Family risk factors of overweight and obesity in preschool children / 中华儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics
; (12): 172-175, 2007.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore family risk factors of overweight and obesity focusing on parental characteristics, feeding practice and lifestyle.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Five kindergartens were selected randomly from two of all the six urban districts in Beijing. The body height and weight of all the children in the 5 kindergartens were measured in light clothing and without shoes. Information on parental characteristics, dietary habits, lifestyle, and feeding practice was collected from 1173 families by parental self-report questionnaires in the 5 kindergartens. Overweight and obesity were defined according to sex- and age-specific body mass index (BMI) cut-points proposed by the International Obesity Task Force. Correlations and multivariate regression analysis was used to explore risk factors of child overweight and obesity.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 6.9% and 4.1%, respectively, among the sample children. Significantly more overweight and obese children were from obese families (15.2%) than they were from non-obese families (7.5%). Significant associations could be observed between children and parents' characteristics for BMI, frequency of eating in restaurant, television-watching hours, and physical activity hours. Parental obesity, low maternal education level and television watching for > 2 h/d were risk factors of child overweight and obesity after adjusting for sex, age, family income, and kindergarten.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Child overweight and obesity were influenced by family environment. Strategies for prevention should include identified family risk factors.</p>
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Main subject:
Parents
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Television
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Body Height
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Body Weight
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Exercise
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Body Mass Index
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Epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Multivariate Analysis
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Regression Analysis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article