Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin-American and Spanish preschool children: A cross-cultural study

dc.creatorAngel Latorre Roman, Pedro
dc.creatorPaola Guzman Guzman, Iris
dc.creatorAntonio Parraga Montilla, Juan
dc.creatorCaamano Navarrete, Felipe
dc.creatorSalas Sanchez, Jesus
dc.creatorPalomino Devia, Constanza
dc.creatorAugusto Reyes Oyola, Felipe
dc.creatorAlvarez, Cristian
dc.creatorde la Casa Perez, Ana
dc.creatorCardona Linares, Antonio J.
dc.creatorDelgado Floody, Pedro
dc.date2022
dc.date2022-03-16T21:14:54Z
dc.date2022-03-16T21:14:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T14:52:37Z
dc.date.available2022-10-18T14:52:37Z
dc.identifierPEDIATRIC OBESITY,Vol.,,2022
dc.identifierhttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/4525
dc.identifier10.1111/ijpo.12901
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4444164
dc.descriptionBackground Identifying environmental factors that influence health in children are necessary to develop preventive strategies. Objective To determine the association between the lifestyles of children (i.e., Mediterranean diet (MD), physical activity (PA), fitness and screen time (ST) with abdominal obesity (AO) of preschoolers from three Spanish-speaking countries (Chile, Colombia and Spain) with different socioeconomic levels and Human Development Index (HDI) indicators. Material and Methods This cross-sectional study included 982 schoolchildren (aged 4-6 years; 56.8% girls) from Chile (n = 409), Colombia (n = 281), and Spain (n = 292). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), adherence to the MD, PA, ST and physical fitness were evaluated. Results Spanish preschoolers reported a lower WtHR (p < 0.001), greater physical fitness (Z-score) (p < 0.001) and higher adherence to the MD (p < 0.001) than their Chilean and Colombian peers. In addition, Colombian preschoolers had a better lifestyle (PA + ST) than their Chilean and Spanish peers (p < 0.001). Chilean preschoolers reported a higher prevalence of AO than the Spanish preschoolers (65% vs. 51.9%; p = 0.001). Conclusion Lifestyle had a significant association with AO among Spanish-speaking preschool children, with physical fitness especially being a relevant factor regardless of the country of origin. The findings of the current study may support the development of public guidelines focusing on healthy lifestyles in children to create effective plans that contribute to the early treatment of AO in preschool children.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.sourcePEDIATRIC OBESITY
dc.subjectcardiorespiratory fitness
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectnutritional level
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.titleHealthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin-American and Spanish preschool children: A cross-cultural study


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