| Title: |
Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study |
| Authors: |
Braithwaite, Irene; Stewart, Alistair W.; Hancox, Robert J.; Beasley, Richard; Murphy, Rinki; Mitchell, Edwin A.; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
Universitat de València: Roderic - Repositorio de contenido libre |
| Subject Terms: |
Nutrició; Infants; Infants Alimentació; Adolescents; Salut pública; Aliments |
| Description: |
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether reported fast-food consumption over the previous year is associated with higher childhood or adolescent body mass index (BMI). DESIGN: Secondary analysis from a multicentre, multicountry cross-sectional study (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) Phase Three). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Parents/guardians of children aged 6-7 completed questionnaires which included questions about their children's asthma and allergies, fast-food consumption, height and weight. Adolescents aged 13-14 completed the same questionnaire. The questionnaire asked 'In the past 12 months, how often on average did you (your child) eat fast-food/burgers?' The responses were infrequent (never/only occasionally), frequent (once/twice a week) or very frequent (three or more times per week). A general linear mixed model was used to determine the association between BMI and fast-food consumption, adjusting for Gross National Income per capita by country, measurement type (whether heights/weights were reported or measured), age and sex. RESULTS: 72,900 children (17 countries) and 199,135 adolescents (36 countries) provided data. Frequent and very frequent fast-food consumption was reported in 23% and 4% of children, and 39% and 13% of adolescents, respectively. Children in the frequent and very frequent groups had a BMI that was 0.15 and 0.22 kg/m(2) higher than those in the infrequent group (p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Bmj Open, 2014, vol. 4, num. 12, p. e005813; https://hdl.handle.net/10550/44294; 103129 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005813 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10550/44294; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005813 |
| Rights: |
open access |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.7C18F5C9 |
| Database: |
BASE |