Eleni P. Kotanidou, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Bessie E. Spiliotis, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Maria Tsigga, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou
OBJECTIVE: While the US today has the highest rates worldwide of obesity, Europe, and particularly Southern Europe, is catching up fast. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of obesity in Greek children, aged 1-12 years. DESIGN: A systematic review—including all studies published in English and Greek …
Thomas JG. Chambers, Richard A. Anderson
Obesity in men of reproductive age is globally on the increase. There is clear evidence from epidemiological studies that obesity impacts negatively on male fertility; it is associated with hypogonadism, although it is less consistently linked to impaired spermatogenesis and tests of sperm function, including DNA fragmentation …
Gerasimos E Krassas, Fahrettin Kelestimur, Dragan Micic,Themistoklis Tzotzas, Theodoros Konstandinidis, MariaBougoulia, Christos Tsametis, Ramiz Colak, Jagoda Jorga, Zivka Kostic, Mirjana Pavlovic. The Balkan Group for the Study of Obesity
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and body mass index (BMI) distribution in people living in large territories of Greece, Serbia and Turkey. A cross-sectional multi-national epidemiological survey was designed on the basis of self-reported information on height and weight …
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Eleni P. Kotanidou, Anastasia G. Markaki, Charilaos Stylianou, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Maria Tsigga, Maria Hassapidou
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate by pooled and sensitivity analyses all available data on adolescent overweight/obesity in Cyprus. DESIGN: A thorough literature search determined the studies to be examined using Cypriot adolescent samples …
Gulcin Akinci, Baris Akinci, Senol Coskun, Petek Bayindir, Zeliha Hekimsoy, Bilgin Ozmen
Objective: Childhood obesity is associated with impaired endothelial function, insulin resistance and inflammation. Being at risk for overweight has been defined as having a body mass index (BMI) between the 85th and 94th percentile for age and sex. In this study, we looked for features linked to cardiovascular risk in children who are at risk for overweight …
George N. Koukoulis, Christina Sakka, Fotis Katsaros, Maria Goutou, Sofia Tsirona, Efthimia Tsiapali, Aristea Piterou, Ioannis Stefanidis, Nikolaos Stathakis
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of obesity in adults of a large region of Central Greece. DESIGN: The target group was adults aged 18 to 79 years who were residents of the region of Thessaly for at least one year. A sample of 852 individuals stratified for sex and age were included. Each subject underwent a thorough physical examination and body mass index …
Charis Girvalaki, Constantine Vardavas, Christopher Papandreou, Georgia Christaki, Anna Vergetaki, Ioanna G. Tsiligianni, Christos Hatzis, Anthony Kafatos
OBJECTIVE: To investigate all the important factors contributing to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as well as to explore the changes of these factors, over time, by comparing adolescent populations of rural areas of Heraklion, Crete, for the years 2011 and 1989 …