ESPE2015 Poster Category 3 Fat (88 abstracts)
The Effectiveness of a Comprehensive and Personalized Plan of Action in the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
George Papadopoulos a , Ioanna Farakla a , Sophia Bakopoulou a , Christos Giannios a , Eleni Koui a , Alexandra Georgiou a , Stamatis Romas a , Eleni Terzioglou a , Eleni Koniari a , Chryssanthi Papathanasiou a , Penio Kassari a , Nicolas Nicolaides a , Elena Critselis a , Yannis Manios b & Evangelia Charmandari a,
aDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, ‘Aghia Sophia’ Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece; bDepartment of Nutrition, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece; cDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents a major health problem of our century, and accounts for a significant increase in morbidity and mortality in adulthood.
Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive and personalized plan of action in the prevention and management of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence.
Method: 470 children and adolescents (mean age±SEM: 9.9±0.2 years; 205 males, 265 females; 274 prepubertal, 196 pubertal), who attended an out-patient clinic for the prevention and management of overweight and obesity, were studied prospectively for one year. According to their BMI, subjects were classified as obese, overweight or of normal BMI. All subjects were evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team at frequent intervals, and received comprehensive personalized advice on diet, exercise and psychologic management. Detailed endocrinologic evaluation was performed at the beginning and the end of the study. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee and written informed consent was obtained by the parents in all cases.
Results: At initial evaluation, 64% of subjects were obese, 29% overweight and 7% of normal BMI. A significantly higher number of boys were obese compared with girls (74% vs 56%, P<0.001), while a higher number of girls were overweight compared with boys (33% vs 23%, P<0.001). Preadolescent children were more likely to be overweight than adolescents (32% vs 25%, P=0.044). The onset of weight gain had been observed beyond the age of 5 years and was progressive throughout childhood and adolescence. Following 1 year of the multi-disciplinary management interventions, obesity decreased from 64 to 51%, normal BMI increased from 7 to 16%, and cardiometabolic indices improved substantially.
Conclusion: A comprehensive and personalized multi-disciplinary management plan is effective in decreasing the prevalence of obesity in childhood and adolescence.
Funding: This work was supported by the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007–2013.
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