Associations between different weight‐related anthropometric traits and lifestyle factors in Norwegian children and adolescents

A case for measuring skinfolds

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ID19459977
AuthorsHege Kristiansen (0000-0003-1964-9945, Department of Pediatrics District General Hospital of Førde Førde Norway), Geir Egil Eide (0000-0001-9466-1763, Centre for Clinical Research Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway), Bente Brannsether (Department of Clinical Science, Section for Pediatrics University of Bergen Bergen Norway), Mathieu Roelants (0000-0002-3749-0475, Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care KU Leuven – University of Leuven Leuven Belgium), Robert Bjerknes (Department of Clinical Science, Section for Pediatrics University of Bergen Bergen Norway), Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson (0000-0002-7064-1407, Department of Clinical Science, Section for Pediatrics University of Bergen Bergen Norway, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume30
Issue6
Pagese23187-e23187
Publication date2018-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.23187
PMID30329195
OpenAlexW2897454353
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited37

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between weight-related anthropometric measures and children's eating habits, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle at a population level. METHODS: Data from the Bergen Growth Study were used to study the association of z-scores of waist circumference (WC), weight-to-height ratio (WHtR), subscapularis (SSF) and triceps (TSF) skinfolds and BMI, with lifestyle factors in 3063 Norwegian children (1543 boys) aged 4-15 years, using linear regression analysis. Each sex was analyzed separately. RESULTS: In a fully adjusted model with additional correction for BMI z-scores, the consumption of vegetables was associated with higher WC (b = 0.03) and TSF (b = 0.05) z-scores in girls. Sedentary behavior was not associated with any of the anthropometric measures. Physical activity was negatively associated with SSF (b = -0.07) and TSF (b = -0.07) z-scores in boys, while a significant negative association was observed with WC (b = -0.02), WHtR (b = -0.03), SSF (b = -0.04) and TSF (b = -0.06) in girls. CONCLUSION: Physical activity was negatively associated with skinfolds in both sexes. The BMI was not related to the level of physical activity, and should be complemented with direct measures of fat tissue, like skinfolds, when studying the effect of physical activity on body composition in children

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Environmental health · Norwegian · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Waist · Waist-to-height ratio · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

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