000061344 001__ 61344 000061344 005__ 20201105083206.0 000061344 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1371/journal.pone.0071848 000061344 0248_ $$2sideral$$a98769 000061344 037__ $$aART-2013-98769 000061344 041__ $$aeng 000061344 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-4145-5103$$aFernández-Alvira, J.M. 000061344 245__ $$aCan Ethnic Background Differences in Children's Body Composition Be Explained by Differences in Energy Balance-Related Behaviors? A Mediation Analysis within the Energy-Project 000061344 260__ $$c2013 000061344 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000061344 5203_ $$aBackground:In affluent countries, children from non-native ethnicity have in general less favourable body composition indicators and energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) than children from native ethnicity. However, differences between countries have been reported.Methodology/Principal Findings:A school-based survey among 10-12 years old children was conducted in seven European countries with a standardized protocol. Weight, height and waist circumference were measured; engagement in EBRBs was self-reported. For those countries with significant ethnic differences in body composition (Greece and the Netherlands), multilevel mediation analyses were conducted, to test the mediating effect of the EBRBs in the association between ethnic background and body composition indicators. Analyses were adjusted for gender and age, and for parental education in a later step. Partial mediation was found for sugared drinks intake and sleep duration in the Greek sample, and breakfast in the Dutch sample. A suppression effect was found for engagement in sports activites in the Greek sample.Conclusions/Significance:Ethnic differences in children''s body composition were partially mediated by differences in breakfast skipping in the Netherlands and sugared drinks intake, sports participation and sleep duration in Greece. 000061344 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/JCI-2010-07055$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/223254/EU/EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth/ENERGY 000061344 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000061344 590__ $$a3.534$$b2013 000061344 591__ $$aMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES$$b8 / 56 = 0.143$$c2013$$dQ1$$eT1 000061344 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000061344 700__ $$ate Velde, S.J. 000061344 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-8977-4744$$aJiménez-Pavón, D.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000061344 700__ $$aManios, Y. 000061344 700__ $$aSingh, A. 000061344 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0454-653X$$aMoreno, L.A.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000061344 700__ $$aBrug, J. 000061344 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Enfermería 000061344 773__ $$g8, 8 (2013), e71848 [8 pp]$$pPLoS One$$tPloS one$$x1932-6203 000061344 8564_ $$s188688$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/61344/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000061344 8564_ $$s120690$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/61344/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000061344 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:61344$$particulos$$pdriver 000061344 951__ $$a2020-11-05-08:19:04 000061344 980__ $$aARTICLE