Secular changes in anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in children of Crete, Greece, during 1992/93 and 2006/07

Smpokos, Emmanouil; Linardakis, Manolis; Papadaki, Angeliki; Kafatos, Anthony

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.02.006

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“…Obesity is the sixth major risk factor for the overall burden of disease globally and is associated with a constellation of metabolic factors starting early in life (WHO 2011). The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is currently considered as a major health problem in Greece because of its dramatic increase during the last 2 decades (Kafatos et al 2005;Smpokos et al 2011). The present study showed that almost one third of the sample were overweight or obese, with BMI demonstrating strong correlations with blood pressure, serum lipids, atheromatic index and cardiorespiratory fitness.…”

Section: Physical Inactivity Sedentary Behavior and Body Weightsupporting

confidence: 54%

“…Respondents reported the time spent on various organized (sports and/or recreational) activities that require greater energy expenditure than moderate to vigorous intensity on 2 consecutive weekdays and 1 weekend day. Details on this method's validity and reliability have been published elsewhere (Manios et al 1998;Smpokos et al 2011). Inactive adolescents were defined as those who had less than 60 min of MVPA per week (Kantomaa et al 2008;WHO 2011).…”

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Clustering of chronic disease behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Crete (Greece): associations with biological factors and cardiorespiratory fitness levels

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Aim To assess the clustering of behavioral risk factors (BRFs) for chronic noncommunicable diseases and their association with biological factors and cardiorespiratory fitness levels among adolescents in Crete, Greece. Subjects and methods Among 589 adolescents aged 14.0-16.6 years, five BRFs (smoking, physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, alcohol consumption, high body weight) were estimated, and a clustering score of 0, 1, 2 or 3+BRFs was calculated. Biological factors (blood pressure, blood glucose, serum lipids) and cardiorespiratory fitness were also assessed, and their associations with BRFs were examined. Results Physical inactivity was the most prevalent risk factor (48.2 %), whereas smoking was the least prevalent (8.7 %). Approximately 11.4 % of the adolescents displayed none of the five BRFs, while 19.5 % displayed 3+factors (boys: 23.2 %, girls: 16.3 %, p>0.05). High body weight was related to almost all biological factors (p<0.05), while cardiorespiratory fitness was related to all BRFs (p<0.05). Compared to adolescents with no BRFs, adolescents with 3+BRFs had higher mean levels of systolic blood pressure (BP) (122.5 vs. 116.8 mmHg, p = 0.001) and triglycerides (73.5 vs. 58.9 mg/dl, p=0.006), and lower levels of HDL-cholesterol (47.1 vs. 53.5 mg/dl, p<0.001) and cardiorespiratory fitness (2.8 vs. 4.8 stages, p<0.001). Only 10 % of the adolescents with no BRFs had low cardiorespiratory fitness, in contrast to 44.8 % of the adolescents with 3+factors (p<0.001). Conclusion Physical inactivity was the most prevalent individual risk factor, while one-fifth of the Cretan adolescents had an extended clustering of BRFs. Systolic BP, lipid levels and cardiorespiratory fitness were related to BRF clustering. Public health providers should adopt measures to improve these factors when designing health-care programs aimed at adolescents.

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Section: Physical Inactivity Sedentary Behavior and Body Weightsupporting

confidence: 54%

Section: Behavioral Risk Factorsmentioning

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Clustering of chronic disease behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Crete (Greece): associations with biological factors and cardiorespiratory fitness levels

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“…The projects were approved by the Ministry of Education and the Ethics Committee of the University of Crete (Manios et al, 2002;Smpokos et al, 2010). The studies took place between Autumn 1992 and Winter 1993, as well as Autumn 2006 and Spring 2007 (Manios et al, 1998;Manios et al, 2002;Smpokos et al, 2010Smpokos et al, , 2011.…”

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Differences in energy and nutrient‐intake among Greek children between 1992/93 and 2006/07

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Linardakis

Papadaki

et al. 2013

J Human Nutrition Diet

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“…The projects were approved by the Ministry of Education and the Ethics Committee of the University of Crete. The studies took place between autumn 1992-winter 1993 and autumn 2006-spring 2007 (Manios et al, 1998a(Manios et al, , 2002Smpokos et al, 2010Smpokos et al, , 2011.…”

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Differences in food consumption according to weight status and physical activity levels among Greek children between 1992/93 and 2006/07

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Linardakis

Sarri

et al. 2012

J Human Nutrition Diet

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Several differences in food intake were observed among first-grade children of Crete between 1992/93 and 2006/07, as characterised by significant increases in the consumption of dairy products and snacks and a decrease in the intake of cereals, among both sexes. Future school-based interventions in this population should emphasise the need to increase fruit/vegetable, unrefined cereal and legume consumption.

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Secular changes in anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in children of Crete, Greece, during 1992/93 and 2006/07

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Clustering of chronic disease behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Crete (Greece): associations with biological factors and cardiorespiratory fitness levels

Clustering of chronic disease behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Crete (Greece): associations with biological factors and cardiorespiratory fitness levels

Differences in energy and nutrient‐intake among Greek children between 1992/93 and 2006/07

Differences in food consumption according to weight status and physical activity levels among Greek children between 1992/93 and 2006/07

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