TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship of hyperactivity/inattention with adiposity and lifestyle characteristics in preschool children
AU - Ebenegger, Vincent
AU - Marques-Vidal, Pedro Manuel
AU - Munsch, Simone
AU - Quartier, Vincent
AU - Nydegger, Andreas
AU - Barral, Jérôme
AU - Hartmann, Tim
AU - Dubnov-Raz, Gal
AU - Kriemler, Susi
AU - Puder, Jardena J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The “Ballabeina” study was mainly supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant 3200B0-116837) and Health Promotion Switzerland (project 2104). Additional funding was obtained from a research award for Interdisciplinary Research from the University of Lausanne, a Takeda research award, the Wyeth Foundation for the Health of children and adolescents, the Freie Akademische Gesellschaft, and an unrestricted educational grant from Nestlé.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - We performed a cross-sectional study in 450 nonreferred preschool children aged 4 to 6 years to assess the association between hyperactivity/inattention with adiposity and lifestyle characteristics. Measurements included scores of hyperactivity/inattention, adiposity, objectively measured physical activity, television viewing, and eating habits. Higher scores of hyperactivity/ inattention were associated with lower percentage body fat, higher levels of physical activity, and less time spent in sedentary activity (all P ≤.01). However, higher scores of hyperactivity/inattention were also associated with more television viewing and less healthy eating habits (all P ≤.04). Except for some selected eating habits (P >.07), those relationships remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, and sociodemographic confounders. To conclude, higher scores of hyperactivity/inattention are linked to different lifestyle characteristics that may in part contribute to a future development of overweight/obesity. Precise mechanisms explaining these associations and possible preventive approaches should be further investigated.
AB - We performed a cross-sectional study in 450 nonreferred preschool children aged 4 to 6 years to assess the association between hyperactivity/inattention with adiposity and lifestyle characteristics. Measurements included scores of hyperactivity/inattention, adiposity, objectively measured physical activity, television viewing, and eating habits. Higher scores of hyperactivity/ inattention were associated with lower percentage body fat, higher levels of physical activity, and less time spent in sedentary activity (all P ≤.01). However, higher scores of hyperactivity/inattention were also associated with more television viewing and less healthy eating habits (all P ≤.04). Except for some selected eating habits (P >.07), those relationships remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, and sociodemographic confounders. To conclude, higher scores of hyperactivity/inattention are linked to different lifestyle characteristics that may in part contribute to a future development of overweight/obesity. Precise mechanisms explaining these associations and possible preventive approaches should be further investigated.
KW - ADHD
KW - Adiposity
KW - Exercise
KW - Hyperactivity/inattention
KW - Lifestyle
KW - Obesity
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U2 - 10.1177/0883073811428009
DO - 10.1177/0883073811428009
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C2 - 22209757
AN - SCOPUS:84862871696
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 27
SP - 852
EP - 858
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
IS - 7
ER -