Socio-economic and demographic determinants of childhood obesity prevalence in Greece: The GRECO (Greek Childhood Obesity) study

dc.contributor.author	Farajian, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagiotakos, DB	en
dc.contributor.author	Risvas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Karasouli, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Bountziouka, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Voutzourakis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Zampelas, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:52:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:52:49Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.issn	13689800	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980012002625	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/6199
dc.subject	Children	en
dc.subject	Obesity	en
dc.subject	Parents	en
dc.subject	Sociodemographics	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	age	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	body mass	en
dc.subject.other	child	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	middle aged	en
dc.subject.other	obesity	en
dc.subject.other	occupation	en
dc.subject.other	parent	en
dc.subject.other	prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	reference value	en
dc.subject.other	risk factor	en
dc.subject.other	socioeconomics	en
dc.subject.other	statistical model	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Age Factors	en
dc.subject.other	Body Mass Index	en
dc.subject.other	Child	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Logistic Models	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Middle Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Obesity	en
dc.subject.other	Occupations	en
dc.subject.other	Overweight	en
dc.subject.other	Parents	en
dc.subject.other	Prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	Reference Values	en
dc.subject.other	Risk Factors	en
dc.subject.other	Socioeconomic Factors	en
dc.title	Socio-economic and demographic determinants of childhood obesity prevalence in Greece: The GRECO (Greek Childhood Obesity) study	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1017/S1368980012002625	en
heal.publicationDate	2013	en
heal.abstract	Objective Given the rapid increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity, identifying the sociodemographic influences on obesity status is important for planning and implementing effective prevention initiatives. However, this type of data is limited for Greek children. Therefore the aim of the present study was to identify possible sociodemographic factors associated with childhood obesity at the national level. Design Cross-sectional, population-based survey, carried out from October to May 2009. Setting Under the context of the GRECO (Greek Childhood Obesity) study, a nationwide sample of 2315 primary-school children. Subjects Children aged 10-12 years and their parents were voluntarily enrolled. Direct anthropometric measurements of the children were obtained and information on sociodemographic characteristics of the parents, as well as their self-reported values of body weight and height, were collected. Results Overweight and obesity prevalence was 29·5 % and 13·1 %, respectively, among boys; 29·5 % and 9·0 %, respectively, among girls. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the most important sociodemographic predictors of childhood obesity were mother's age, parental BMI classification and father's type of occupation. More specifically, increased mother's age and normal BMI status of the parents seemed to have a protective effect on the likelihood of having an overweight/obese child. Additionally, the odds of a female child of being overweight/obese were reduced when the father's type of occupation tended to be less manual. Conclusions Anti-obesity health policy interventions have to address to the parents and promote their active involvement, to effectively confront the alarming magnitude of the paediatric obesity problem in Greece. © The Authors 2012.	en
heal.journalName	Public Health Nutrition	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1017/S1368980012002625	en
dc.identifier.spage	240	en
dc.identifier.epage	247	en