1. Association Between Obesity/Overweight and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children
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Giovanni Farello, Giulia Angelino, Michela Ambrosi, Annamaria Staiano, Renato Tambucci, Stefano Stagi, Albero Verrotti, Paola De Angelis, Paolo Quitadamo, Tambucci, Renato, Quitadamo, Paolo, Ambrosi, Michela, De Angelis, Paola, Angelino, Giulia, Stagi, Stefano, Verrotti, Albero, Staiano, Annamaria, and Farello, Giovanni
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Male ,Pediatric Obesity ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,Adolescent ,Gastrointestinal Diseases ,Overweight ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,biopsychosocial model ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,030225 pediatrics ,Internal medicine ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Outpatient clinic ,Preschool ,Child ,Irritable bowel syndrome ,irritable bowel syndrome ,business.industry ,Gastroenterology ,Case-control study ,functional constipation ,functional dyspepsia ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,Italy ,Case-Control Studies ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Functional constipation ,Female ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Psychosocial - Abstract
OBJECTIVE Although emerging data indicate that obese/overweight children are more likely to develop functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) than normal-weight peers, contrasting results have been reported. The present observational, case-control study aimed at estimating the prevalence of FGIDs in obese/overweight children compared to normal-weight peers. METHODS Consecutive obese and overweight children aged 4 to 18 years attending the obesity outpatient clinic were enrolled as study cases. Normal-weight children were enrolled as comparison group. All the enrolled patients received a thorough health examination from both a pediatric endocrinologist and gastroenterologist. Moreover, they were asked to fill out the Rome III questionnaire for the diagnosis of FGIDs. Data were analyzed to compare the prevalence of FGIDs between cases and controls. RESULTS Throughout the study period we enrolled 103 cases and 115 controls. No significant age and sex differences were found between the 2 groups. FGIDs were significantly more prevalent in obese/overweight compared to normal-weight children (47.57% vs 17.39%; P
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- 2019
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