Exploring the Relation between Atopic Diseases and Lifestyle Patterns among Adolescents Living in Greece: Evidence from the Greek Global Asthma Network (GAN) Cross-Sectional Study.
George AntonogeorgosKostas N PriftisDemosthenes B PanagiotakosPhilippa EllwoodGarcía-Marcos LuisEvangelia LiakouAlexandra KoutsokeraPavlos DrakontaeidisDafni MorikiMarina ThanasiaMaria MandrapyliaKonstantinos DourosPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
A high weekly consumption of fruits, vegetables and pulses and low consumption of unhealthy foods was negatively associated with all atopic symptoms while adherence to a physical active lifestyle was inversely associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis symptoms and dairy products with asthma and eczema symptoms in the past 12 months after adjustment for several confounders (all p < 0.05). Fruits, vegetables and pulses consumption per week emerged as the most important lifestyle pattern negatively associated for all atopic diseases, after the adjustment for all the remaining lifestyle patterns and confounders (all p < 0.05) Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a high fruit, vegetable and pulse intake should be the first lifestyle intervention every clinician and public health care worker evolving in the management of atopic adolescents should encourage and promote.
Keyphrases
- allergic rhinitis
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- cardiovascular disease
- healthcare
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- atopic dermatitis
- lung function
- sleep quality
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- young adults
- blood pressure
- emergency department
- health risk
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- depressive symptoms
- air pollution
- glycemic control
- health insurance
- drinking water