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Y. Kourides

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Y. Kourides — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 21
Works: 35
Citations: 2,274

Most-cited papers

Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index
S. Savva, M. Tornaritis, M. Savva, Y. Kourides +4 more
2000International Journal of Obesity1,000 citations Open access
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Television habits in relation to overweight, diet and taste preferences in European children: the IDEFICS study
L. Lissner, A. Lanfer, W. Gwozdz, S. Olafsdottir +13 more
2012European Journal of Epidemiology129 citations Open access
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Dietary Patterns of European Children and Their Parents in Association with Family Food Environment: Results from the I.Family Study
A. Hebestreit, T. Intemann, A. Siani, S. de Henauw +11 more
2017Nutrients112 citations Open access
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Obesity in children and adolescents in Cyprus. Prevalence and predisposing factors
S. Savva, Y. Kourides, M. Tornaritis, M. Epiphaniou-Savva +2 more
2002International Journal of Obesity95 citations Open access
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Pre-obese children’s dysbiotic gut microbiome and unhealthy diets may predict the development of obesity
S. Rampelli, K. Guenther, S. Turroni, M. Wolters +11 more
2018Communications Biology80 citations Open access
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Reference growth curves for cypriot children 6 to 17 years of age.
S. Savva, Y. Kourides, M. Tornaritis, M. Epiphaniou-Savva +2 more
2001Obesity Research77 citations Open access
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Prevalence and determinants of childhood overweight and obesity in European countries: pooled analysis of the existing surveys within the IDEFICS Consortium
I. Pigeot, G. Barba, Charalambos Chadjigeorgiou, S. de Henauw +9 more
2009International Journal of Obesity76 citations Open access
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Parental perceptions of and concerns about child's body weight in eight European countries – the IDEFICS study
S. Regber, M. Novak, G. Eiben, K. Bammann +12 more
2013Pediatric obesity71 citations
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Gestational weight gain and adiposity, fat distribution, metabolic profile, and blood pressure in offspring: the IDEFICS project
M. D. Russo, W. Ahrens, T. De Vriendt, S. Mårild +7 more
2013International Journal of Obesity65 citations Open access
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Diet–obesity associations in children: approaches to counteract attenuation caused by misreporting
C. Börnhorst, I. Huybrechts, A. Hebestreit, B. Vanaelst +10 more
2012Public Health Nutrition52 citations Open access
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Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of undernutrition and obesity among preschool children in Cyprus
S. Savva, Michael Tornaritis, C. Chadjigeorgiou, Y. Kourides +4 more
2005European Journal of Clinical Nutrition45 citations Open access
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Low serum high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol in childhood is associated with adolescent asthma
P. Yiallouros, S. Savva, O. Kolokotroni, B. Behbod +8 more
2012Clinical and Experimental Allergy44 citations Open access
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Predictors and correlates of taste preferences in European children: The IDEFICS study
A. Lanfer, K. Bammann, K. Knof, Kirsten Buchecker +8 more
201342 citations Open access
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Overweight and obesity prevalence and trends in children and adolescents in Cyprus 2000-2010.
S. Savva, Y. Kourides, C. Hadjigeorgiou, M. Tornaritis
2014Obesity Research and Clinical Practice41 citations
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Peer effects on obesity in a sample of European children.
W. Gwozdz, A. Sousa-Poza, L. Reisch, K. Bammann +8 more
2015Economics and Human Biology35 citations Open access
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A study of the dietary intake of Cypriot children and adolescents aged 6–18 years and the association of mother’s educational status and children’s weight status on adherence to nutritional recommendations
M. Tornaritis, E. Philippou, C. Hadjigeorgiou, Y. Kourides +2 more
2014BMC Public Health33 citations Open access
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Repeatability of maternal report on prenatal, perinatal and early postnatal factors: findings from the IDEFICS parental questionnaire
D. Herrmann, M. Suling, L. Reisch, A. Siani +9 more
2011International Journal of Obesity28 citations Open access
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Dietary Carbohydrate and Nocturnal Sleep Duration in Relation to Children’s BMI: Findings from the IDEFICS Study in Eight European Countries
M. Hunsberger, K. Mehlig, C. Börnhorst, A. Hebestreit +7 more
2015Nutrients27 citations Open access
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Migrant Background and Weight Gain in Early Infancy: Results from the German Study Sample of the IDEFICS Study
A. Reeske, J. Spallek, K. Bammann, G. Eiben +4 more
2013PLoS ONE27 citations Open access
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Understanding the Links among neuromedin U Gene, beta2-adrenoceptor Gene and Bone Health: An Observational Study in European Children
F. Gianfagna, D. Cugino, W. Ahrens, M. Bailey +14 more
2013PLoS ONE26 citations Open access
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Circulating miRNAs Are Associated with Inflammation Biomarkers in Children with Overweight and Obesity: Results of the I.Family Study
F. Lauria, G. Iacomino, P. Russo, A. Venezia +11 more
2022Genes22 citations Open access
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 11-year-old children in Cyprus, 1997-2003.
S. Savva, M. Tornaritis, C. Chadjigeorgiou, Y. Kourides +2 more
2008International Journal of Pediatric Obesity20 citations
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Short-term predictors of overweight in early adolescence
S. Savva, Y. Kourides, M. Epiphaniou-Savva, Michael Tornaritis +1 more
2004International Journal of Obesity20 citations
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Media use trajectories and risk of metabolic syndrome in European children and adolescents: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort
E. Sina, C. Buck, T. Veidebaum, A. Siani +11 more
2021International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity19 citations Open access
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High cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with incidence of overweight in adolescence: A longitudinal study
S. Savva, Michael Tornaritis, O. Kolokotroni, C. Chadjigeorgiou +3 more
2014Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports18 citations Open access
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The combination of daily breakfast consumption and optimal breakfast choices in childhood is an important public health message
S. Papoutsou, G. Briassoulis, C. Hadjigeorgiou, S. Savva +7 more
2014International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition18 citations
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Track 4: From nutrition, exercise and psychology to lifestyle
S. Mårild, S. Regber, M. Novak, G. Eiben +12 more
201413 citations Open access
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A Common Variant and the Transcript Levels of MC4R Gene Are Associated With Adiposity in Children: The IDEFICS Study.
F. Lauria, A. Siani, C. Picó, W. Ahrens +13 more
2016Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism12 citations Open access
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Circulating miRNAs are associated with sleep duration in children/adolescents: Results of the I.Family Study
G. Iacomino, F. Lauria, P. Russo, Pasquale Marena +11 more
2020Experimental Physiology9 citations Open access
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The Cyprus experience.
M. Tornaritis, S. Savva, M. Shamounki, Y. Kourides +5 more
20019 citations
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Prospective physical fitness status and development of cardiometabolic risk in children according to body fat and lifestyle behaviours: The IDEFICS study
A. Santaliestra-Pasías, L. Moreno, L. Gracia-Marco, C. Buck +9 more
2021Pediatric obesity7 citations Open access
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Urinary Mineral Concentrations in European Pre-Adolescent Children and Their Association with Calcaneal Bone Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements
K. Van den Bussche, D. Herrmann, S. de Henauw, Y. Kourides +7 more
2016International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health3 citations Open access
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Low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in childhood is associated with adolescent asthma
P. Yiallouros, S. Savva, O. Kolokotroni, B. Behbod +6 more
20101 citations
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The impact of neuromedin U gene variants on cardiovascular risk factors in European children of the IDEFICS Study
F. Gianfagna, D. Cugino, I. Santimone, W. Ahrens +16 more
20120 citations
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WEIGHT CONTROL The Effects of a Children ’ s Summer Camp Programme on Weight Loss , with a 10 Month Follow-Up
R. Butterly, P. Mackreth, S. Carroll, Y. Kourides +5 more
20020 citations
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