Association between family structure, maternal education level, and maternal employment with sedentary lifestyle in primary school-age children

Vázquez-Nava, Francisco; Treviño-Garcia-Manzo, Norberto; Vázquez-Rodríguez, Carlos F.; Vázquez-Rodríguez, Eliza M.

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2013.03.009

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“…17 Vasquez-Nava et al, in a recent study, evaluated children between 6 and 12 years of age in a Mexican urban area and found a prevalence of sedentarism of 57.2%. 18 In Brazil, Cesquini et al, 19 in a sample of 3,845 high school students, using the same instrument of the present study, the IPAQ-short version, 14 found a prevalence of physical inactivity of 62.5%. Higher caloric intake has been considered a reality, as food became more accessible, in terms of cost of acquisition logistic, and also more attractive.…”

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Comparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

Nogueira‐de‐Almeida

Pires

Miyasaka

et al. 2015

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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Comparison of feeding habits and physiCal aCtivity between eutrophiC and overweight/obese Children and adolesCents: a Cross seCtional study rev assoC Med bras 2015; 61(3):227-233 227 ORIGINAL ARTICLEComparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study Conflit of interest: noneObjectives: it is broadly accepted, but little explored, that obese children practice less physical activity and eat more. This study has the objective of comparing feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents. Methods: 126 students with ages ranging from 6 to 18 years were evaluated. Eutrophic and overweight/obese students were compared according to calorie intake, macro and micronutrients, prevalence of physical inactivity and ingestion of micronutrients. Results: differences were observed in the amount of calories ingested per unit of BMI (eutrophic, 97.6, and overweight/obese, 70.5, p=0.0061), as well as in calcium intake (eutrophic, 546.2, and overweight/obese, 440.7, p=0.0366). Both groups presented sedentarism, as well as a high prevalence of micronutrient intake deficiency, especially calcium and vitamins A, E, and C, but with no difference observed between eutrophic and overweight/obese subjects. Conclusion: energy and macronutrients consumption, as well as physical activity, were similar between eutrophic and overweight/obese. Calcium intake was lower in the overweight/obese group and the ingestion of vitamin C was lower in the eutrophic group. These results demonstrate the importance of considering all etiologic factors that may lead to obesity, so that new strategies for prevention and control may be added to traditional interventions.

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“…A recent study demonstrates, for instance, that living with one of their separated parents may be per se a risk factor for sedentarism in obese children. 18 In this sense, many factors have been described, which may be responsible for the origin and persistence of obesity, leading to positive energy balance, among which we emphasize:…”

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Comparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

Nogueira‐de‐Almeida

Pires

Miyasaka

et al. 2015

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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“…Household crowding is a measure of the conditions experienced by family members and is closely associated with the resources invested by parents in offspring wellbeing. The rationale behind the selection of these variables was based on available data about factors with plausible links to child nutritional status in the local context (Vázquez‐Vázquez et al, ; Vázquez‐Vázquez, Azcorra, Falfán, & Dickinson, ) and on a wider scale (Case, Lubotsky, & Paxson, ; Vázquez‐Nava, Treviño‐Garcia‐Manzo, Vázquez‐Rodríguez, & Vázquez‐Rodríguez, ). The SEI was built by adding socioeconomic variable response categories.…”

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Maternal height and its relationship to offspring birth weight and adiposity in 6‐ to 10‐year‐old Maya children from poor neighborhoods in Merida, Yucatan

Azcorra

Dickinson

Banik

2016

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…About 47.7% and 38% of mothers in this study were housewives, and 32.6% and 19.7% were teachers in Riyadh and Tabuk, respectively. This finding is by Vázquez (2013), [37] who stated that living in a non-intact family environment, low maternal educational level, and having a mother who works outside of the home encourages the development of risk behaviors for health in children, such as obesity. The mother's level of knowledge affects the association between obesity and eating habits, and children who have good dietary habits are known to be healthier.…”

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Maternal Perception of Body Mass Index and Dietary Habits Leading to Obesity Among Saudi School Aged Children a Comparative Study

Balawi¹

2018

WJPH

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Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most severe public health problems of the 21st century. Obesity is global, and it affects many low-and middle-income countries, especially in urban settings; its prevalence has increased at an alarming rate. The study was carried out in Prince Sultan Military Medical City and King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, as well as the North West Armed Forces Hospital in Tabuk. Method: A quantitative correlative cross-sectional design was used. A non-probability sampling of mothers of school-age children (n=300) was recruited. The questionnaire developed with two parts: tool I was a structured questionnaire, while tool II was the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ). Result: The mean age of the mothers in Riyadh was 38.81±6.06 years old, while in Tabuk it was 40.3±5.8 years old. Regarding maternal perception about their children, BMI (80.7%, 82%) did not know the importance and detention of BMI and 80.7% not assessed before their BMI. There was a significant correlation between mothers' BMIs and their children's BMI. In comparison between maternal perception and actual BMI in Tabuk, 16.6% of mothers perceived their children to be underweight, but 4.8% of were underweight. Conclusion: It was concluded that over half of mother had fair to poor scores concerning knowledge about children's eating habits. Moreover, one-third of maternal perception and practices about the CFQ ranged from fair to poor. Thus, the researcher recommended applied nutritional counselling, and education should be provided; furthermore, children should be involved in group and diet workshops.

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Association between family structure, maternal education level, and maternal employment with sedentary lifestyle in primary school-age children

Abstract: Living in a non-intact family, more than low maternal educational level and having a working mother, appears to be associated with sedentary lifestyle in overweight primary school-age children.

Cited by 16 publications

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Comparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

Comparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

Maternal height and its relationship to offspring birth weight and adiposity in 6‐ to 10‐year‐old Maya children from poor neighborhoods in Merida, Yucatan

Maternal Perception of Body Mass Index and Dietary Habits Leading to Obesity Among Saudi School Aged Children a Comparative Study

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