Impact of unhealthy childhood and unfavorable parents' characteristics on adiposity in schoolchildren

Autor: Roberto Baratta, Luana Catena Romeo, Cristina Parrino, Nadia La Spina, Francesca Roppolo, Lucia Frittitta, Andrea Tumminia, Federica Vinciguerra, Laura Sciacca, Riccardo Vigneri
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviewsREFERENCES. 35(8)
ISSN: 1520-7560
Popis: BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is encouraged by low physical activity (PA), time spent using screens (screen time, ST), and by sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (SSBc). It is also influenced by unfavorable parents' characteristics, such as a high body mass index (BMI) and low education level (EL). Our aim was to evaluate the overall and specific influence of these factors on childhood adiposity. MATERIAL AND METHODS Anthropometric parameters including BMI z-score, waist circumference (WC), waist to height ratio (WtHR), and fat mass were measured in a cohort of 1702 schoolchildren (6.0-14.5 years, mean 10.7 ± 1.8) and questionnaires concerning children's PA, ST, and SSBc, and parent's BMI and EL were administered to parents. RESULTS Overweight/obesity prevalence was higher (P
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