Predictor factors for childhood obesity in a Spanish case-control study.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to identify and characterize factors associated with childhood obesity risk related to lifestyle and perinatal life influences (dietary pattern, physical activity, family history of obesity, breast-feeding, sedentary behavior, and birth weight) in a case-control study design.

METHODS:
Cases were 185 obese (body mass index >97th percentile) children and adolescents (6-18 y old) from the Navarra region of Spain and control subjects were matched by sex and age. Anthropometric data were collected, and a personal interview about lifestyle parameters (dietary patterns, physical activity, family history of obesity, breast-feeding and sedentary behaviors) was performed with each participant. Conditional logistic regression was used to identify predictive factors of obesity.

RESULTS:
Leisure time physical activity proved to be a protector factor against obesity (odds ratio [OR] 0.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.92-0.96), whereas family history of obesity (OR 4.18, 95% CI 2.20-8.62), watching television (OR 2.02, 95% CI 1.09-3.77), and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.05-2.89) were associated with a higher obesity risk.

CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that leisure time physical activity, family history of obesity, watching television, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption are important predictive variables for childhood obesity, whereas other factors including breast-feeding, birth weight, and time spent sleeping did not appear to play an important role in the development of childhood obesity.

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Author information

Author/s: Ochoa, María C (MC); Moreno-Aliaga, María J (MJ); Martínez-González, Miguel A (MA); Martínez, J Alfredo (JA); Marti, Amelia (A); GENOI Members;

Affiliation: Department of Physiology and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (Nutrition), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-May; vol 23 (issue 5) : pp 379-84

Dates: Created 2007/05/07; Completed 2007/07/09; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 17408922, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - physiology
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
Beverages
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child Behavior - physiology
Child Nutritional Physiology Phenomena - physiology
Confidence Intervals
Diet
Dietary Sucrose - administration & dosage

Female
Humans
Leisure Activities
Life Style
Logistic Models
Male
Obesity - epidemiology; genetics
Odds Ratio
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors
Spain - epidemiology
Television

Associated Chemicals: Dietary Sucrose (0)

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