Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin-American and Spanish preschool children: A cross-cultural study

Primer Autor
de la Casa-Perez, Ana
Co-autores
Angel Latorre-Roman, Pedro
Paola Guzman-Guzman, Iris
Antonio Parraga-Montilla, Juan
Caamano-Navarrete, Felipe
Salas-Sanchez, Jesus
Palomino-Devia, Constanza
Augusto Reyes-Oyola, Felipe
Alvarez, Cristian
Cardona Linares, Antonio J.
Delgado-Floody, Pedro
Título
Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin-American and Spanish preschool children: A cross-cultural study
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WILEY
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PEDIATRIC OBESITY
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en
Resumen
Background Identifying environmental factors that influence health in children are necessary to develop preventive strategies. Objective To determine the association between the lifestyles of children (i.e., Mediterranean diet (MD), physical activity (PA), fitness and screen time (ST) with abdominal obesity (AO) of preschoolers from three Spanish-speaking countries (Chile, Colombia and Spain) with different socioeconomic levels and Human Development Index (HDI) indicators. Material and Methods This cross-sectional study included 982 schoolchildren (aged 4-6 years, 56.8% girls) from Chile (n = 409), Colombia (n = 281), and Spain (n = 292). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), adherence to the MD, PA, ST and physical fitness were evaluated. Results Spanish preschoolers reported a lower WtHR (p < 0.001), greater physical fitness (Z-score) (p < 0.001) and higher adherence to the MD (p < 0.001) than their Chilean and Colombian peers. In addition, Colombian preschoolers had a better lifestyle (PA + ST) than their Chilean and Spanish peers (p < 0.001). Chilean preschoolers reported a higher prevalence of AO than the Spanish preschoolers (65% vs. 51.9%, p = 0.001). Conclusion Lifestyle had a significant association with AO among Spanish-speaking preschool children, with physical fitness especially being a relevant factor regardless of the country of origin. The findings of the current study may support the development of public guidelines focusing on healthy lifestyles in children to create effective plans that contribute to the early treatment of AO in preschool children.
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10.1111/ijpo.12901
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cardiorespiratory fitness
children
nutritional level
obesity
physical activity
CENTRAL BODY-FAT
TO-HEIGHT RATIO
CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
AGED 3
OVERWEIGHT
ADOLESCENTS
PREVALENCE
CHILDHOOD
BEHAVIORS
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12901
Categoría OCDE
Pediatría
Materias
aptitud cardiorrespiratoria
niños
nivel nutricional
obesidad
actividad física
GRASA CENTRAL DEL CUERPO
RELACIÓN DE ALTURA
APTITUD CARDIORESPIRATORIA
CIRCUNFERENCIA DE CINTURA
3 AÑOS
SOBREPESO
ADOLESCENTES
PREVALENCIA
INFANCIA
COMPORTAMIENTOS
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Nutrición y Dietética
Pediatría
Ciencias del Deporte y Acondicionamiento Físico
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Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin-American and Spanish preschool children: A cross-cultural study
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