PMID- 16679215
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060828
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0939-4753 (Print)
IS  - 0939-4753 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 4
DP  - 2006 May
TI  - Body mass, fat distribution and blood pressure in Southern Italian children: 
      results of the ARCA project.
PG  - 239-48
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the degree of adiposity, 
      assessed using the international reference values for body mass index (BMI) of 
      the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), the fat distribution pattern and the 
      blood pressure (BP) profile in children. METHODS: Anthropometric indices and 
      blood pressure were measured in 3923 children aged 6-11 years in southern Italy. 
      RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity (by IOTF references) and 
      pediatric hypertension was, respectively: 27, 21 and 10% for boys; 25, 21 and 14% 
      for girls. Body mass index and waist z-scores were the strongest determinants of 
      BP by regression analysis. Overweight and obesity were associated with a greater 
      tendency for central fat deposition and higher BP (waist, cm; boys: 59.2+/-6.0, 
      69.5+/-7.9, 79.0+/-9.7; girls: 58.8+/-6.5, 68.2+/-7.4, 75.3+/-8.9; SBP/DBP, mmHg; 
      boys: 94/60+/-12/9, 99/62+/-13/8, 103/64+/-15/10; girls: 93/59+/-12/9, 
      99/62+/-14/9, 101/63+/-14/9; normal weight, overweight and obese, respectively; 
      P<0.0001; M+/-SD), and a higher risk of hypertension (overweight: RR=2.33; 95% CI 
      1.76-3.08; obesity: RR=3.69; 95% CI 2.78-4.90), independent of age, physical 
      activity, birth weight, parental adiposity and education. Among normal weight 
      children, 99% had waist <85th percentile and 93% were normotensive. CONCLUSIONS: 
      Overweight and obese children, identified according to the IOTF growth charts, 
      are characterized by a central fat distribution pattern and higher BP.
FAU - Barba, Gianvincenzo
AU  - Barba G
AD  - Epidemiology and Population Genetics, Institute of Food Sciences, National 
      Research Council, Via Roma 52 A/C, 83100 Avellino, Italy. gbarba@isa.cnr.it
FAU - Troiano, Ersilia
AU  - Troiano E
FAU - Russo, Paola
AU  - Russo P
FAU - Strazzullo, Pasquale
AU  - Strazzullo P
FAU - Siani, Alfonso
AU  - Siani A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20060427
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
JT  - Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
JID - 9111474
SB  - IM
MH  - Abdominal Fat/*metabolism
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - Blood Pressure/*physiology
MH  - Body Composition/*physiology
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypertension/complications/*epidemiology
MH  - Italy/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/complications/*epidemiology
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Waist-Hip Ratio
EDAT- 2006/05/09 09:00
MHDA- 2006/08/29 09:00
CRDT- 2006/05/09 09:00
PHST- 2005/10/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2006/02/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2006/02/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/05/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/08/29 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/05/09 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0939-4753(06)00068-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.02.005 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2006 May;16(4):239-48. doi: 
      10.1016/j.numecd.2006.02.005. Epub 2006 Apr 27.