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Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Children Aged 6–8 Years Living in Five Italian Cities (the MAPEC_LIFE Cohort)

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  • Tiziana Grassi

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce 73100, Italy)

  • Antonella De Donno

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce 73100, Italy)

  • Francesco Bagordo

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce 73100, Italy)

  • Francesca Serio

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce 73100, Italy)

  • Prisco Piscitelli

    (Euro Mediterranean Scientific Biomedical Institute, Via Reali di Bulgaria, Mesagne (BR) 72023, Italy)

  • Elisabetta Ceretti

    (Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia 25123, Italy)

  • Claudia Zani

    (Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia 25123, Italy)

  • Gaia C. V. Viola

    (Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia 25123, Italy)

  • Milena Villarini

    (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, Perugia 06122, Italy)

  • Massimo Moretti

    (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, Perugia 06122, Italy)

  • Sara Levorato

    (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, Perugia 06122, Italy)

  • Annalaura Carducci

    (Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Ghini 13, Pisa 56126, Italy)

  • Marco Verani

    (Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Ghini 13, Pisa 56126, Italy)

  • Gabriele Donzelli

    (Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Ghini 13, Pisa 56126, Italy)

  • Sara Bonetta

    (Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Piazza Polonia 94, Torino 10126, Italy)

  • Silvia Bonetta

    (Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Piazza Polonia 94, Torino 10126, Italy)

  • Elisabetta Carraro

    (Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Piazza Polonia 94, Torino 10126, Italy)

  • Silvia Bonizzoni

    (Comune di Brescia, Piazza Repubblica 1, Brescia 25100, Italy)

  • Alberto Bonetti

    (Centro Servizi Multisettoriale e Tecnologico-CSMT Gestione S.c.a.r.l., via Branze, 45, Brescia 25123, Italy)

  • Umberto Gelatti

    (Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia 25123, Italy)

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity among Italian children has reached such alarming levels as to require detailed studies of the causes of the phenomenon. A cross-sectional study was carried out in order to assess the weight status of 1164 Italian children aged 6–8 years (the Monitoring Air Pollution Effects on Children for Supporting Public Health Policy (MAPEC_LIFE) cohort) and to identify any associations between selected socio-economic and environmental factors and overweight/obesity. The data were obtained by means of a questionnaire given to parents, and any associations were examined by binomial logistic regression analyses. Overweight was found to be positively associated with male gender, parents of non-Italian origin, and parents who smoke, and negatively associated with the parents’ level of education and employment. In addition, the frequency of overweight varied in relation to the geographical area of residence, with a greater prevalence of overweight children in the cities of central-southern Italy. This study highlights the need to implement appropriate obesity prevention programs in Italy, which should include educational measures concerning lifestyle for parents from the earliest stages of their child’s life.

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  • Tiziana Grassi & Antonella De Donno & Francesco Bagordo & Francesca Serio & Prisco Piscitelli & Elisabetta Ceretti & Claudia Zani & Gaia C. V. Viola & Milena Villarini & Massimo Moretti & Sara Levorat, 2016. "Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Children Aged 6–8 Years Living in Five Italian Cities (the MAPEC_LIFE Cohort)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:10:p:1002-:d:80251
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    1. Antonella De Donno & Mattia De Giorgi & Francesco Bagordo & Tiziana Grassi & Adele Idolo & Francesca Serio & Elisabetta Ceretti & Donatella Feretti & Milena Villarini & Massimo Moretti & Annalaura Car, 2018. "Health Risk Associated with Exposure to PM 10 and Benzene in Three Italian Towns," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Esha Bansal & Donatella Placidi & Shaye Carver & Stefano Renzetti & Augusto Giorgino & Giuseppa Cagna & Silvia Zoni & Chiara Fedrighi & Miriana Montemurro & Manuela Oppini & Michele Conversano & Stefa, 2019. "Metabolic Outcomes in Southern Italian Preadolescents Residing Near an Industrial Complex: The Role of Residential Location and Socioeconomic Status," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-16, June.
    3. Qing-Hai Gong & Si-Xuan Li & Hui Li & Jun Cui & Guo-Zhang Xu, 2018. "Insufficient Sleep Duration and Overweight/Obesity among Adolescents in a Chinese Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-9, May.
    4. Pedro Gil Madrona & Sonia J. Romero Martínez & Nieves María Sáez-Gallego & Xavier G. Ordóñez Camacho, 2019. "Psychomotor Limitations of Overweight and Obese Five-Year-Old Children: Influence of Body Mass Indices on Motor, Perceptual, and Social-Emotional Skills," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-19, February.
    5. Adele Idolo & Tiziana Grassi & Francesco Bagordo & Alessandra Panico & Mattia De Giorgi & Francesca Serio & Marcello Guido & Prisco Piscitelli & Giovanni De Filippis & Annamaria Raho & Antonella De Do, 2018. "Micronuclei in Exfoliated Buccal Cells of Children Living in a Cluster Area of Salento (Southern Italy) with a High Incidence of Lung Cancer: The IMP.AIR Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-15, August.
    6. Alessandra Panico & Tiziana Grassi & Francesco Bagordo & Adele Idolo & Francesca Serio & Maria Rosaria Tumolo & Mattia De Giorgi & Marcello Guido & Maria Tutino & Antonella De Donno, 2020. "Micronucleus Frequency in Exfoliated Buccal Cells of Children Living in an Industrialized Area of Apulia (Italy)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-18, February.
    7. Kasper Frondelius & Anna Oudin & Ebba Malmqvist, 2018. "Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Child BMI—A Study of Prenatal Exposure to Nitrogen Oxides and Body Mass Index in Children at the Age of Four Years in Malmö, Sweden," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-12, October.

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