KMID : 0384320080290060395
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2008 Volume.29 No. 6 p.395 ~ p.404
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The Relationships between Parental Lifestyle Habits and Children¡¯s Overweight
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Kim Seong-Won
Park Hyun-Ah Song Hye-Ryoung Song Ji-Hyun Cho Young-Gyu Kang Jae-Heon Lee Sung-Hee Lee Ji-Eun
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Abstract
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Background: Children of obese parents are more likely to be obese themselves. Parental lifestyle habits could induce or aggravate children¡¯s obesity. This study was conducted to assess the relationship between parental lifestyle habits and children¡¯s overweight.
Methods: Children who were enrolled in this study were first grade students from elementary schools in Gwacheon and Seoul. A total of 121 children (50 overweight children and 71 normal weight children) and their parents underwent anthropometric measurements and also were surveyed by a questionnaire.
Results: The children of obese parents were more likely to be diagnosed as overweight compared to the children whose parents were normal weight (Father: P=0.037, Mother: P=0.001). Among the paternal lifestyle habits, hours of watching TV or computer usage (adjusted odd ratio =2.08, 95% CI=0.90¡4.80) and eating frequency of soda, ice cream, cake and chips (adjusted OR=5.77, 95% CI=1.65¡20.22) were found to be related to their children being overweight. Among the maternal lifestyle habits, hours of watching TV or computer usage (adjusted OR=2.35, 95% CI=0.99¡5.58), the frequency of eating breakfast (adjusted OR: 2.48, 95% CI=1.07¡5.75) and the frequency of overeating (adjusted OR: 2.15, 95% CI=0.91¡5.11) were found to be related to their children being overweight. Additive adjustment of children¡¯s lifestyle habits made the relationship between maternal lifestyle habits and children¡¯s overweight reduced. However, the odds ratio of paternal lifestyle habits was not reduced.
Conclusion: Parental obesigenic lifestyle habits were related to children¡¯s overweight. Maternal lifestyle habits could affect her children¡¯s weight via an effect on her children¡¯s lifestyle habits. (J Korean Acad Fam Med 2008; 29:395-404)
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KEYWORD
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childhood obesity, parents, lifestyle habits, eating habits, physical activity
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