ESPE Abstracts

Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in Greece in the last two decades, and more than 35% of children and adolescents are currently overweight or obese. Prevention could be the key strategy for controlling the current epidemic of obesity.Objective and hypotheses: Prevention is the main scope of the Program entitled ‘Development of a National System for the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Childhood a...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents a major health problem and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in adult life. Osteopontin, NGAL and Sclerostin are bone biomarkers, however, little is known about their role in obesity.Objective and Hypothesis: The aim of our study was to determine the concentrations of Osteopontin, NGAL and Sclerostin in children and adolescents with overweig...

Background: The prevalence of obesity in childhood has increased dramatically during the last decades. Dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance – all components of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and well-known cardiometabolic risk factors – predispose to the development of inflammation and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in childhood.Aim: To determine “non- traditional” card...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents a major health problem of our century. In Greece, more than 30-35% of children and adolescents are currently overweight or obese.Objective: To evaluate and further develop the 'National Registry for the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence' in order to provide personalized intervention programs for overweig...

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically in the last decades and accounts for a significant increase in morbidity and mortality in adulthood.Objective and hypotheses: To determine the prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in overweight and obese children and adolescents.Method: 350 (n=350) children and adolescents (153 males (M), 197 females (F)) were recruited to ...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents one of the main health problems of the 21st century. Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF-23) and its co-receptor, Klotho, play an important role in mineral metabolism, however, little is known about their role in obesity.Objective and Hypothesis: To determine the concentrations of FGF-23 and Klotho in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity.<p class="abs...

Background/Aim: Leucocyte telomere length (LTL) is a robust marker of biological aging and is associated with obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors even in childhood and adolescence. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of a structured, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, personalized, lifestyle intervention program of healthy diet and physical exercise on LTL in children and adolescents with overweight and obese.Materi...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has reached epidemic proportions. Endothelial dysfunction, as a consequence of dyslipidemia, hypertension, insulin resistance and inflammation, imposes a substantial risk for the development of metabolic syndrome (MS) in childhood and compromises the health of the pediatric population by promoting premature development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.Aim: To inve...

Introduction: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has been recognized by the WHO as a global epidemic and a major public health problem. Greece, is one of the main countries in Europe where the problem of childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This rise can be attributed to dietary and physical activity risk factors. Recently, there has been a need for a detailed recording and assessment of the lifestyle habits of children and adolescents receiving personal...

Introduction: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is a major problem with many adverse consequences in public health due to its increasing prevalence, as well as the burden on the health system. Recently, the need to find effective intervention and prevention strategies for the management of obesity has led to the development of e-health technologies, which record behavioral data objectively and correlate them with factors that increase body mass index (BMI)....