Risk factors for childhood obesity in a Greek paediatric population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dimitrios Papandreou (0000-0002-4923-484X, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, corresponding author), Pavlos Malindretos (0000-0002-1212-4479, Agios Pavlos General Hospital), Israel Rousso (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1535-1539 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980009993156 |
| PMID | 20074393 |
| OpenAlex | W2097242443 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
Objective Obesity in children is a serious public health issue in Greece. The purpose of the current study was to identify risk factors such as birth weight, breast-feeding, dietary patterns, family history of obesity and sedentary behaviours that are possibly associated with paediatric obesity. Design Two hundred and five overweight and obese children (OW/OB; group 1) aged 7–15 years from eight primary and secondary schools and a control group (group 2) of normal-weight children were matched for age and sex. Overweight and obesity were calculated based on the International Obesity Taskforce criteria. Lifestyle parameters as well as anthropometric data were collected in all children. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for obesity. Results Breast-feeding (≥3 months) and leisure-time physical activity proved to be protector factors against obesity (OR = 0·21, 95 % CI 0·11, 0·79, P P P P P = 0·04) were found to be positively associated with a higher obesity risk. Conclusions The current findings support the literature according to which duration of breast-feeding (
Anthropometry · Breast feeding · Childhood obesity · Environmental health · Family history · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Risk factor · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |