https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2021.238

Functional gastrointestinal disorders, lifestyle habits, and smartphone addiction in adolescents

Vol. 43 No. 1 (2021)
Submitted: 14 August 2020
Accepted: 3 March 2021
Published: 24 March 2021
Functional gastrointestinal disorders, dietary habits, quality of life, Rome IV, smartphone
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Mauro Cinquetti
dott.maurocinquetti@gmail.com
Maternal and Child Department, Azienda ULSS 9 Scaligera, Verona, Italy.
Marco Biasin
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4087-4840
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Marco Ventimiglia
IBD Unit, Villa-Sofia Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
Linda Balanzoni
Maternal and Child Department - Azienda ULSS 9 Scaligera, Italy.
Denise Signorelli
Health Management, Azienda ULSS 9 Scaligera, Verona, Italy.
Angelo Pietrobelli
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.

We performed a cross-sectional study. In spring 2019, 1,594 students (mean age 12.87 years) completed a questionnaire on gastrointestinal symptoms, smartphone use, Quality of Life (QoL), dietary habits, and physical activity. Based on the Rome IV criteria, 30.9% of participants met the symptom-based criteria for FGIDs and 8.9% experienced ≥2 disorders simultaneously. Well-being was less frequently reported by children with FGIDs than others (29.0% vs.48.2%; p<0.001). Participants addicted to smartphones reported low than others well-being (18.0% vs. 25.8%; p<0.001), they also showed higher prevalence of FGIDs [Odds Ratio (OR), 1.98; 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 1.47–2.68; p<0.001]. Among dietary habits, skipping breakfast (OR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.09–2.05; p=0.01) and low fruit consumption (OR, 1.66; 95% CI, 1.172.36; p=0.005) were more frequent in participants with FGIDs. FGIDs are common in pediatric populations. FGIDs have an impact on QoL. Some dietary habits and physical activity are associated with these disorders. Smartphone addiction was found to be associated with FGIDs.

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Cinquetti, M., Biasin, M., Ventimiglia, M., Balanzoni, L., Signorelli, D., & Pietrobelli, A. (2021). Functional gastrointestinal disorders, lifestyle habits, and smartphone addiction in adolescents. La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica, 43(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2021.238
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