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Risk Factors and Lifestyle Modifications in Prevention of Metabolic Disorders

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 9090

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Suder

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Department of Anatomy, Insitute of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
Interests: body composition; obesity; metabolic disorders; exercise physiology; health-related physical fitness; physical activity; physiotherapy; sport science
Prof. Dr. Iwona Wronka

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Laboratory of Anthropology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
Interests: obesity; underweight; human growth and development; age at menarche; menstrual disorders; allergy; socioeconomic factors; air pollution

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Obesity is considered a pandemic in developing countries. It is closely related to metabolic disorders, therefore, determining risk factors as well as promotion of a healthy lifestyle with effective strategies for the treatment of obesity and associated diseases are important healthcare and economic burdens.

This Special Issue is devoted to the latest findings in these pathologies and the relationship between them, establishing the current scientific knowledge of the risk factors (e.g. biological, hormonal, lifestyle ones) as well as the lifestyle modifications (diet, physical activity, sleep) in prevention of obesity and metabolic disorders. The studies can also analyse the effect of lifestyle therapy intervention on weight loss and its maintenance, and the long-term influence of the intervention on metabolic disorders. All these can have a large impact at the clinical and healthcare levels, as well as economic importance because the results are expected to contribute to improving care for patients with obesity and metabolic syndrome, including the transfer of knowledge to clinical practice.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present high-quality, quantitative and qualitative original research studies to improve our knowledge of the obesity risk factors and the role of lifestyle therapy intervention in the prevention of metabolic disorders, also in relation to lifestyle indicators and determinants.

Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Suder
Prof. Dr. Iwona Wronka
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • abdominal obesity
  • anthropometry
  • body composition
  • biological risk factors
  • diet
  • determinants
  • exercise physiology
  • health-related physical fitness
  • lifestyle
  • metabolic syndrom
  • nutrition
  • obesity
  • physical activity
  • physiotherapy
  • rehabilitation
  • risk factors
  • sport
  • sleep

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Trends in Health Behavior of Polish Women in 1986–2021: The Importance of Socioeconomic Status
by Monika Lopuszanska-Dawid
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 3964; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053964 - 23 Feb 2023
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In the last 35 years Poland has undergone a series of fundamental economic, social, and biological transformations. With the transition from a centrally planned to a free-market economy, a period of economic and social transformation, Poland’s accession to the European Union, and the [...] Read more.
In the last 35 years Poland has undergone a series of fundamental economic, social, and biological transformations. With the transition from a centrally planned to a free-market economy, a period of economic and social transformation, Poland’s accession to the European Union, and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, living conditions in the country have seen dramatic changes. The aim of this study was to assess whether there were changes in the basic health behaviors of Polish women, and if so, in what directions and with what strength, and whether there were differences in these changes depending on the socioeconomic status. Information on basic lifestyle factors (drinking alcohol, smoking, coffee drinking, and physical activity) and socioeconomic status (level of education, Gini coefficient, Gender Inequality Index, women total employment, employed women being in managerial positions, women among scientists) of 5806 women aged 40–50 years were analyzed. During the 1986–2021 period, based on the same methodology, team of technicians and research tools, six birth cohorts of women were examined in 1986, 1991, 1996, 2006, 2019 and 2021. Highly statistically significant changes were found in the frequencies of declared health behaviors from 1986–2021, according to the order of significance in coffee and alcohol consumption, physical activity levels, and smoking and smoking intensity. In subsequent cohorts, there were fewer and fewer women who did not drink coffee and alcohol, while more drank more than two cups of coffee a day and drank alcohol more often than 2× a week. Furthermore, they were more likely to be physically active, and slightly fewer were smokers. The lifestyles of the women were less likely to depend on their socio-economic status than the cohorts. In 1991 and 1996, there was a marked intensification of unhealthy behavior. Changes in the analyzed health behaviors may have been caused by adaptation to the high level of psychosocial stress observed during the transition of the 1986–2021 period and may result in changes in the biological condition and quality and length of life of Polish women. Research on social differences in health behavior provides an opportunity to analyze the biological effects of changes in the living environment. Full article
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Catch-Up Growth as a Risk Factor for Rapid Weight Gain, Earlier Menarche and Earlier Pubertal Growth Spurt in Girls Born Small for Gestational Age (SGA)—A Longitudinal Study
by Magdalena Durda-Masny, Weronika Stróżewska and Anita Szwed
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16808; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416808 - 14 Dec 2022
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Most children born small for gestational age (SGA) have rapid postnatal growth. Despite its positive aspects, catch-up growth may affect the level of adipose tissue in the pre-pubertal and pubertal periods and therefore affect the age of puberty. The aim of this study [...] Read more.
Most children born small for gestational age (SGA) have rapid postnatal growth. Despite its positive aspects, catch-up growth may affect the level of adipose tissue in the pre-pubertal and pubertal periods and therefore affect the age of puberty. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between size at birth, catch-up growth in infancy, BMI in peripubertal period, age at menarche, and the parameters of adolescent growth spurt of body height in girls born SGA. For 297 girls (22.6% SGA; 77.4% appropriate for gestational age (AGA)) complete body weight and height measurements and age at menarche were obtained. Adolescent growth spurt parameters were estimated using the JPA2 model (AUXAL SSI 3.1). Calculations were made in the Statistica 13 program using the Kruskal-Wallis and Kaplan–Meier tests. Girls born SGA with catch-up had the highest BMIs at the age of 8 years (H = 94.22, p < 0.001) and at menarche (H = 58.21, p < 0.001), experienced menarche earliest (H = 21.77, p < 0.001), same as the onset (H = 6.54, p = 0.012) and peak height velocity (H = 11.71, p = 0.003) of their adolescent growth spurt compared to SGA girls without catch-up and AGA girls. In SGA girls, catch-up growth has far-reaching consequences such as increased risk of fat accumulation and a rapid transition to puberty. Full article
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Associations between Sleep Duration and Anthropometric Indices of Adiposity in Female University Students
by Beata Borowska, Agnieszka Suder, Katarzyna Kliś and Iwona Wronka
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11681; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811681 - 16 Sep 2022
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Objectives: To examine associations between sleep duration as well as time of going to sleep and anthropometric indices related to the amount and distribution of adiposity. Material: A total of 969 female university students, aged 19–24 years. Methods: Participants self-reported their sleep duration. [...] Read more.
Objectives: To examine associations between sleep duration as well as time of going to sleep and anthropometric indices related to the amount and distribution of adiposity. Material: A total of 969 female university students, aged 19–24 years. Methods: Participants self-reported their sleep duration. Body weight, height, and waist circumference were measured. BMI, WHR and WHtR were calculated. Statistical analyses of results involved logistic regression models. Socioeconomic status and level of stress were added as covariates. Results: In 15% of the sample, sleep was too short (<6 h), and 10% slept too long (>8 h). Compared to women who followed the recommended sleep duration, among short sleepers, both underweight and overweight were more frequent, while long sleepers were more likely to be overweight. A higher prevalence of abdominal obesity and increased risk of metabolic syndrome were observed in both short and long sleepers than in recommended sleepers. Irregular sleep times were connected with higher OR, both for BMI < 18.5 and BMI > 25, for WC > 80, and WHtR below 0.4 and above 0.5. Irregular sleep times also led to an increased risk of metabolic diseases prevalence. Conclusions: Both too long and too short sleep increases the risk of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity and, as a consequence, the risk of metabolic syndrome in young women. Full article
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