Maternal perception of child overweight status and its association with weight-related parenting practices, their children's health behaviours and weight change in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood obesity has increased rapidly in China, but understanding is limited on how parents perceive their child's weight status and how this perception affects weight-related parenting practices. We examined maternal perception of her child's weight status and its association with demographics, subsequent weight-related parenting practices, the child's health behaviours and weight change. Design/Setting/Subjects Maternal perception of child's weight status and health behaviours from the China Health and Nutrition Surveys were assessed at baseline and in follow-up surveys for 816 children aged 6-18 years during 2004-2011. Associations were tested using mixed models.

Results

Overall, maternal and child perceptions of the child's weight status were fairly consisten

SUBMITTER: Min J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262266 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature