ECE2016 Eposter Presentations Obesity (69 abstracts)
Dietary and social factors associated to obesity among greek adolescent girls
Ioanna Leontaridou 1 , Lydia Moutsiou 1 , Paschalia K. Iliadou 2 , Maria Somali 1 , Anastasia-Konstantina Sakali 3 , Maria Papagianni 4 , George Mastorakos 3 , Dimitrios G. Goulis 2 & Zadalla Mouslech 1,
1Department of Aesthetics and Cosmetology, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 3Unit of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolism, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece; 4Unit of Pediatric Endocrinology, Third Department of Pediatrics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 5First Propaedeutic Internal Medicine Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ahepa Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Objectives: To estimate the body mass index (BMI) distribution among Greek female adolescents in 2012 and to compare it with data from 2000, to find associations of obesity with dietary and social factors, as well as to determine the prevalence of acne, hirsutism and menstrual irregularities in the same population.
Methods: All female students (n=380) aged 12–18 years of two randomly selected high schools, after obtaining a written consent from their parents, underwent clinical evaluation and completed a questionnaire on their dietary habits, medical history and the educational and occupational level of their parents. Data collected in 2000 from a group of 2300 Greek female adolescents was used for comparison. Statistical analysis of the sample characteristics was performed.
Results: The percentages of normal, overweight and obese adolescent girls were 73.7%, 22.1%, and 4.2% respectively. The corresponding results in the control group of adolescent girls in 2000 were 81.87%, 14.48% and 3.65% respectively. Overall, differences in the BMI distribution were not statistically significant between 2000 and 2012 (P=0.4341). There was no difference in specific meal consumption among BMI categories. Higher BMI was associated with a mother of a lower social status (58.3% vs 41.6%, P=0.037). The prevalence of hirsutism and acne in the studied population was 11.6% and 36.3% respectively. Eighty three of the 349 girls who had attained menarche (24%) were experiencing menstrual irregularities. No relationship was found between BMI and the prevalence of acne, hirsutism, menstrual disturbances and polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis.
Conclusions: Despite a slight increase, during the last decade, in the percentage of overweight and obese Greek adolescent girls, this trend was not statistically significant. Among the parameters studied, the only predictor of adolescent obesity was found to be the educational and occupational level of the mother.
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