Clustering of lifestyle behaviours and relation to body composition in European children. The IDEFICS study.

Auteur(s) :
Mouratidou T., Mårild S., Molnar D., Reisch LA., Siani A., Veidebaum T., Pigeot I., Ahrens W., Moreno LA., Sieri S., Verbestel V., De Bourdeaudhuij I., Santaliestra-Pasías AM., Tornatiris M.
Date :
Juin, 2015
Source(s) :
European journal of clinical nutrition. #: p
Adresse :
1] GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, Spain [2] Red SAMID, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

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BACKGROUND:

Dietary patterns, physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours are some of the main behavioural determinants of obesity; their combined influence in children has been addressed in a limited number of studies.

SUBJECTS / METHODS:

Children (16 228) aged 2-9 years old from eight European countries participated in the baseline survey of the IDEFICS study. A subsample of 11 674 children (50.8% males) were included in the present study. Children's food and beverage consumption (fruit and vegetables (F&V) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)), PA and sedentary behaviours were assessed via parental questionnaires. Sex-specific cluster analysis was applied to identify behavioural clusters. Analysis of covariance and logistic regression were applied to examine the association between behavioural clusters and body composition indicators (BCIs).

RESULTS:

Six behavioural clusters were identified (C1-C6) both in boys and girls. In both sexes, clusters characterised by high level of PA (C1 and C3) included a large proportion of older children, whereas clusters characterised by low SSB consumption (C5 and C6) included a large proportion of younger children. Significant associations between derived clusters and BCI were observed only in boys; those boys in the cluster with the highest time spent in sedentary activities and low PA had increased odds of having a body mass index z-score (odds ratio (OR)=1.33; 95% confidence interval (CI)=(1.01, 1.74)) and a waist circumference z-score (OR=1.41; 95%CI=(1.06, 1.86)) greater than one.

CONCLUSION:

Clusters characterised by high sedentary behaviour, low F&V and SSB consumption and low PA turned out to be the most obesogenic factors in this sample of European children.

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