Κατεύθυνση Γενική και Εξειδικευμένη Παιδιατρική: Κλινική Πράξη και Έρευνα
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2024-03-22

2024

Ioannou Georgia

Ευαγγελία Χαρμανδάρη, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπουσα
Φλώρα Μπακοπούλου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Χρήστος Δίου, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πληροφορικής και Τηλεματικής, Χαροκόπειο Πανεπιστήμιο

Συνήθειες διατροφής και άσκησης σε παιδιά και εφήβους που συμμετείχαν στην μελέτη συλλογής μαζικών δεδομένων για την αντιμετώπιση της παχυσαρκίας

Greek

Dietary and physical activity habits of children and adolescents after a personalized intervention for the management of obesity

BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has been recognized by the WHO as a global epidemic and a major public health problem. Greece has the highest prevalence of childhood obesity among European countries. This is attributed mostly to factors related to diet and physical activity. Recently, there has been a need for a detailed recording and assessment of the lifestyle habits of children and adolescents receiving personalized intervention for the management of obesity.

AIM: To determine the dietary and exercise habits of children and adolescents before and after their participation in an interventional program within the context of the study ‘BigO: Big Data against Childhood Obesity’.

METHODOLOGY: Three hundred ninety-four (n=394) children and adolescents, aged 8-18 years, attending our Out-patient Clinic for the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence participated in the study prospectively. All subjects underwent a personalized management intervention program that provided guidance on diet, sleep and physical activity. The data collection system included the BigO technology platform, which interfaces with a Smartphone and Smartwatch, and records data on diet, sleep and exercise objectively for each patient. Participants used the BigO system for 4 weeks and wore the watch for specific periods during the week. Subsequently, they entered a personalized life-style intervention program for 4 months and used the system again for 4 weeks.

RESULTS: Of all participants, 74.4% had obesity, 25.1% overweight and 0.5% had normal body mass index (BMI). Following the intervention, a statistically significant decrease was noted in the amount of cheese, cereal with added sugar, savory snacks, pasta and fried potatoes consumption in all BMI categories. Also, an increase in the number of children who drank water between the meals daily was noted in all BMI categories (P=0.001). Furthermore, there was a decrease in the consumption of evening snack or dinner while watching television (P<0.05). Boys showed a decrease in the amount of savory snacks and pasta (P<0.05) and drank more water between meals daily (P<0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: A personalized and multidisciplinary intervention based on the BigO study improves dietary and physical activity habits of children and adolescents.

Health Sciences

Childhood obesity, Dietary habits, Physical activity habits, Big Data, Individualized intervention

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