Family history and parental recognition of overweight in Croatian children

Petričević, Nina; Puharić, Zrinka; Posavec, Marija; Šimetin, Ivana Pavić; Franelić, Iva Pejnović

doi:10.1007/s00431-012-1707-7

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“…Many studies showed that the child's gender affected parental estimation, studies described boys were underestimated more 1,26 . However, similar to Petricevic et al's Croatian study 31 , we found no effect of gender on correct assessment.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Parental perception and child's nutritional status

Yalçin¹,

Serdaroğlu²,

Ince³

2016

Turk J Pediatr

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Childhood obesity is a health hazard increasing worldwide. Preschool period which is under supervision of parents is a critical period to detect overweight and take precautions. We studied the factors affecting parental estimation of their preschool child's weight. Three hundred sixty seven mothers completed questionnaires consisting of child's and parents' anthropometric measurements, parents' assessment of their child's and their own weight status, and general information about their lifestyle. Mothers also chose their wish for current and future body image of their child from child drawings representing percentiles. Child body mass index-for-age z score (BAZ) was related to birth weight and child's appetite. BAZ was not related to child's gender, presence of chronic disease, family pattern, parental age, education or income. 43.1 % of mothers correctly assessed child's BAZ verbally. Maternal verbal estimation was correlated with maternal visual estimation, paternal verbal estimation and child's BAZ. Mothers' wish for future figure of the child was not related to child's BAZ, but showed correlation with mothers' wish for current figure of the child. Mother's correct perception of her child's weight was found to be high, consistent with her spouse and related to child's BAZ.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Parental perception and child's nutritional status

Yalçin¹,

Serdaroğlu²,

Ince³

2016

Turk J Pediatr

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“…Another challenge is how to take the family history into account. Some studies use a categorical approach with either a positive or a negative family history [ 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Other studies take into account whether one or both parents contribute [ 51 ], while others have introduced a scoring system in which first-degree relatives contribute with a higher score than second-degree relatives [ 52 ].…”

Section: Familial Predispositionmentioning

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The Impact of Familial Predisposition to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease on Childhood Obesity

Nielsen

Holm

2015

Obes Facts

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The prevalence of childhood obesity has reached alarming rates world-wide. The aetiology seems to be an interplay between genetic and environmental factors, and a surrogate measure of this complex interaction is suggested as familial predisposition. Familial predisposition to obesity and related cardiovascular disease (CVD) complications constitute the presence of obesity and/or obesity-related complications in primarily blood-related family members. The approaches of its measurement and applicability vary, and the evidence especially of its influence on obesity and obesity treatment in childhood is limited. Studies have linked a familial predisposition of obesity, CVD (hypertension, dyslipidaemia and thromboembolic events), and type 2 diabetes mellitus to BMI as well as other adiposity measures in children, suggesting degrees of familial aggregation of metabolic derangements. A pattern of predispositions arising from mothers, parents or grandparents as being most influential have been found, but further comprehensive studies are needed in order to specify the exact implications of familial predisposition. In the scope of childhood obesity this article reviews the current literature regarding familial predisposition to obesity and obesity-related complications, and how these familial predispositions may impact obesity in the offspring.

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“…2 Despite this widespread phenomenon, there is overwhelming evidence that the majority of parents with overweight children fail to recognise their child as such. 3,4 Several characteristics are thought to influence parental recognition of overweight in their children, including age, sex and weight status of the child, [5][6][7][8][9][10] as well as weight and educational level of the parents, and family income. 6,7 A limited number of studies internationally suggest that ethnic differences in parental perception may be apparent because larger body sizes are more tolerated in certain ethnic groups.…”

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Agreement between parental perception of child weight status and actual weight status is similar across different ethnic groups in New Zealand

2016

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INTRODUCTION Accurate parental perception of their child's weight is poor. Accuracy may be influenced by differences in ethnicity but this is currently unknown. AIM To determine whether agreement between parental perception of child weight status and actual child weight status differs according to ethnic group (NZ European, Māori, Pacific, Asian), and to investigate whether it is influenced by various demographic and behavioural factors. METHODS A total of 1093 children (4-8 years old) attended a weight screening initiative. Parents completed questionnaires on demographics, beliefs about child weight, parenting style, parental feeding practices and social desirability. Actual measured weight status was compared with parental perception of weight status (underweight, normal weight, overweight). RESULTS Agreement about child weight status was apparent in 85% of NZ European, 84% of Māori, 82% of Pacific and 88% of Asian children. However, adjusting for chance led to kappas of 0.34, 0.38, 0.41 and 0.53, respectively, indicating only fair-to-moderate agreement. Overall, agreement between measured body mass index and parental perception was not related to ethnic group, child sex and age, maternal age and education, and household deprivation (k ranged from 0.16 to 0.47). However, agreement about weight status was higher in parents who reported higher levels of restrictive feeding than in parents who reported less restriction (P < 0.01) but agreement was only fair. CONCLUSION Agreement between parental perception and actual weight status was fair and did not differ between the ethnic groups examined.

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Family history and parental recognition of overweight in Croatian children

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Parental perception and child's nutritional status

Parental perception and child's nutritional status

The Impact of Familial Predisposition to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease on Childhood Obesity

Agreement between parental perception of child weight status and actual weight status is similar across different ethnic groups in New Zealand

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