Weight Status Is Related with Gender and Sleep Duration but Not with Dietary Habits and Physical Activity in Primary School Italian Children

doi:10.3390/nu9060579

. 2017 Jun 6;9(6):579.

doi: 10.3390/nu9060579.

Weight Status Is Related with Gender and Sleep Duration but Not with Dietary Habits and Physical Activity in Primary School Italian Children

Alice Rosi¹, Maria Vittoria Calestani², Liborio Parrino³, Giulia Milioli⁴, Luigi Palla⁵, Elio Volta⁶, Furio Brighenti⁷, Francesca Scazzina⁸

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¹ Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. alice.rosi.g@gmail.com.
² Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. vittoria.calestani@hotmail.com.
³ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy. liborio.parrino@unipr.it.
⁴ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy. giulia.milioli@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. luigi.palla@lshtm.ac.uk.
⁶ Giocampus Steering Committee, 43124 Parma, Italy. voltaelio@giocampus.it.
⁷ Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. furio.brighenti@unipr.it.
⁸ Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. francesca.scazzina@unipr.it.

PMID: 28587277
PMCID: PMC5490558
DOI: 10.3390/nu9060579

Weight Status Is Related with Gender and Sleep Duration but Not with Dietary Habits and Physical Activity in Primary School Italian Children

Alice Rosi et al. Nutrients. 2017.

. 2017 Jun 6;9(6):579.

doi: 10.3390/nu9060579.

Authors

Alice Rosi¹, Maria Vittoria Calestani², Liborio Parrino³, Giulia Milioli⁴, Luigi Palla⁵, Elio Volta⁶, Furio Brighenti⁷, Francesca Scazzina⁸

Affiliations

¹ Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. alice.rosi.g@gmail.com.
² Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. vittoria.calestani@hotmail.com.
³ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy. liborio.parrino@unipr.it.
⁴ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy. giulia.milioli@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. luigi.palla@lshtm.ac.uk.
⁶ Giocampus Steering Committee, 43124 Parma, Italy. voltaelio@giocampus.it.
⁷ Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. furio.brighenti@unipr.it.
⁸ Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy. francesca.scazzina@unipr.it.

PMID: 28587277
PMCID: PMC5490558
DOI: 10.3390/nu9060579

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has risen greatly worldwide. Diet and poor physical activity are the two risk factors usually examined, but epidemiological evidence exists suggesting a link between sleep duration and overweight/obesity in children. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship among body mass index (BMI), diet quality, physical activity level, and sleep duration in 690 children attending the 5th grade in primary schools (9-11 years old) in the city of Parma (Italy) involved in the Giocampus educational program. This was achieved through (i) measuring anthropometric data to compute body mass index; (ii) administering a food questionnaire to evaluate adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (KIDMED score); and (iii) administering a lifestyle questionnaire to classify children physical activity level (PAL), sleep duration, and school achievement. A highly significant negative association was found between BMI and sleep hours. Moreover, there was a significant positive association between PAL and KIDMED scores. No evidence was found of association between BMI and PAL, nor between BMI and KIDMED score. Data from this study established that BMI is correlated to gender and sleep duration, defining sleep habits as one of the factors linked to overweight and obesity.

Keywords: BMI; Giocampus; KIDMED; Mediterranean diet; children; lifestyle; physical activity; school; sleep.

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Responses to the KIDMED questionnaire of all children and by gender (percentage in respect to the total sample).

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Weight Status Is Related with Gender and Sleep Duration but Not with Dietary Habits and Physical Activity in Primary School Italian Children

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