Kuriyan Rebecca, Bhat Swarnarekha, Thomas Tinku, Vaz Mario, Kurpad Anura V
Division of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560034, India.
Nutr J. 2007 Sep 20;6:25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-6-25.
Childhood obesity is an emerging problem in urban Indian children and increases in childhood overweight and obesity may be major contributors to the adult obesity epidemic. Thus, identifying potential risk factors for childhood obesity and formulating early interventions is crucial in the management of the obesity epidemic. The present study was aimed at evaluating dietary and physical activity patterns as determinants of overweight in a sample of children.
Five hundred and ninety eight children aged 6-16 years, visiting St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore City, India for minor complaints or routine checkups were recruited into the study. These children were studied for their physical activity patterns, sleep duration, sedentary habits and eating behaviours as potential determinants of overweight.
Decreased duration of sleep and increased television viewing were significantly associated with overweight. Among the eating behaviours, increased consumption of fried foods was significantly associated with overweight.
Our data suggests that duration of sleep, television viewing and consumption of fried foods may be significant factors that contribute to overweight. Further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings.
儿童肥胖是印度城市儿童中一个新出现的问题，儿童超重和肥胖的增加可能是成人肥胖流行的主要原因。因此，识别儿童肥胖的潜在风险因素并制定早期干预措施对于肥胖流行的管理至关重要。本研究旨在评估饮食和身体活动模式作为儿童样本中超重的决定因素。
招募了598名6 - 16岁因轻微不适或常规检查前往印度班加罗尔市圣约翰医学院医院就诊的儿童参与研究。对这些儿童的身体活动模式、睡眠时间、久坐习惯和饮食行为作为超重的潜在决定因素进行了研究。
睡眠时间减少和看电视时间增加与超重显著相关。在饮食行为方面，油炸食品摄入量增加与超重显著相关。
我们的数据表明，睡眠时间、看电视时间和油炸食品的摄入可能是导致超重的重要因素。需要进一步的纵向研究来证实这些发现。
