Nutritional habits and lifestyle factors in school children in western greece

Aim: To investigate the association of nutritional habits and lifestyle factors in relation to BMI in childhood. Methods: The subjects of the study were 100 children (33 boys and 77 girls) aged between 10 and 12 years old. A 7 day food frequency questionnaire was completed by a personal interview. Nutritional habits and lifestyle factors were recorded. The BMI was calculated and all statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 12.0. Results: Out of the total, 66% of the children have had normal BMI, 20% was overweight and 11% obese. The percentage of the male obese was higher than female (p