PMID- 24505890
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140324
LR  - 20220330
IS  - 0048-7848 (Print)
IS  - 0048-7848 (Linking)
VI  - 117
IP  - 1
DP  - 2013 Jan-Mar
TI  - Overweight and obesity in school age children in western Romania.
PG  - 36-45
AB  - Obesity prevalence in both adults and children has reached epidemic proportions 
      worldwide. Romania seems to follow the same trend, but studies proving this fact 
      are scarce. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and 
      to find correlations to certain health-risk behaviors in children from western 
      Romania. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 3626 
      children aged 7-18 years were examined by medical students (February 2010- June 
      2011). Children were classified by their body mass index using International 
      Obesity Task Force (IOTF) reference. The children were asked to complete a short 
      questionnaire inquiring about 5 health-risk behaviors: consumption of fast-food, 
      sweetened beverages, sweets and fruits and about physical exercise. RESULTS: The 
      overall prevalence of overweight was 18.2% (16.2% in girls and 20.7% in boys) and 
      7.2% for obesity (5.8% in girls and 9.0% in boys). The prevalence of both 
      overweight and obesity was higher in boys versus girls and rural versus urban. 
      Overweight and obesity was correlated with the consumption of sweetened beverages 
      and sweets and also with sedentary behavior. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of 
      overweight and obesity children is alarming, particularly in boys, higher in 
      rural versus urban. The findings confirm the urgent need for national preventive 
      strategy for childhood obesity and targeted interventions tailored to local 
      circumstances.
FAU - Emandi, Adela Chirita
AU  - Emandi AC
AD  - Pediatrics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes 
      Timisoara, Romania.
FAU - Puiu, Maria
AU  - Puiu M
AD  - Genetics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara, 
      Romania.
FAU - Gafencu, M
AU  - Gafencu M
AD  - Pediatrics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes 
      Timisoara, Romania.
FAU - Pienar, Corina
AU  - Pienar C
AD  - Pediatrics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes 
      Timisoara, Romania.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Romania
TA  - Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi
JT  - Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi
JID - 0413735
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Body Composition
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Child
MH  - Feeding Behavior
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Overweight/epidemiology
MH  - Pediatric Obesity/*epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Romania/epidemiology
MH  - Rural Population/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Schools
MH  - Sedentary Behavior
MH  - Sex Distribution
MH  - Students/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Urban Population/*statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2014/02/11 06:00
MHDA- 2014/03/25 06:00
CRDT- 2014/02/11 06:00
PHST- 2014/02/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/02/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/03/25 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2013 Jan-Mar;117(1):36-45.