Identification of lifestyle patterns associated with obesity and fat mass in children: the Healthy Growth Study

Public Health Nutrition

Yannis Manios¹  George Moschonis¹  George P Chrousos¹  Christos Lionis¹  Andriana C Kalliora¹  Dimitris Koutoukidis¹  Christopher Papandreou¹  Vassiliki Costarelli¹ 

关键词: Children;    Adiposity indices;    Lifestyle patterns;    Diet;    Physical activity;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980013000323

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate possible associations of lifestyle patterns with obesity and fat mass in children.DesignCross-sectional epidemiological study. Principal component analysis was used to identify lifestyle patterns.SettingPrimary schools from four regions in Greece.SubjectsA total of 2073 schoolchildren (aged 9–13 years).ResultsChildren in the fourth quartile of the lifestyle pattern combining higher dairy foods with more adequate breakfast consumption were 39·4 %, 45·2 % and 32·2 % less likely to be overweight/obese and in the highest quartile of sum of skinfold thicknesses and fat mass, respectively, than children in the first quartile of this pattern. Similarly, children in the fourth quartile of a lifestyle pattern comprising consumption of high-fibre foods, such as fruits, vegetables and wholegrain products, were 27·4 % less likely to be in the highest quartile of sum of skinfold thicknesses than children in the first lifestyle pattern quartile. Finally, children in the fourth quartile of a lifestyle pattern characterized by more time spent on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and more frequent meals were 38·0 %, 26·3 % and 29·5 % less likely to be overweight, centrally obese and in the highest quartile of fat mass, respectively, than their peers in the first quartile of this lifestyle pattern (all P < 0·05).ConclusionsThe current study identified three lifestyle patterns (i.e. one pattern comprising higher dairy consumption with a more adequate breakfast; a second pattern characterized by increased consumption of high-fibre foods; and a third pattern combining higher physical activity levels with more frequent meals), which were all related with lower odds of obesity and/or increased fat mass levels. From a public health perspective, promotion of these patterns among children and their families should be considered as one of the components of any childhood obesity preventive initiative.

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