Parental adherence to healthy lifestyles in relation to the risk of obesity in offspring: A prospective cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While maternal adherence to a healthy lifestyle was shown to be associated with a lower risk of obesity in offspring, the potential role of overall parental lifestyles has not yet been explored. We aimed to address this gap by exploring whether parental adherence to an overall healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of obesity in offspring.

Methods

We included 5881 children and adolescents aged 6-15 years at enrolment in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 waves of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) who were free of obesity and followed them until 2020. Parental healthy lifestyle score at study baseline was composed of five modifiable lifestyle factors (0-5; 1 for each): never smoking, non-habitual drinking, weekly exercise, modified dietary diversity score ≥5

SUBMITTER: Qi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature