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Perinatal and family factors associated with preadolescence overweight/obesity in Greece: The GRECO study

Authors
Grigoris Risvasa, Ivi Papaioannoua, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakosb, Paul Farajiana, Vasiliki Bountzioukaa, b, Antonis Zampelasa, *, azampelas@aua.gr
aUnit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
bDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Kallithea, Athens, Greece
*Corresponding author. Address: Unit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Greece. Tel.:+ 30 210 5294701; fax: + 30 210 5294940.
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Antonis Zampelasazampelas@aua.gr
Received 1 August 2011, Revised 10 April 2012, Accepted 28 June 2012, Available Online 18 August 2012.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2012.06.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Obesity; Adolescence; Pre- and post-natal factors
Abstract

Objective: To explore associations of perinatal and family factors with preadolescence overweight and obesity in a sample of Greek schoolchildren.

Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional study among 2093 students (10.9 ± 0.72 years, 44.9% boys) and their parents were conducted. Anthropometric (e.g., height, weight, mother’s body mass index (BMI) at the time of the study and at conception), socio-demographic (e.g., age, education, socio-economic status), diet and other major lifestyle characteristics (e.g., smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity and inactivity) and perinatal factors (e.g., breast- and formula-feeding) were collected with validated questionnaires. Height and weight of students were measured. Overweight/obesity was classified using IOTF cut-offs. Multivariable logistic and linear regression analyses were used to identify major independent factors of overweight/obesity among preadolescents and factors related with the percentage change of mother’s BMI, respectively.

Results: Increased age at pregnancy [odds ratios (OR) = 0.95, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.93–0.97], higher BMI at conception (OR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.12–1.22) and heavy smoking (OR = 2.02, 95% CI: 1.23–3.33) were positively associated with child’s overweight/obesity status. Moreover, mother’s age and TV viewing, indicating inactivity, were the strongest factors of the percentage increase in mother’s BMI (b ± se = 0.23 ± 0.07, p = 0.002; b ± se = 0.32 ± 0.10, p = 0.002, respectively).

Conclusions: Preadolescent obesity is associated with mother’s pre-pregnancy weight, age and heavy smoking at conception and mother’s BMI change after gestation.

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© 2012 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Publication Date
2012/08/18
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