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R Buzina

Publications and source records attributed to R Buzina.

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PubMed1982

Blood pressure and blood lipids in adolescent obesity.

The relationship of relative body weight (RBW) and adiposity to blood pressure and blood lipids was studied in a selected group of adolescents aged 15-17 years with RBW between 95 and 140 per cent and body fat tissue between 10 and 45 per cent. The increase in RBW and percentage of body fat was positively associated with systolic blood pressure in boys and girls and with diastolic blood pressure in girls. In boys, the RBW and percentage of body fat were also positively associated with total lipids, VLDL and negatively associated with HDL. In girls, there was a positive association of RBW and body fat with blood cholesterol, total lipids and LDL-cholesterol. These associations, though statistically significant, were of a rather low order when the entire range of body mass and percentage of body fat distribution were considered, but became more significant in more extreme distribution categories. The results indicate that the increase of RBW over 25 per cent of standard in both boys and girls as well as the increase in percentage of body fat over 25 per cent in boys and over 35 per cent in girls may be associated with elevated blood pressure and changes in blood lipid values in adolescents.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Zinc nutrition and taste acuity in school children with impaired growth.

A study on the relationship between zinc nutrition status and the parameters of growth and physical development was carried out in a group of school children aged 9 to 12 years, selected from a population showing a higher prevalence of "below average" hair zinc concentrations. The growth of the children was assessed as the attained height for age in comparison with the reference population median, whereas the physical development was assessed on the basis of the weight for height and upper arm circumference. Taste acuity was also examined. The results showed an increased prevalence of the "below average" and "low" zinc values in hair and plasma in children of shorter stature and poorer nutrition status. The examination of taste acuity has shown that the occurrence of moderate to severe hypogeusia was statistically significantly associated with the reduction of hair zinc content. The children with moderate and more severe hypogeusia also belonged to the most poorly nourished in the examined population.

Anthropometry↗
PubMed1979

Bone status and fracture rates in two regions of Yugoslavia.

Bone status and fracture rates were evaluated in two Yugoslav populations with very different dietary habits. In district A (Podravina) the daily calcium intake was about twice that in district B (Istra). There were similar but smaller differences in the intakes of other nutrients. In district B metacarpal cortical width was reduced in all age groups of both sexes but the difference tended to decrease with age. The proximal femur fracture rate was higher in district B than district A but there was no difference between the forearm fracture rates in the two districts. Our results confirm that bone mass at any age is clearly the result of age and sex and most probably other genetically determined factors but also show that this expression is nutrition related. The data suggest that nutrition (in particular the calcium intake) is an important determinant of bone mass in young adults but seems to have little effect on age-related bone loss in either males or females. The main determinant of cortical bone mass in the elderly seems to be the cortical bone mass in middle life. The proximal femur fractures of old people reflect declining cortical bone mass but the distal forearm fractures of middle-aged women are unrelated to cortical bone mass or nutritional status.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

The effects of riboflavin administration on iron metabolism parameters in a school-going population.

The effect of riboflavin administration on iron metabolism was studied in a group of riboflavin-deficient children with Erythrocyte Glutathione Reductase (EC 1.6.4.2) reactivation above 1.20. The results have shown that the administration of riboflavin has resulted in a decrease of serum iron as well as in transferrin saturation which was accompanied by an increase in blood hemoglobin in subjects with initially lower hemoglobin values (less than or equal to 13.5 g/100 ml). There was, however, no change in blood hemoglobin in the group with initially higher hemoglobin values (greater than or equal to 14.0 g/100 ml). The results suggest that inadequate riboflavin intake may affect the iron utilization. The possible mechanism of riboflavin action on iron utilization is discussed.

Child↗
PubMed1977

The presentation and use of height and weight data for comparing the nutritional status of groups of children under the age of 10 years.

This paper presents recommendations for the analysis and presentation of height and weight data from surveillance or surveys involving nutrition and anthropometry in young children up to the age of 10 years. These recommendations are only for the analysis of data collected on a cross-sectional basis. The basic indices recommended are height for age and weight for height, each considered either in terms of centiles or in a cross-classification scheme using standard deviation scores. It is hoped that these methods of analysis and presentation will prove widely acceptable, so that international comparisons will be made easier.

Anthropometry↗
PubMed1976

Growth and development of three Yugoslav populations in different ecological settings.

The role of genetical and ecological factors in the physical growth and development was studied in three Yugoslav populations living in different ecological settings. Anthropometric measurements of 6,908 children and young adolescents ages 1 to 18 years were taken and the results were compared in regard to ethnic and ecological characteristics. The evidence is presented that significant improvement in physical characteristics follows the improvement in environmental factors including nutrition. In addition to an increase in body height, changes were also noted in the build of the bony frame of the population living under improved environmental conditions. There was a change in the shape of the skeleton from the squatty appearance of the short population to the more lanky shape of the tall population. It is concluded that systematic periodic collection of the information on child growth could serve as a useful monitoring system for the surveillance of ecological and nutritional trends of a country.

Abdomen↗