PMID- 26429124
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160512
LR  - 20210503
IS  - 1471-2458 (Electronic)
IS  - 1471-2458 (Linking)
VI  - 15
DP  - 2015 Oct 1
TI  - Prevalence of overweight/obesity in relation to dietary habits and lifestyle 
      among 7-17 years old children and adolescents in Lithuania.
PG  - 1001
LID - 10.1186/s12889-015-2340-y [doi]
LID - 1001
AB  - BACKGROUND: Until recently increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among 
      pediatric population in Europe and worldwide contributes to major well-known 
      risks for metabolic consequences in later life. The aim of this study was to 
      determine the prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in 
      Lithuania and assess its association with energy balance related behaviors as 
      well as familial demographic and socioeconomic factors. METHODS: Cross-sectional 
      study included 3990 7-17 years old schoolchildren from 40 schools of Kaunas 
      region, Lithuania. Study participants underwent anthropometric measurements. Body 
      mass index (BMI) was evaluated according to International Obesity Task Force 
      (IOTF) criteria for children and adolescents. Children and adolescents and their 
      parents filled in the questionnaires on parental sociodemographic 
      characteristics, dietary habits, TV watching time, and family socioeconomic 
      status. RESULTS: The prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among 
      boys and girls was 6.9 and 11.7 % (P < 0.05), 12.6 and 12.6 % (P > 0.05), and 4.9 
      and 3.4 % (P < 0.05), respectively. Obesity was significantly more prevalent in 
      the 7-9 years old group (6.7 and 4.8 % in boys and girls, respectively, 
      P < 0.05). Lower meals frequency and breakfast skipping were directly associated 
      with overweight/obesity (P < 0.05); however, physical inactivity was not 
      associated with higher BMI. Children's overweight/obesity was directly associated 
      with lower paternal education and unemployment (OR 1.30, P = 0.013 and OR 1.56, 
      P = 0.003, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity 
      among 7-17 years old Lithuanian children and adolescents was more prevalent in 
      younger age, still being one of the lowest across the European countries. Meals 
      frequency, breakfast skipping, paternal education and unemployment as well as a 
      family history of arterial hypertension were found to be associated with 
      children's and adolescents' overweight/obesity.
FAU - Smetanina, Natalija
AU  - Smetanina N
AD  - Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health 
      Sciences, Eiveniu str. 2, LT-50009, Kaunas, Lithuania. 
      natalija.smetanina@gmail.com.
FAU - Albaviciute, Edita
AU  - Albaviciute E
AD  - Laboratory of Child and Youth Health, Institute of Health Research, Faculty of 
      Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 
      str. 4, LT-50009, Kaunas, Lithuania. edita.alb@gmail.com.
FAU - Babinska, Veslava
AU  - Babinska V
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 
      Mickeviciaus str. 9, LT-44307, Kaunas, Lithuania. v.babinska@gmail.com.
FAU - Karinauskiene, Lina
AU  - Karinauskiene L
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 
      Mickeviciaus str. 9, LT-44307, Kaunas, Lithuania. linazil@yahoo.com.
FAU - Albertsson-Wikland, Kerstin
AU  - Albertsson-Wikland K
AD  - Goteborg Pediatric Growth Research Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg 
      University, SE-41685, Goteborg, Sweden. kerstin.albertssonwikland@pediat.gu.se.
FAU - Petrauskiene, Ausra
AU  - Petrauskiene A
AD  - Laboratory of Child and Youth Health, Institute of Health Research, Faculty of 
      Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 
      str. 4, LT-50009, Kaunas, Lithuania. ausrapet@gmail.com.
FAU - Verkauskiene, Rasa
AU  - Verkauskiene R
AD  - Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health 
      Sciences, Eiveniu str. 2, LT-50009, Kaunas, Lithuania. 
      rasa.verkauskiene@gmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20151001
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Public Health
JT  - BMC public health
JID - 100968562
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - *Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Diet
MH  - *Exercise
MH  - Fathers
MH  - *Feeding Behavior
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Life Style
MH  - Lithuania/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Meals
MH  - Overweight/epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Pediatric Obesity/epidemiology/*etiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Thinness/epidemiology
PMC - PMC4590263
EDAT- 2015/10/03 06:00
MHDA- 2016/05/14 06:00
PMCR- 2015/10/01
CRDT- 2015/10/03 06:00
PHST- 2015/01/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/09/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/10/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/10/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/05/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12889-015-2340-y [pii]
AID - 2340 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12889-015-2340-y [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Public Health. 2015 Oct 1;15:1001. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2340-y.