New Growth Charts for Taiwanese Children and Adolescents Based on World Health Organization Standards and Health-related Physical Fitness

Chen, Walter; Chang, Mei–Hwei

doi:10.1016/s1875-9572(10)60014-9

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“…Responses ranged from 1 to 4 (1 = never, 2 = one or two days, 3 = many days, 4 = every day). The sum of these five activities (5 to (58) . Fruit or vegetable consumption was defined as eating at least some fruit or vegetables more than three days per week.…”

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Reciprocal relationship between unhealthy eating behaviours and depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence: 10-year follow-up of the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution study

Luh

Lin

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To investigate the reciprocal relationship between unhealthy eating behaviours and depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence. Design: Unhealthy eating behaviours were measured by the frequencies of eating foods with excess salt, sugar or fat in the past week. Depressive symptoms in the past two weeks were measured using a seven-item scale. Hierarchical linear growth models were used to analyse longitudinal associations between unhealthy eating behaviours and depressive symptoms. Time-fixed variables (sex, parents' education level and household monthly income) and time-varying variables (parents' marital status, family activities, body weight, vegetable or fruit consumption, exercising and smoking) were controlled for. Setting: The Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution study, which commenced in 2001 and has annual follow-up. Subjects: Students (n 2630) followed from 2nd grade (8 years old in 2002) to 11th grade. Results: The frequency of unhealthy eating behaviours in the previous year and the difference between the frequency in the previous and successive year were positively associated with the initiation and growth rate of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms in the previous year and the difference in depressive symptoms between the previous and successive year were positively associated with the initial state and growth rate of unhealthy eating behaviours. Conclusions: Our results suggest a reciprocal relationship between depressive symptoms and unhealthy eating behaviours. This relationship should be considered when developing programmes targeting depressive symptoms and unhealthy diet in children and adolescents. Keywords Depressive symptoms Unhealthy eating behavioursChildhood and adolescence Longitudinal analysis Reciprocal relationshipDepressive disorders are a leading cause of disability-adjusted life years that occur throughout the world (1) . Depressive disorders commence in childhood. A meta-analysis of predominantly Western studies found a prevalence of major depressive disorder of 2·8 % in those aged less than 13 years and of 5·6 % in those aged 13-18 years (2) . A Taiwanese study reported a prevalence of 12·3 % in adolescents aged 13-18 years, demonstrating the importance of this issue in Taiwan (3) .Diet is one of the many factors associated with depression (4) and the dietary habits of children and

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Reciprocal relationship between unhealthy eating behaviours and depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence: 10-year follow-up of the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution study

Luh

Lin

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Obesity was defined according to the age-and gender-specific BMI criteria of the Taiwan Department of Health. 15 Lower household economic status was defined if it was "below average" or "poor"; lower parental educational level was defined as middle school diploma or less for both parents; lower parental occupational level was defined as both parents being skilled, semiskilled, or unskilled workers; acute family financial distress was defined as the presence of a tight household budget or parental unemployment that occurred in the past year.…”

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“…Most of them (n = 57, 90.5%) completed a headache diary for 1 month. Their median headache frequency during the past 3 months was 16 days per month (IQR [15][16][17][18][19], and median PedMIDAS score was 9 (IQR 2-15). Five (7.9%) incident CDH subjects overused acute medications.…”

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Incidence and Risk Factors of Chronic Daily Headache in Young Adolescents: A School Cohort Study

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Juang

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Several studies have investigated the prevalence of chronic daily headache (CDH) and analyzed the risk factors for its persistence. However, the etiologic factors that lead to new-onset CDH remain unsettled in adolescents.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: This study was the first incidence study of CDH conducted in young adolescents. We reported the incidence rates and found that some risk factors for incident chronic migraine and chronic tension-type headache were different. abstractOBJECTIVES: This study investigated the incidence and risk factors of chronic daily headache (CDH) and its major subtypes in young adolescents. METHODS:A field cohort of 3342 adolescents aged 13 to 14 was established in 3 middle schools in Taitung, Taiwan, from 2005 to 2007. Participants without CDH at baseline were annually followed up for 1 to 2 years using the same questionnaires, including the Adolescent Depression Inventory and Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment. The neurologists made the headache diagnoses based on clinical interviews and headache diaries. The person-time incidence rates and risk factors of incident CDH and its subtypes (ie, chronic migraine [CM] and chronic tension-type headache [CTTH]) were calculated by using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS:The cohort completed 5586 person-years (PYs) of follow-up. Sixty-three subjects (21 boys/42 girls) developed incident CDH with an incidence rate of 1.13 per 100 PYs, including 37 with CM (0.66 per 100 PYs) and 22 with CTTH (0.39 per 100 PYs). Thirty-three subjects (52%) had a baseline diagnosis of migraine. The independent risk factors for incident CDH included female gender, acute family financial distress, obesity, higher headache frequency, and a baseline diagnosis of migraine. A higher headache frequency was the only identical risk factor for CDH, CM, and CTTH. A baseline diagnosis of migraine and obesity were significant predictors for both CM and CDH. Female gender was a significant predictor for both CTTH and CDH.CONCLUSIONS: Incident CDH was common in young adolescents. Some risk factors for incident CM and CTTH were different. Pediatrics 2013;132:e9-e16

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“…BMI was calculated as the subjects' weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters (kg/m 2 ). Weight status was determined according to actual weight status as defined by new growth charts for Taiwanese children and adolescents based on WHO standards and health-related physical fitness records in Taiwan cut-offs (15). We defined underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese subjects by gender and the age-normalized BMI,5th, 5th-85th, $85th and $95th percentile, respectively.…”

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“…The definition of overweight and obesity changed according to the sex and the age of the children. Overweight and obesity were defined as BMI $85th and $95th percentile, respectively (15). When the data are compared to that of the World Obesity Federation (2013), the prevalence of overweight or obesity among Taiwanese boys is the highest in Asia (16).…”

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Relationship between Sugar Intake and Obesity among School-Age Children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Lin

Chen

et al. 2016

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, J Nutr Sci Vit

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SummaryIn recent years, the prevalence and problem of overweight and obesity in Taiwanese children have increased. There are many reports that the excessive intake of sugar increases the risk of lifestyle-related disease. However, sugar intake in Taiwanese children is not known. In this study, we investigated sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages, snacks and desserts among school-age children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. We also tried to determine the relationship between sugar intake and body mass index (BMI). We contacted all the public elementary schools (10 schools) in a district, Kaohsiung, and obtained permission from 3 schools. The survey subjects were 410 (210 boys, 200 girls) school-age children (7, 10 and 12 y old). A nutrition survey was conducted using 3 non-consecutive days of the 24 h dietary recall method for sugar-sweetened beverages, snacks and desserts. Height and weight were measured. Sugar intakes were not significantly different among the different genders or ages (p.0.05) and average intake of all was 51.6 g/d. Percentages of each sugar in total intake were sucrose 60%, glucose 18%, fructose 16%, and lactose 6%. The intake of glucose and fructose may have come from isomerized sugar. Contributions of sugar-sweetened beverages and snacks (desserts) were 83.5% and 16.5%, respectively. Among the sugar-sweetened beverages the top 3 sources were tea (22%), milk tea (19%) and milk beverages (18%). A relationship between sugar intake and BMI was not observed. In conclusion, sugar intake of the children was higher than the WHO recommendation due to the high intake from beverages; however, sugar was not the cause of the high obesity rate.

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New Growth Charts for Taiwanese Children and Adolescents Based on World Health Organization Standards and Health-related Physical Fitness

Cited by 219 publications

References 12 publications

Reciprocal relationship between unhealthy eating behaviours and depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence: 10-year follow-up of the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution study

Reciprocal relationship between unhealthy eating behaviours and depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence: 10-year follow-up of the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution study

Incidence and Risk Factors of Chronic Daily Headache in Young Adolescents: A School Cohort Study

Relationship between Sugar Intake and Obesity among School-Age Children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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