TY - JOUR TI - The Effect of Nutrition and Sleep Habits on Predisposition for Metabolic Syndrome in Greek Children AU - Katsa, Maria Efthymia AU - Ioannidis, Anastasios AU - Zyga, Sofia and AU - Tsironi, Maria AU - Koutsovitis, Paraskevas AU - Chatzipanagiotou, AU - Stylianos AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes AU - Sachlas, Athanasios and AU - Kolovos, Petros AU - Routsi, Kleopatra AU - Pistikou, Anna Maria and AU - Dimoliani, Dafni Eleni Kougioumtzi AU - Gil, Andrea Paola Rojas JO - JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES PY - 2018 VL - 40 TODO - null SP - E2-E8 PB - EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC SN - null TODO - 10.1016/j.pedn.2018.01.012 TODO - Childhood metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Lifestyle; Nutrition; Sleep habits TODO - Purpose: To investigate the effect of lifestyle habits in childhood Metabolic Syndrome (MTS). Design and Methods: Descriptive correlation study with 480 participants (5-12 years old) using a specially designed questionnaire was conducted. Anthropometric and biochemical analyses were performed. Results: Fifteen percent of children exhibited predisposition for MTS. Regarding sleep habits, logistic regression analysis (LRA) showed that hour of sleep -before 22: 00- was associated with decreased waist circumference (WC%) (p = .026). Midday siesta was negatively correlated with systolic (SBP) (p = .001) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (p = .046). In children without MTS, lack of sleep and night time sleep was positively correlated with DBP (p = .044) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) (p = .005). Regarding nutrition habits, fast food consumption was positively correlated with SBP (p = .006) and meat consumption was positively correlated with both Body Mass Index% (BMI%) (p = .038) and WC% (p = .023). LRA showed that fruit (p = .001) and legume (p = .040) consumption was associated with decreased FBG; fish consumption with decreased Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (p = .031), vegetable (p = .054) and cereal consumption (p = .012) with decreased DBP. In children with MTS, fruits were associated with increased FBG (p = .034). In children without MTS, meat consumption was associated with increased LDL (p = .024), cereal with increased WC% (p = .002) and olive products with increased High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and BMI% (p = .037). Conclusions: The adoption of both balanced diet and sleep habits seemed to be crucial for the prevention of MTS. Practice Implications: Clinical health nurses could develop and implement preventive intervention programs in order to avoid metabolic complications in adulthood. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ER -