Tracking of eating patterns and overweight - a follow-up study of Norwegian schoolchildren from middle childhood to early adolescence

Nutrition Journal

Anne Lise Brantsæter¹  Martin V Svendsen²  Inger M Oellingrath³ 

[1] Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Environmental Medicine, Oslo, Norway;Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway;Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health Studies, Telemark University College, Porsgrunn, Norway

关键词: schoolchildren;    overweight;    principal component analysis;    eating patterns;    dietary behaviour;    tracking;   

Others  :  828643
DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2891-10-106

 received in 2011-06-08, accepted in 2011-10-06,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Background

The aim of this study was to describe eating patterns in early adolescence and to determine associations between eating patterns and overweight from middle childhood (4^th grade, 9 to 10 years old) to early adolescence (7^th grade, 12 to 13 years old).

Methods

Children were recruited from primary schools in Telemark County, Norway. Dietary data were obtained by parental report using a food frequency questionnaire. Height and weight were objectively measured, and overweight was defined using international standard cut-off points. Complete data were obtained for 924 4^th grade and 691 7^th children, and 427 children provided complete data at both time points. Principal component analysis was applied to identify eating patterns. We used multiple logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for being overweight.

Results

The same four distinct eating patterns were identified at both time points. Correlation coefficients for the factor scores of corresponding eating patterns at baseline and follow up ranged from 0.44 to 0.60. In the follow-up sample, 345 children (80%) were still of normal weight, while 41 (10%) remained overweight. Children with high "dieting" pattern scores and low "varied Norwegian" pattern scores in the 7^th grade had an increased risk of being overweight. Children with stable or increased "varied Norwegian" pattern scores had a lower risk of remaining overweight over time than children with decreased scores for this pattern; adjusted OR: 0.4 (95% CI: 0.2, 0.8). This pattern included foods and meals close to current dietary guidelines, including vegetables, fruit and unrefined cereal products. We did not observe an increased risk of overweight in children with high "unhealthy" eating pattern scores, termed "snacking" or "junk/convenient" in either cross-sectional or longitudinal analyses.

Conclusions

Slight to moderate stability of eating patterns was observed. Children adhering to a "varied Norwegian" eating pattern were less likely to remain overweight than children with declining adherence to this pattern. Overweight children should be encouraged to eat regular main meals and retain a diverse diet that includes unrefined plant foods, water and fish, rather than fat- and sugar-reduced foods and drinks.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Oellingrath et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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