Author, as appears in the article.: Xhonneux, Annick; Langhendries, Jean-Paul; Martin, Francoise; Seidel, Laurence; Albert, Adelin; Dain, Elena; Totzauer, Martina; Grote, Veit; Luque, Veronica; Closa-Monasterolo, Ricardo; Dionigi, Alice Re; Verduci, Elvira; Gruszfeld, Darius; Socha, Piotr; Koletzko, Berthold;European Childhood Obesity
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia
URV's Author/s: Closa Monasterolo, Ricardo / Luque Moreno, Verònica
Keywords: Scale of sketches Predictors Parental child weight perception Overweight Mothers Misperception Maternal perceptions Lower protein Infant formula Healthy children Feeding practices Childhood obesity Bmi Attitudes
Abstract: Background Maternal perception of child weight status in children with overweight or obesity has received a lot of attention but data on paternal perception of children from presumably healthy cohorts are lacking. Objective We aimed to investigate paternal and maternal perception of child weight status at the age of 8 years in a cohort of 591 children from 5 European countries. Material and Methods Included were 8-year-old children and their parents participating in the European Childhood Obesity Project (EU CHOP). Weight and height of children and parents were measured and Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m(2)) was calculated. Both parents were asked to assess their perception of child weight status using Eckstein scales and their concern about child overweight. The agreement between mother and father perceptions was assessed by Cohen kappa coefficient and their relationship was analyzed by linear mixed effects models based on ordinal logistic regression, accounting for country, child gender and BMI, parental BMI, level of education, concern and type of feeding during first year of life. Results Data from children and both parents were available for 432 girls and boys. Mean BMI was comparable in boys and girls (16.7 +/- 2.31 vs. 16.9 +/- 2.87 kg/m(2), P = 0.55). In total, 172 children (29.3%) were overweight or obese. There was a high degree of agreement between mother and father perceptions of their child's weight status (Cohen kappa 0.77). Multivariate modelling showed that perception levels significantly increased with child BMI but were globally lower than assessed. They differed between countries, gender and types of feeding during first year of life, were influenced by education level of the father but were not related to parental BMI and concern about childhood overweight. Conclusions The study showed no overall differences between mothers and fathers in rating their child's weight status but both parents had a propensity to underestimate their child's actual weight, particularly in boys. The EU CHOP trial registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00338689.
Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Sociología Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pediatrics, perinatology and child health Odontología Obstetrics and gynecology Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Farmacia Epidemiology Enfermagem Economia Ciencias sociales
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Author's mail: veronica.luque@urv.cat ricardo.closa@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2615-8175 0000-0002-9963-4163
Record's date: 2024-09-07
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Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Maternal And Child Health Journal. 26 (6): 1274-1282
APA: Xhonneux, Annick; Langhendries, Jean-Paul; Martin, Francoise; Seidel, Laurence; Albert, Adelin; Dain, Elena; Totzauer, Martina; Grote, Veit; Luque, Ve (2022). Parental Perception of Body Weight Status of Their 8-year-old Children: Findings from the European CHOP Study. Maternal And Child Health Journal, 26(6), 1274-1282. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03334-w
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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