Identifying the relationship between biological, psychosocial and family markers associated with childhood obesity: Case-control “ANOBAS” study
The recent increase in childhood obesity prevalence rates illustrates the extreme relevance of biological, psychosocial and familial factors implicated in body weight status, which at the moment remain unclear. The study aims to compare biological, psychosocial and familial markers between preadolescents with obesity and their non-overweight peers, and explore the relationship with psychiatric diagnosis on these markers. Both groups were composed of 40% of males with a mean age of 10 years, and no differences in socio-demographic variables were found between groups. No sex differences were found on bio/psycho/family markers. While 48% (n = 24) of the preadolescents with obesity presented a DSM-IV diagnosis (OGD), only 2% (n = 1) of the non-overweight peers (NG) met diagnostic criteria. Significant differences were found for all bio/psycho/family markers among obese preadolescents with the exceptions of cortisol, peptide YY and maternal state-anxiety and depression. The preadolescents with obesity without a diagnosis (OGND) presented greater levels of leptin than NG (p = 0.01). For psychosocial markers, statistically significant differences were found between groups in the majority of the variables (p < 0.01), with the exception of trait anxiety where a tendency towards significance was revealed (p = 0.06). For family markers, we found statistically significant differences in emotional over-involvement (p = 0.01), with NG mothers presenting lower scores than OGD and OGND. Include psychosocial and family factors in obesity intervention programs is necessary. Also, health professionals working with children with obesity must take care to assess the presence of a psychiatric diagnosis amongst this population.
Main Authors: | Sepúlveda, Ana Rosa, Blanco, Miriam, Nova, Esther, Marcos, Ascensión, Gómez Martínez, Sonia, Carrobles, José A., Graell, Montserrat |
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Other Authors: | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) |
Format: | artículo biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Subjects: | Case-control study, Leptin, Psychosocial markers, Family markers, Obesity, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/203649 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 |
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