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Overweight among students aged 11-15 years and its relationship with breakfast, area of residence and parents' education: results from the Italian HBSC 2010 cross-sectional study
- Source :
- Nutrition Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: The international increase in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents over the past three decades confirms that childhood obesity is a global ‘epidemic’. The World Health Organization considers childhood obesity to be a major public health concern. Childhood obesity is associated with cardiovascular, endocrine, musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal complications, and may have psycho-social consequences. The aim of this paper is to examine overweight (including obesity) prevalence and its association with geographic area of residence, parental education and daily breakfast consumption in Italian students aged 11–15 yrs. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 11–15 year old students from 20 Italian Regions (Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2010-HBSC) was randomly selected (2,504 schools and 77,113 students). Self-reported anonymous questionnaires, prepared by the international HBSC network, were used to collect the data. BMI was calculated using self-reported weight and height and the International Obesity Task Force cut-offs. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to assess the relationship between the risk of overweight and parental education, area of residence and breakfast consumption in each age group and gender. Results: Boys were more likely to be overweight or obese than girls (28.1% vs. 18.9% at 11 yrs-old, 24.8% vs. 16.5% at 13 yrs and 25.4 vs. 11.8% at 15 yrs). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was lower among the older girls. Overweight and obesity rates increased from the North of Italy to the South in both boys and girls and in all age groups. Boys 11-15 yrs living in southern Italy had an OR=2.05 (1.77-2.38) and girls 2.04 (95% CI 1.70-2.44) for overweight (including obesity) compared with those living in the North. Parent’s low educational level and no daily breakfast consumption were also associated with overweight including obesity (p
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Adolescents
BMI
Breakfast
Education
Residence
Male
Parents
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatric Obesity
Adolescent
Cross-sectional study
Psychological intervention
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Overweight
World Health Organization
Childhood obesity
Body Mass Index
Thinness
Residence Characteristics
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Adolescents, BMI, Breakfast, Education, Residence
Child
Students
Nutrition and Dietetics
Schools
business.industry
Public health
Research
Body Weight
medicine.disease
Obesity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Italy
Educational Status
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Body mass index
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nutrition Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....392d6cec619cba2263f1e1807f343b0a