Does parental concern about their child's future risk of overweight vary by their ethnic background? Cross-sectional analysis of a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Children from South Asian ethnic backgrounds are at increased risk of obesity and its associated future health risks; however, evidence is lacking as to whether parental concern about their child's future overweight risk varies by ethnic background. We hypothesised that parents of 5-year-old children from South Asian backgrounds would be more likely to express such concerns.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

UK.

Participants

15 039 singleton 5-year-old Millennium Cohort Study participants (48.9% girls; 86.7% White).

Primary outcome measure

Parent-reported concern (some/none) about future overweight risk.

Methods

We estimated the adjusted ORs (aORs) of some parental concern (ranging from a little to very concerned) by child's ethnic backgr

SUBMITTER: Firman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720322 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature