Effect of migrant parents' bodyweight perception on children's body bodyweight: A longitudinal analysis of population cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Children of migrants in Australia are disproportionally affected by overweight/obesity. Their parents, however, are likely to put little effort into lifestyle changes if unable to recognise their children's suboptimal bodyweight. We examined the potential impact of migrant parents' bodyweight perception on their children's bodyweight over time and whether the region-of-birth of parents and acculturation to the host nation's way of life moderated the relationship, as very little is known about these in the Australian context. We analysed a sample of 2046 children of migrant parents drawn from 8 waves of population-based cohort data, the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, capturing their lived experience from ages 2 to 17. After controlling for child, parent, family, and neighbourhoo

SUBMITTER: Hartono S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature