ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0017.15-9 | (1) | ESPEYB17

15.9. Prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity in European children from 1999 to 2016: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Garrido-Miguel , I Cavero-Redondo , C Alvarez-Bueno , F Rodriguez-Artalejo , LA Moreno , JR Ruiz , W Ahrens , V Martinez-Vizcaino

To read the full abstract: JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Aug 5;173(10):e192430. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2430.The authors systematically reviewed published evidence on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 2–13 years. Based on data on 477 620 children from 28 European countries, they conclude that the prevalence is very high but appears to have stabilized in ...

ey0016.12-7 | Metabolic Syndrome | ESPEYB16

12.7. Prospective associations between socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and metabolic syndrome risk in European children. Results from the IDEFICS study

I Iguacel , N Michels , W Ahrens , K Bammann , G Eiben , JM Fernandez-Alvira , S Marild , D Molnar , L Reisch , P Russo , M Tornaritis , T Veidebaum , M Wolters , LA Moreno , C Bornhorst , IDEFICS consortium Bornhorst

To read the full abstract: Int J Cardiol 2018;272:333–340.Summary: In a multi-center prospective cohort study of 2401 European children, early life exposure to socioeconomic disadvantages, particularly living in low-educated families, having a non-traditional family structure, parental unemployment and the accumulation of >3 disadvantages were associated with higher ris...