Obesity in Nineteen-Year-Old Men: Family Size and Birth Order Associations

Ravelli, G. P.; Belmont, Lillian

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“…Although some previous studies did not found an association between weight status and family composition (47) , Padez et al (7) also found in their cross-sectional study among 7-to 9?5-year-old children that being a single child was significantly associated with overweight in girls. This has also been reported in the past for the UK (48) , the Netherlands (49) and more recently by the IDEFICS Study (Identification and prevention of Dietaryand lifestyle-induced health Effects In Children and infantS) (50) using data of eight European countries. Children without siblings possibly got less PA, had greater sugar consumption and were more likely to have a TV in their bedroom (50) .…”

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Risk factors for childhood overweight: a 30-month longitudinal study of 3- to 6-year-old children

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Bourdeaudhuij

Verbestel

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The increasing prevalence of childhood overweight is an important health issue. There is a need for longitudinal research among children in order to identify risk factors for childhood overweight. The objective of the present research was to identify potential sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors for development of childhood overweight among 3-to 6-year-old children. Design: Longitudinal study. Setting: Sixteen pre-primary and primary schools. Subjects: BMI Z-scores at baseline and two follow-up measurements were calculated for 568 children. Sociodemographic, parental adiposity, familial composition, child's diet, physical activity and sedentary behavioural data were collected through questionnaires. Results: Several risk factors for the development of childhood overweight were found. Being an only child, lower maternal educational level, maternal and paternal overweight, more than 1 h screen time on weekdays and high soft drinks consumption were shown to be positively associated with the development of childhood overweight. Conclusions: Although behavioural factors are important, our findings support the thesis that interventions on the prevention of childhood overweight should focus on high-risk groups, i.e. children from low socio-economic background or with high parental BMI. Interventions should address the whole family and take into account their lifestyle and structure.

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Risk factors for childhood overweight: a 30-month longitudinal study of 3- to 6-year-old children

Coen

Bourdeaudhuij

Verbestel

et al. 2013

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“…The protective influence of sibship size has been reported in the UK (Whitelaw, 1971) and in Holland (Ravelli & Belmont, 1979). According to our study, being a firstborn was the aspect that proved to affect overweight or obese status, as there was no difference in comparison to being a single child.…”

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Epidemiology of overweight and obesity among school children and adolescents in three provinces of central Italy, 1993–2001: study of potential influencing variables

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Objective: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was estimated among the school children and adolescents of three provinces of central Italy, and the role of several possible influencing factors was analysed. Design, subjects and measurements: Body mass index (BMI) was measured in 44 231 subjects, age 3-17.5 y, and a household questionnaire was filled out by the parents of 12 143 subjects to collect the following data: subjects, only child or firstborn status, prematurity, birth weight, type of feeding until the fifth month, menarche status in girls; parents, age at the time of the subject's birth; BMI (mean of the two parents) at the time the subject was measured, mother's age of menarche, socioeconomic status. BMI was measured in a subgroup of 10 795 subjects 1 y later to study the yearly sex-and age-related variations from the categories of normal weight to overweight or obesity and vice versa. All females aged 11-14 y were asked if they had their menarche. Results: Striking differences in the proportions of overweight and obesity resulted from the use of two different criteria for defining cutoff points. The overall prevalence of overweight was 13.2 and 20.7% in males, and 13.7 and 18.6% in females, and the overall prevalence of obesity varied between 24.2 and 6.3% in males, and between 22.9 and 6.1% in females, respectively. Parents' BMI, birth weight, firstborn status and post-menarche status in girls showed a significant association with overweight and/or obesity in logistic regression models. Conclusions: A large prevalence of overweight and obesity was observed in school subjects from three provinces of central Italy. From the comparisons of the prevalence rate, the new internationally agreed criteria seem more appropriate for epidemiological studies in this population.

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“…The inverse relationship between the number of children in the family and overweight found in a number of studies 21,40,41 may also be caused by overprotection of single children. The lack of evidence showing the relationship between this factor and overweight in our study may be a result of the correlations between the different social factors.…”

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children in Jena (Germany)

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence and changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children in Jena (Germany) in the last twenty years and to identify factors associated with childhood overweight. DESIGN: Cross-sectional surveys in 1975Cross-sectional surveys in , 1985Cross-sectional surveys in , 1995 and a household questionnaire in 1995. SUBJECTS: Children from schools in Jena, aged 7 ± 14 y, participated (1975 : 1002 boys and 1000 girls; 1985 : 781 boys and 753 girls; 1995 : 989 boys and 912 girls). MEASUREMENTS: Prevalence of overweight or obesity based on the 90th or 97th age ± and sex ± speci®c percentile of the body mass index (BMI) developed for French children. In 1995 factors examined in relation to overweight included birth weight, birth length, age ± class, number of children in household, occupation of the father, education of the mother and size of¯at (apartment). RESULTS: In boys the prevalence of overweight increased from 10.0 to 16.3% and in girls from 11.7 to 20.7% between 1975 and 1995. The prevalence of obesity increased from 5.3 to 8.2% in boys and from 4.7 to 9.9% in girls between 1975 and 1995. However, the peak in the increase of overweight as well as of obesity lie for both sexes between 1985 and 1995. Using logistic regression, statistically signi®cant associations with overweight were found for occupation of the father, birth weight in both sexes and additionally, for size of¯at in girls. CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and obesity are incresing health problems among Jena children. Further investigations are needed to explore the in¯uence of factors such as feeding pattern, food habits and physical activity on overweight. Special attention should be paid to the further social development in the society and to the link between low social class and overweight. Through such investigations effective preventive strategies could be developed.

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Obesity in Nineteen-Year-Old Men: Family Size and Birth Order Associations

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Risk factors for childhood overweight: a 30-month longitudinal study of 3- to 6-year-old children

Risk factors for childhood overweight: a 30-month longitudinal study of 3- to 6-year-old children

Epidemiology of overweight and obesity among school children and adolescents in three provinces of central Italy, 1993–2001: study of potential influencing variables

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children in Jena (Germany)

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