EATING PATTERNS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN THE POPULATION INCLUDED IN THE OBESITY STUDY IN ROMANIA (ORO STUDY)

Four major modifiable behavioral risk factors are considered responsible for the current burden of the non-communicable diseases: tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and excessive alcohol consumption. Limited data on the lifestyle habits in Romanian population is currently available. To...

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Published in:Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005) Romania : 2005), 2016-01, Vol.12 (1), p.47-51
Main Authors: Roman, G, Bala, C, Craciun, A, Craciun, C I, Rusu, A
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Language:English
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Summary:Four major modifiable behavioral risk factors are considered responsible for the current burden of the non-communicable diseases: tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and excessive alcohol consumption. Limited data on the lifestyle habits in Romanian population is currently available. To assess the eating patterns and physical activity habits and other lifestyle components in various age groups in the population included in the ORO study. ORO was a cross-sectional, epidemiologic, multicenter non-interventional study conducted from January 2014 until August 2014 in 8 study centers spread in the main historical regions of Romania. Eating 3 meals/day every day was more frequently reported in the 60-79 years and ≥ 80 years age groups (53.0% and 51.7%) than in the 18-39 years and 40-59 years age groups (26.8% and 35.8%), p
ISSN:1841-0987
1843-066X
DOI:10.4183/aeb.2016.47