Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children
Objective: To identify the association of dietary, socioeconomic factors, sedentary behaviors and maternal nutritional status with abdominal obesity in children. Methods: A cross-sectional study with household-based survey, in 36 randomly selected census tracts in the city of Santos, SP. 357 famili...
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| author | Matheus Ribeiro Theodósio Fernandes Melzer Isabella Mastrangi Magrini Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene Paula Andrea Martins |
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| description | Objective: To identify the association of dietary, socioeconomic factors, sedentary behaviors and maternal nutritional status with abdominal obesity in children. Methods: A cross-sectional study with household-based survey, in 36 randomly selected census tracts in the city of Santos, SP. 357 families were interviewed and questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were applied in mothers and their 3-10 years-old children. Assessment of abdominal obesity was made by maternal and child's waist circumference measurement; for classification used cut-off points proposed by World Health Organization (1998) and Taylor et al. (2000) were applied. The association between variables was performed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: 30.5% of children had abdominal obesity. Associations with children's and maternal nutritional status and high socioeconomic status were shown in the univariate analysis. In the regression model, children's body mass index for age (OR=93.7; 95%CI 39.3-223.3), female gender (OR=4.1; 95%CI 1.8-9.3) and maternal abdominal obesity (OR=2.7; 95%CI 1.2-6.0) were significantly associated with children's abdominal obesity, regardless of the socioeconomic status. Conclusions: Abdominal obesity in children seems to be associated with maternal nutritional status, other indicators of their own nutritional status and female gender. Intervention programs for control of childhood obesity and prevention of metabolic syndrome should consider the interaction of the nutritional status of mothers and their children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c33daf8cfa9844e5ac56b10b66b24f482022-12-21T19:15:23ZengSociedade de Pediatria de São PauloRevista Paulista de Pediatria1984-04622015-12-0133443744410.1016/j.rpped.2015.04.002S0103-05822015000400011Factors associated with abdominal obesity in childrenMatheus Ribeiro Theodósio Fernandes MelzerIsabella Mastrangi MagriniSemíramis Martins Álvares DomenePaula Andrea MartinsObjective: To identify the association of dietary, socioeconomic factors, sedentary behaviors and maternal nutritional status with abdominal obesity in children. Methods: A cross-sectional study with household-based survey, in 36 randomly selected census tracts in the city of Santos, SP. 357 families were interviewed and questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were applied in mothers and their 3-10 years-old children. Assessment of abdominal obesity was made by maternal and child's waist circumference measurement; for classification used cut-off points proposed by World Health Organization (1998) and Taylor et al. (2000) were applied. The association between variables was performed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: 30.5% of children had abdominal obesity. Associations with children's and maternal nutritional status and high socioeconomic status were shown in the univariate analysis. In the regression model, children's body mass index for age (OR=93.7; 95%CI 39.3-223.3), female gender (OR=4.1; 95%CI 1.8-9.3) and maternal abdominal obesity (OR=2.7; 95%CI 1.2-6.0) were significantly associated with children's abdominal obesity, regardless of the socioeconomic status. Conclusions: Abdominal obesity in children seems to be associated with maternal nutritional status, other indicators of their own nutritional status and female gender. Intervention programs for control of childhood obesity and prevention of metabolic syndrome should consider the interaction of the nutritional status of mothers and their children.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000400011&lng=en&tlng=enEpidemiologia nutricionalCriançasGordura abdominal |
| spellingShingle | Matheus Ribeiro Theodósio Fernandes Melzer Isabella Mastrangi Magrini Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene Paula Andrea Martins Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children Revista Paulista de Pediatria Epidemiologia nutricional Crianças Gordura abdominal |
| title | Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children |
| title_full | Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children |
| title_short | Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children |
| title_sort | factors associated with abdominal obesity in children |
| topic | Epidemiologia nutricional Crianças Gordura abdominal |
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