Naslov
Tracking of anthropometric characteristics from childhood to adolescence: an 8-year follow-up findings from the Czech ELSPAC study

Autori
Zvonar, Martin ; Štefan, Lovro ; Kasović, Mario ; Piler, Pavel

Izvornik
BMC Public Health (1471-2458) 22 (2022), 1; 727-727

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Obesity, Circumferences, Skinfolds, Indices, Stability, Yout

Sažetak
Background. Although evidence suggests that obesity track well from childhood to adolescence, most of theresearch has been done in Western and high-income countries. Moreover, most of the studies have tracked body-mass index, as a proxy of nutritional status, while tracking characteristics of circumferences and skinfold thicknesseshave been less studies. Therefore, the main purpose of the study was to explore tracking characteristics of completeanthropometric data from childhood to adolescence.Methods: This sub-study was part of the Czech ELSPAC study. In the present 8-year longitudinal study, we collectedinformation from pediatrician’s medical records at the ages of 8 y (n = 888), 11 y (n = 1065), 13 y (n = 811) and 15 y(n = 974), including circumferences (head, chest, waist, hips, and arm), indices (body-mass index, waist-to- hip ratioand waist-to-height ratio) and skinfold thicknesses (biceps, triceps, subscapula, suprailiaca, thigh and the sum of 5skinfolds). Participants were recruited from the two selected regions of the Czech Republic (Brno and Znojmo). Lineargeneralized estimating equations were conducted to analyze tracking patterns over an 8-year follow-up period for allanthropometric measurements.Results: Tracking coefficients were moderate to strong, ranging from 0.40 to 0.62 for circumferences, 0.41 to 0.74 forindices and 0.72 to 0.86 for skinfolds. According to body-mass index and waist circumference standards, overweight/obese children and children with abdominal obesity at the age of 8 y were 11.31 (95% CI = 8.41 to 15.22, p < 0.001)and 10.73 (95% CI = 7.93 to 14.52, p < 0.001) more likely to remain overweight/obese and to have abdominal obesityat the age of 15 y.Conclusions: Findings show moderate to strong tracking of anthropometric characteristics, i.e. circumferences trackmoderately well, while strong tracking for indices and skinfold thicknesses is observed. Moreover, strong tracking ofgeneral overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity between ages 8 y and 15 y indicates that the detection of theserisk factors at the beginning of primary school should be advocated.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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