Relationship of hyperactivity/inattention with adiposity and lifestyle characteristics in preschool children.
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.
Institute of Sports Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. vincent.ebenegger@unil.ch
Vincent
V
Ebenegger
Pedro-Manuel
PM
Marques-Vidal
Simone
S
Munsch
Vincent
V
Quartier
Andreas
A
Nydegger
Jérôme
J
Barral
Tim
T
Hartmann
Gal
G
Dubnov-Raz
Susi
S
Kriemler
Jardena J
JJ
Puder
D050154:Adiposity; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology