Publications by authors named "Paola Picciolli"
In Italy, the paper package leaflet (PPL) is the official document that is approved by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) for each medicine. PPLs of all medicines, including vaccines, are freely available online by accessing the AIFA website. To investigate people's attitudes toward possible access to the PPLs of vaccines and the acceptability of switching to an electronic package leaflet (e-leaflet) in the future, we surveyed three target groups (pregnant women, young parents, and older people) in Italy, via an online survey.
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- The study investigates the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as a predictor of cardiovascular risk in overweight children in Tuscany, alongside traditional measures like Body Mass Index (BMI).
- A sample of 1,575 children aged 6-11 was assessed, revealing that 64.3% were normal weight, while 31% were classified as overweight or obese, with 12.8% showing a WHtR ≥0.5.
- The average WHtR was 0.45, indicating a significant link to BMI, and results suggest further studies are needed to establish WHtR cut-offs for Italian children.
In this study, performed in the province of Pistoia (Italy), we tested whether 8-year-old children living in rural areas differed from their urban peers as far as nutritional status, dietary habits and physical activity are concerned. The study sample was randomly selected to include 50% of the children attending the third elementary class in the province of Pistoia during 2002. A total of 1006 children underwent an anthropometric evaluation and an assessment of dietary habits and physical activity by means of specific questionnaires.
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