Lioret S. auteur aut IRD Touvier M. auteur aut IRD Lafay L. auteur aut IRD Volatier J. L. auteur aut IRD Maire Bernard auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Sedentary behavior (SED) has already been identified as a risk factor of childhood overweight (OW) but less is known about the dietary patterns related to adiposity. Our objective was to investigate if lifestyle patterns combining overall diet and physical activity were associated with childhood OW and if they were involved in the reverse association between socioeconomic status (SES) and OW. Dietary intake was assessed using a 7-d food record in 748 French children aged 3-11 y from the 1998-1999 cross-sectional French Enquete Individuelle et Nationale sur les Consommations Alimentaires national food consumption survey. Weight and height, leisure time physical activity, SED (television viewing), and SES were reported by parents or children by answering questionnaires. Scores for lifestyle patterns were assessed with factor analysis and their relationship with OW was explored by logistic regression analysis. Two similar lifestyle patterns were identified in children aged 3-6 y and 7-11 y: "snacking and sedentary" and "varied food and physically active." The snacking and sedentary pattern was positively associated with OW in the youngest children (P-trend = 0.0161) and partly mediated the negative association of SES to OW. The varied food and physically active pattern was inversely correlated with OW in the eldest children only (P-trend =0.0401). A third pattern called "big eaters at main meals" was derived in children aged 7-11 y and was positively correlated with OW (P-trend = 0.0165). From a public health perspective, the combinations of identifiable dietary and physical activity behaviors may be useful as a basis for recommendations on preventing OW. specialized 054 138 1 101-107 2008 0022-3166 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042450 0022-3166 [F B010042450] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042450 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2008/02/010042450.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2008-05-30 2017-08-23 fdi:010042450 fre