Pocket money, eating behaviors, and weight status among Chinese children: The Childhood Obesity Study in China mega-cities

Li, Miao; Xue, Hong; Jia, Peng; Zhao, Yaling; Wang, Zhiyong; Xu, Fei

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.04.031

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“…For example, it has been found that the regularity of breakfast consumption is associated with healthy BMI (Berkey et al, 2003;Rampersaud et al, 2005;Szajewska & Ruszczyński, 2010). Moreover, pocket money received by children from parents could affect their eating behaviors and body weight as well (Li et al, 2017;Punitha et al, 2014).…”

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“…Many previous studies consistently demonstrate that breakfast consumption influences the body weight of children and adolescents (e.g., Berkey et al., ; Rampersaud et al., ; Szajewska & Ruszczyński, ). In addition, pocket money received by children and adolescents from parents could affect their BMI and health (Li et al., ; Punitha et al., ).…”

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“…Many previous studies consistently demonstrate that breakfast consumption influences the body weight of children and adolescents (e.g., Berkey et al, 2003;Rampersaud et al, 2005;Szajewska & Ruszczyński, 2010). In addition, pocket money received by children and adolescents from parents could affect their BMI and health (Li et al, 2017;Punitha et al, 2014). We decomposed the total treatment effect into the indirect (mediation) effect, the effect of exiting the CSP on the 6 The identification condition of the causal mediation model relies on the sequential ignorability assumption (SIA).…”

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Cash transfer program and child underweight—Empirical evidence from a causal mediation analysis

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Despite the existence of a voluminous literature on cash transfer programs, little is known about their impacts on the underweight of children. To fill the knowledge gap, this study uses a unique individual panel data set to analyze how participation in the Children Sponsorship Program (CSP) improves underweight status among needy children and adolescents in Taiwan. This study examines not only the program effect on children's underweight, but also underscores the potential pathways behind the program effect by employing a causal mediation analysis. Our analysis finds that exiting the CSP has a negative impact on the improvement of underweight status. Moreover, eating breakfast every day and receiving pocket money from parents can be two significant mediators that link the effect of exiting the CSP and the change in underweight status among children and adolescents.

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2020

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“…To a large extent, younger children depend on the accessibility of foods at home and screen time is generally a home activity that is bound by family rules [33]. With increasing age, children spend more unsupervised time with their friends [9] and they often receive pocket money that is frequently spent on soft drinks and fast food [34,35] outside the home environment [36]. Family members are more alike in the intake of healthy In model 1e the age difference between the sibling is ≤2.7 years.…”

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Like me, like you – relative importance of peers and siblings on children’s fast food consumption and screen time but not sports club participation depends on age

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Background: Lifestyle interventions to prevent paediatric obesity often target family and peer settings; their success is likely to depend on the influence that peers and families exert on children's lifestyle behaviors at different developmental stages. Objective: First, to determine whether children's lifestyle behavior more closely resembles their peers' or siblings' behaviors. Secondly, to investigate longitudinally whether children's behavioral change is predicted by that of their peers or their siblings as they grow older.

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“…National data show that ov/ob prevalence among school children in China has increased from less than 3% in 1985 to 5.3% in 1995 and approximately 20.5% in 2014, with boys being about twice as likely to be ov/ob as girls [5,6]. These increases are cause for concern, since children who are obese have a higher risk of developing many health problems, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep disorders [7][8][9].…”

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A 3-year Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors on Childhood Obesity in China: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities

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Zhao

Liu

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Objectives: Examine school children’s physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB) during 2015-2017 and study their effects on children’s weight status and their relevant gender differences in China. Methods: This open cohort study included students from 5 major cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Nanjing, and Chengdu) across China. Data were collected from students in 2015, 2016, and 2017 (n = 5,535) and from their parents and school personnel. Children’s weight, height, and waist circumference were measured. SB and PA factors were evaluated using questionnaires. Mixed effects models examined the relationship between weight status and PA/SB-associated factors using this longitudinal data. Results: These children had high rates of obesity (12.4%, 95% CI 11.6%-13.3%) and central obesity (28.1%, 95% CI 26.9%-29.3%) during 2015-2017. Boys were more likely to be obese (16.5% vs. 8.4%) and central obese (36.3% vs. 19.8%) and spent more time in screen viewing than girls (hours/week ± SD: 2015, 1.8 ± 2.5 vs. 1.5 ± 2.0; 2016, 2.0 ± 2.4 vs. 1.8 ± 2.5; 2017, 1.7 ± 2.3vs. 1.4 ± 2.1 hours/week). Those who walked ＜ 5 minutes on their average daily walk to school were more likely to be obese (OR: 1.96, 95% CI 1.03-3.73) than those who spent ≥ 15 minutes on walking to school. When stratified by gender, this higher risk was only observed in girls (OR: 3.01, 95% CI 1.09-8.35). Children who spent more time in screen viewing were more likely to be obese (OR: 1.13, 95% CI 1.06-1.21) and have central obesity (OR: 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.09). The association for obesity was consistent in boys and girls (boys, OR: 1.15, 95% CI 1.05-1.25; girls, OR: 1.12, 95% CI 1.00-1.24). Conclusions: More screen time and less active time were risk factors for developing obesity in urban Chinese children. The associations varied by gender.

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Pocket money, eating behaviors, and weight status among Chinese children: The Childhood Obesity Study in China mega-cities

Cited by 58 publications

References 30 publications

Cash transfer program and child underweight—Empirical evidence from a causal mediation analysis

Cash transfer program and child underweight—Empirical evidence from a causal mediation analysis

Like me, like you – relative importance of peers and siblings on children’s fast food consumption and screen time but not sports club participation depends on age

A 3-year Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors on Childhood Obesity in China: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities

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