PMID- 34050976
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211214
LR  - 20211214
IS  - 1651-2227 (Electronic)
IS  - 0803-5253 (Linking)
VI  - 110
IP  - 12
DP  - 2021 Dec
TI  - Association of lifestyle factors with a high prevalence of overweight and obesity 
      in Greek children aged 10-16 years.
PG  - 3356-3364
LID - 10.1111/apa.15960 [doi]
AB  - AIM: To investigate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and central obesity in 
      students of primary and secondary education, and the association with lifestyle 
      parameters. METHODS: A total of 3504 students, aged 10-16 years old, from Western 
      Greece participated in this cross-sectional epidemiological study (participation 
      rate: 90%). Demographic, socioeconomic, dietary, physical activity and screen 
      time data were obtained using a questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements were 
      also obtained. Overweight and obesity were estimated using the Centers for 
      Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) 
      criteria and central obesity using the WHtR >/=0.5 and IDF criteria. RESULTS: The 
      prevalence of overweight and obesity was 19.2% and 12.1% with CDC criteria, 
      respectively, and 20.9% and 7.2%, with IOTF criteria respectively. Central 
      obesity was 31.1 and 32.8% using the Waist-to-Height ratio (WHtR) >/=0.5 and 
      International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria respectively. Male gender, small 
      number of meals, breakfast skipping, frequent consumption of school food and 
      sweets and the presence of a computer in children's rooms, were identified as the 
      strongest lifestyle factors affecting weight. CONCLUSION: Overweight, obesity and 
      central obesity rates remain high among children and adolescents in Greece. The 
      identification of risk factors associated with the manifestation of obesity and 
      central obesity, may contribute to the implementation of targeted prevention and 
      treatment interventions.
CI  - (c)2021 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Kostopoulou, Eirini
AU  - Kostopoulou E
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7051-7537
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
FAU - Tsekoura, Efstathia
AU  - Tsekoura E
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
FAU - Fouzas, Sotirios
AU  - Fouzas S
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
FAU - Gkentzi, Despoina
AU  - Gkentzi D
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
FAU - Jelastopulu, Eleni
AU  - Jelastopulu E
AD  - Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, 
      Greece.
FAU - Varvarigou, Anastasia
AU  - Varvarigou A
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210611
PL  - Norway
TA  - Acta Paediatr
JT  - Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
JID - 9205968
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Breakfast
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Feeding Behavior
MH  - Greece/epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - *Overweight/epidemiology
MH  - *Pediatric Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - children
OT  - dietary habits
OT  - obesity
OT  - physical activity
OT  - screen time
EDAT- 2021/05/30 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2021/05/29 12:17
PHST- 2021/05/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/02/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/05/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/05/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/05/29 12:17 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/apa.15960 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acta Paediatr. 2021 Dec;110(12):3356-3364. doi: 10.1111/apa.15960. Epub 2021 Jun 
      11.