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Obes Rev ; 18(5): 514-525, 2017 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28296057

ABSTRACT

Low adherence to guidelines for weight-related behaviours (e.g. dietary intake and physical activity) among US children underscores the need to better understand how parental factors may influence children's obesity risk. In addition to most often acting as primary caregiver to their children, women are also known to experience greater levels of stress than men. This study systematically reviewed associations between maternal stress and children's weight-related behaviours. Our search returned 14 eligible articles, representing 25 unique associations of maternal stress with a distinct child weight-related behaviour (i.e. healthy diet [n = 3], unhealthy diet [n = 6], physical activity [n = 7] and sedentary behaviour [n = 9]). Overall, findings for the relationship between maternal stress and children's weight-related behaviours were mixed, with no evidence for an association with children's healthy or unhealthy dietary intake, but fairly consistent evidence for the association of maternal stress with children's lower physical activity and higher sedentary behaviour. Recommendations for future research include prioritizing prospective designs, identifying moderators, and use of high-resolution, real-time data collection techniques to elucidate potential mechanisms.


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Mothers/psychology , Pediatric Obesity/epidemiology , Pediatric Obesity/psychology , Stress, Psychological/epidemiology , Child , Child Behavior/psychology , Diet , Diet, Healthy , Exercise , Female , Health Behavior , Humans , Parenting/psychology , Pregnancy , Sedentary Behavior , United States/epidemiology
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Public Health Rep ; 116 Suppl 1: 146-56, 2001.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11889282

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with increased or decreased risk of infection for Lyme disease in Chester County, Pennyslvania. METHODS: The authors designed an unmatched case-control study involving 294 incident cases reported to the Chester County Health Department in 1998 and 449 controls selected by random digit dialing. All case and control participants were interviewed by telephone. RESULTS: Age is a risk factor for Lyme disease for groups aged 10-19 years old and 50 years or older. Sex was not a risk factor. Incidence of Lyme disease in a rural setting was three times the incidence in an urban setting. Increased risk also was associated with living in single family homes, homes with yards or attached land, woods on the land, signs of tick hosts seen on the land, and homes within 100 feet of woodland. Gardening for more than four hours per week was also a risk factor, but most other outdoor activities were not. Twice as many participants took protective measures against tick bites before outdoor employment than those who merely ventured into the yard or land associated with the home. Only checking for ticks during outdoor activity and the use of repellents prior to outdoor activities outside the yard were unequivocally associated with a reduced risk of Lyme disease. CONCLUSIONS: It is important to increase public awareness about the risk of acquiring Lyme disease from ticks in the immediate environment of the home.


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Environmental Exposure/statistics & numerical data , Lyme Disease/epidemiology , Risk Assessment , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Bias , Case-Control Studies , Child , Environmental Exposure/analysis , Family Characteristics , Female , Health Behavior , Humans , Insect Repellents/administration & dosage , Interviews as Topic , Lyme Disease/prevention & control , Male , Middle Aged , Pennsylvania/epidemiology , Primary Prevention , Protective Clothing/statistics & numerical data , Risk Factors , Rural Health , Surveys and Questionnaires , Telephone
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N Engl J Med ; 335(12): 900; author reply 901, 1996 Sep 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8778625
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