Identifying early abdominal obesity risk in adolescents by telemedicine: a cross-sectional study in Greece.

Identifying early abdominal obesity risk in adolescents by telemedicine: a cross-sectional study in Greece. Food Chem Toxicol. 2020 Jul 06;:111532 Authors: Bacopoulou F, Landis GN, Palasz A, Tsitsika A, Vlachakis D, Tsarouhas K, Tsitsimpikou C, Stefanaki C, Kouretas D, Efthymiou V Abstract Obesity and thus, lipotoxicity, is a major health risk factor. Modern exposure to environmental chemicals has contributed significantly to the obesity epidemic. The purpose of this study was to assess, via telemedicine and using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in schools, the levels of adiposity and other body composition parameters of Greek adolescents in relation with their metabolic syndrome (MetS) characteristics. A representative sample (1575 adolescents, 14.4±1.7 years-old) of the Attica region population, underwent body composition assessment of fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and total body water (TBW) and was evaluated for anthropometric and MetS characteristics. Males demonstrated higher FFM% and TBW% but lower FM% than females. Adolescents with abdominal obesity/ MetS (n=149/ n=40) demonstrated significantly (P<0.001) higher body mass index (BMI 27.8±3.8 kg/m2/ 30.2±4.2 kg/m2) and FM (33.6±9.7%/ 35.0±10.5%) but significantly (P<0.001) lower FFM (34.2±5.7%/ 33.8±6.2%) and TBW (45.6±6.7%/ 44.6±7.2%) than adolescents without abdominal obesity/ MetS (BMI 20.9±2.8 kg/m2/ 21.3±3.2 kg/m2; FM 19.2±6.9%/ 20.2±8.0%; F...
Source: Food and Chemical Toxicology - Category: Food Science Authors: Tags: Food Chem Toxicol Source Type: research