title: Energy expenditure and insulin sensitivity evaluation in obese children affected by hepatosteatosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was to evaluate the physical and sedentary activities and energy expenditure (EE) in a group of children affected by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), compared with normal and obese subjects, using a physical activity questionnaire (PAQ) and a SenseWear armband (SWA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty NAFLD (10 females), 41 lean (NRM; 11 females) and 30 obese (OB; 10 females), age- and pubertal stage-matched, children were included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sedentary activity (PAQ) was similar in NAFLD and NRM but less in OB, while SWA showed that NAFLD spent less time in physical activity and more in sedentary activities compared with NRM, but not with OB. Insulin sensitivity index result is related to active EE (cal kg(-1)  d(-1) ) in NAFLD, while homeostatic model assessment index result was negatively related to total EE in OB.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Regular physical activity must be encouraged in all obese children affected by NAFLD or not, and SWA might be a possible valid tool for evaluating actual EE.
authors.affiliation: Cardiorespiratory and Sport Medicine Unit, 'Bambino Gesù' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. dfintini@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fintini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pietrobattista
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cafiero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calzolari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turchetta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brufani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alisi
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authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nobili
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires