Parental and self-reported dietary and physical activity habits in pre-school children and their socio-economic determinants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the agreement between self-reported and parent-reported dietary and physical activity habits in children; and to evaluate the socio-economic determinants of healthier habits (Mediterranean diet and physical activity) among children.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of children recruited to a cluster-randomized controlled trial (Program SI!). Information about children's and parents' dietary and physical activity habits was obtained through validated questionnaires (Program SI! questionnaires, Kidmed, Krece Plus and Predimed scores).

Setting

Twenty-four schools in Madrid, Spain.

Subjects

Children (n 2062) aged 3-5 years and their parents (n 1949).

Results

There was positive agreement between parental- and self-reporting for three of the

SUBMITTER: Sotos-Prieto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271003 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature