when you visit the doctor for your annual physical, she checks the basic indicators — blood pressure, weight, cholesterol, reflexes, heart rate — to get a read on your physical health.

Two parent - reported indicators of adolescent physical health showed positive change for Completers compared to Non-Completers.

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Marital researchers have underscored the importance of measuring different domains of marital quality (e.g., Bradbury, 1995; Bradbury et al., 2000), and prior research shows that different aspects of marriage have differential relationships to physical and mental health indicators (e.g., Bookwala, 2005; Bookwala & Franks, 2005; Bookwala & Jacobs, 2004; Umberson et al., 2006).

Consequently, parents may have been more attuned to their children's needs and the child physical functioning scale may be sensitive to this as parents were asked how much of a problem their child had with gross motor skills and indicators of illness or a health condition.

(However, children of active - duty mothers had more problems with peer - relationships, handling learning demands, expressing feelings and poorer indicators of physical health than children of active - duty fathers.)

Indicators of a healthy relationship now can predict indicators of physical health 10 yeIndicators of a healthy relationship now can predict indicators of physical health 10 yeindicators of physical health 10 years later.

Yet, it is important to note that the current review refers to wellbeing as an umbrella term for both positive and negative indicators of psychological and physical health.

Social wellbeing is achieved when there are positive indicators in metal, physical and social health and family wellbeing.

These effects were independent of parental cognitive ability, education, social class and a range of physical and mental health indicators.

Additional covariates were provided by indicators of parental physical and mental health.

Think about it: The adrenaline rush of a fierce conversation is a physical indicator of health and vitality.