Dietary Habits and Abdominal Pain-related Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A School-based, Cross-sectional Analysis in Greek Children and Adolescents
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
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: 113-122, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-740768
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
The abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs) affect a significant proportion of the pediatric population and consist 1 of the most frequent causes for seeking medical advice. In this study, we aimed to assess the relation of dietary habits with the likelihood of AP-FGIDs.METHODS:
This was a school-based, cross-sectional study approved by the Greek Government authorities, after obtaining informed consent by the legal representatives of the children. Diagnoses of AP-FGIDs were based on the Greek official translation of the Rome III questionnaire. Demographic, socioeconomic and dietary data were collected through self-reporting or parent-reporting questionnaires. Associations between the probability of AP-FGIDs and dietary practices were assessed after adjusting for known confounders through a multiple logistic regression analysis.RESULTS:
A total of 1365 children (147 AP-FGIDs and 1218 controls, 52.4% females, mean age 12.8 ± 2.8 years) were included. Multiple regression analysis identified the following statistically significant confounders victimization, the presence of a person with a severe health problem at home, female sex, engaging in limited physical exercise, and living in a single adult family. Subsequently, logistic regression, adjusted for the abovementioned confounders, showed that reduced fish and increased junk food consumption were related to a higher likelihood of AP-FGIDs.CONCLUSIONS:
Children with AP-FGIDs report excessive junk-food and reduced fish intake compared to controls. Further studies are needed in order to clarify the nature of this observation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Exercise
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Logistic Models
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Crime Victims
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Diagnosis
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Feeding Behavior
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
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Informed Consent
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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