Factors Impacting Overweight Adolescents' Underestimation of Their Actual Weight Status

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 719
Author(s):  
S.L. Muralidharan ◽  
S.V. Kunapareddy ◽  
T.W. Zollinger ◽  
R.M. Saywell
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Overweight Adolescents

scholarly journals Hispanic Maternal Perception of Preschoolers’ Bodyweight Status in Samples from the United States of America and Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1101-1101
Author(s):  
Summer Wilmoth ◽  
Yolanda Flores-Peña ◽  
Leah Carrillo ◽  
Elana Martinez ◽  
Erica Sosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Actual Rate ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Hispanic Mothers ◽  
The Us

Abstract Objectives Childhood obesity is a major public health concern, which disproportionally affects Hispanic children in the United States (US) and Mexico. Mothers are key influencers to their children's health and growth. As part of a pilot obesity prevention study, Hispanic mothers’ perception of their preschoolers’ weight status was assessed to inform the development of intervention strategies. Methods Study subjects were Hispanic mothers and their preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 5 enrolled in participating Head Star Centers in Texas, US or kindergartens in Northern Mexico. Upon informed consent, mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing their perception of their preschoolers’ weight status. Preschoolers’ body weight and height were measured; and their actual weight status was classified using the CDC's age and gender specific BMI references. Results Preliminary data included 85 and 294 child-mother pairs from US and Mexico, respectively. The US sample had a higher rate of overweight and obesity (35%) in comparison to the Mexico sample (19%). There was a great discrepancy between mothers’ perception and their children's actual weight status in both samples. Although only approximately 5% of children were underweight, 14% of American and 24% of Mexican mothers perceived their children being underweight. Contrarily, only 4.8% of American mothers perceived their children as a little overweight or obese, as compared to the actual rate of 35%. Similarly, only 5% of Mexican mothers perceived their children as a little overweight or obese, as compared to the actual rate of 19%. Conclusions Hispanic mothers in the US and Mexico appear to worry about their normal weight children being underweight, while overlooking the overweight and obesity problem. Early childhood obesity prevention programming is needed to aggressively address Hispanic mothers’ preference of chubby children, and the mothers’ underestimation of overweight and obesity among their preschoolers. Funding Sources The Mexico's National Science and Technology Council & The Kellogg´s Institute of Nutrition and Health.

Association of Clustering of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors with Perceived and Actual Weight Status of Children and Adolescents: the CASPIAN-V Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (02) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
Mehri Khoshhali ◽  
Motahar Heidari-Beni ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Ramin Heshmat ◽  
Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Nationale Studie ◽  
Latente Klassenanalyse

Zusammenfassung Ziel Diese Studie wurde durchgeführt, um den Zusammenhang zwischen ungesundem Lebensstil und tatsächlichem und wahrgenommenem Gewichtsstatus in einer großen Stichprobe von Kindern und Jugendlichen zu bestimmen. Methoden Diese nationale Studie wurde in städtischen und ländlichen Gebieten in 30 Provinzen im Iran durchgeführt. Die Teilnehmer waren 14 880 Schüler im Alter von 7–18 Jahren. Die latente Klassenanalyse wurde auf der Grundlage von 11 ungesunden Verhaltensweisen in Bezug auf Ernährungs- und Bewegungsgewohnheiten durchgeführt. Ergebnisse Verglichen mit geringen ungesunden Verhaltensweisen war die Wahrscheinlichkeit mäßig ungesunder Verhaltensmuster bei Mädchen, die sich als übergewichtig/adipös empfanden, geringer als bei denen, die sich als normalgewichtig empfanden (OR, 95 %-KI: 0,76 [0,59; 0,97]). Das Risiko mäßig ungesunder Verhaltensweisen war bei Jungen, die sich von ihren Eltern als untergewichtig wahrgenommen wurden, größer als bei denen, die sich von ihren Eltern als normalgewichtig wahrgenommen wurden (OR, 95 %-KI: 1,65 [1,21; 2,24]). Schlussfolgerung Das wahrgenommene Körpergewicht korrelierte eher mit ungesunden Lebensgewohnheiten als mit dem tatsächlichen Gewichtsstatus. Die Korrelation des ungesunden Lebensstilverhaltens mit dem wahrgenommenen Gewicht war stärker als die mit dem tatsächlichen Gewichtsstatus. Eine Häufung ungesunder Lebensgewohnheiten kann zur Entwicklung von Initiativen zur Prävention von Adipositas auf individueller und öffentlicher Gesundheitsebene genutzt werden.

scholarly journals Inappropriate maternal perception of child’s weight status: a potential threat to nutrition

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2091
Author(s):  
Parima Dalal ◽  
Rekha Thaddanee ◽  
Arun Parikh ◽  
Hasmukh Chauhan ◽  
Shamim Morbiwala
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
P Value ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Maternal Perception ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Correct Weight ◽  
Child’S Weight

Background: This study was done to know the maternal perception of weight of their children and correlate it with exact weights. We also studied various factors affecting ability of a mother to perceive her child’s weight status.Method: This prospective study was done in Pediatric Department of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Western Gujarat, India, from January 2018 to September 2018. 897 mothers of children < 5 years of age were included. Socio-demographic and anthropometric details of child and mother were recorded. Maternal perception of their child’s weight status was enquired. A correlation between perceived and actual child weight status was estimated.Results: 897 patients <5 years of age had mean (SD) age of 28.66 (±17.04) months, weight 10.17 (±3.5) kg, height 0.81 (±0.15) meters and BMI 15.74 (±15.26) kg/m2. 34.7% of mothers perceived underweight erroneously as compared to actual weight status being normal (p value=0.00001). Misperception (under or over) of the mothers for their children weight status was significant for girls (p=0.011). Significant difference between perceived and actual weight status was seen in birth orders 1 to 4. 34. 6% actual UW children were perceived as NW by < 40 years age mothers (p=0.0018). 78.2% uneducated and 81% of primary or secondary educated mothers from lower SES felt their children were of NW status whereas actually 43.4% and 50.3% children were of NW status respectively (p=0.00001). Surprisingly, 91.3% of graduate or postgraduate mothers of middle SES perceived their children as NW status while actually only 39.1% were of NW and 52.1% of UW (p=0.00001).Conclusion: Half of the mothers were not able to perceive correct weight status of their children. Misperception was significant for girls. Significant difference between perceived and actual weight status was seen for birth orders 1 to 4. Mothers <40 years of age significantly failed to perceive actual UW status of the children. Both educated and uneducated mothers misclassified their children’s weight status significantly.

Adolescents’ perceptions of their parents’ and peers’ opinions about their body weight

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reema Tayyem ◽  
Sabika Allehdan ◽  
Hiba Bawadi ◽  
Georgianna Tuuri ◽  
Mariam Al-Mannai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Parental Criticism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Body Weights

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the associations between adolescents’ perceptions of their parents’ and peers’ opinions about body weight and their actual weight status. Design/methodology/approach A total of 795 Jordanian adolescents, 15-18 years of age, were recruited in this study. Adolescents completed a questionnaire to evaluate their perceptions: about how their parents’ and peers’ viewed their weight, regarding any criticism of their parents and peers about their weight and if their parents compared their weight against their siblings. Findings The study found that the majority of non-overweight adolescents thought their parents and peers considered them to have a normal weight (94.9 and 94.6 per cent for boys, 76.6 and 85.5 per cent for girls, respectively). For obese girls, 83.4 per cent thought their parents and 91.7 per cent thought their peers perceived them as overweight. The risk of being obese was significantly related to the amount of parental criticism perceived by adolescent girls with OR = 3.9 (95 per cent CI: 1.6-9.4; P = 0.01), while perception of peer criticism showed an increased trend of risk for obesity in boys. Adolescents’ perceptions regarding parental comparisons between their body weights against their siblings’ body weight was found to increase the risk for obesity significantly among girls. Originality/value The current study highlights that most of the obese adolescents perceived that their parents and peers underestimated their actual weight status. While obese boys were more likely to report being criticized about their body shape by their peers, obese girls indicated that they received more criticism about their weight from their parents.

scholarly journals Large proportions of overweight and obese children, as well as their parents, underestimate children’s weight status across Europe. The ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 2183-2190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis Manios ◽  
George Moschonis ◽  
Kalliopi Karatzi ◽  
Odysseas Androutsos ◽  
Mai Chinapaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
Child’S Weight

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the magnitude and country-specific differences in underestimation of children’s weight status by children and their parents in Europe and to further explore its associations with family characteristics and sociodemographic factors.DesignChildren’s weight and height were objectively measured. Parental anthropometric and sociodemographic data were self-reported. Children and their parents were asked to comment on children’s weight status based on five-point Likert-type scales, ranging from ‘I am much too thin’ to ‘I am much too fat’ (children) and ‘My child’s weight is way too little’ to ‘My child’s weight is way too much’ (parents). These data were combined with children’s actual weight status, in order to assess underestimation of children’s weight status by children themselves and by their parents, respectively. Chi-square tests and multilevel logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the aims of the current study.SettingEight European countries participating in the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project.SubjectsA school-based survey among 6113 children aged 10–12 years and their parents.ResultsIn the total sample, 42·9 % of overweight/obese children and 27·6 % of parents of overweight/obese children underestimated their and their children’s weight status, respectively. A higher likelihood for this underestimation of weight status by children and their parents was observed in Eastern and Southern compared with Central/Northern countries. Overweight or obese parents (OR=1·81; 95 % CI 1·39, 2·35 and OR=1·78, 95 % CI 1·22, 2·60), parents of boys (OR=1·32; 95 % CI 1·05, 1·67) and children from overweight/obese (OR=1·60; 95 % CI 1·29, 1·98 and OR=1·76; 95 % CI 1·29, 2·41) or unemployed parents (OR=1·53; 95 % CI 1·22, 1·92) were more likely to underestimate children’s weight status.ConclusionsChildren of overweight or obese parents, those from Eastern and Southern Europe, boys, younger children and children with unemployed parents were more likely to underestimate their actual weight status. Overweight or obese parents and parents of boys were more likely to underestimate the actual weight status of their children. In obesity prevention such underestimation may be a barrier for behavioural change.

Parental Perceptions and Behaviors Regarding Child Weight Status among Toddlers Born Preterm

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (05) ◽  
pp. 525-533
Author(s):  
Jessica Londeree Saleska ◽  
Kelly Sheppard ◽  
Abigail Norris Turner ◽  
Kelly M. Boone ◽  
Sarah A. Keim
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Parental Perceptions ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Weight Estimation ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Child’S Weight

Abstract Objective Childhood obesity is a significant determinant of adult obesity. Among children born preterm, rapid “catch-up growth” in infancy increases the risk of later obesity. Parental perceptions of their child's weight status may compound the child's biologically heightened risk of obesity. Study Design We performed a secondary analysis of data on parental perceptions of child weight status from a randomized controlled trial (2012–2017, n = 331 toddlers born preterm). We used the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) to measure parental child feeding behaviors and beliefs. We calculated the prevalence of incorrect weight estimation, and used t-tests and chi-square tests to compare sample characteristics by correct versus incorrect weight estimation. We calculated odds ratios (ORs) for factors associated with parental underestimation of child weight status. Results Most (90%) children were of normal weight, whereas 3% were underweight and 7% were overweight. A majority (75%) of parents correctly estimated their child's weight status. Incorrect weight estimation was only associated with child's actual weight. Parents of overweight children were more likely to underestimate their child's weight status than parents of normal weight children (OR: 2.23, 95% confidence interval: 2.00–2.49). Mean CFQ scores differed by the child's actual weight status but not by the child's estimated weight status. Conclusion Among these toddlers born preterm, significantly higher proportions of parents with underweight and overweight children incorrectly estimated their child's weight status relative to parents of normal weight children. Our findings suggest that weight underestimation could be a problem in this population, although it was not associated with changes in feeding practices.

LB009-MON PARENTAL PERCEPTION AND ACTUAL WEIGHT STATUS OF THEIR OFFSPRING

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. S235
Author(s):  
C.P. Borges ◽  
A.M. Cardoso ◽  
R.S. Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Parental Perception ◽  
Actual Weight

scholarly journals Parental Perception of Body Weight Status of Their 8-year-old Children: Findings from the European CHOP Study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annick Xhonneux ◽  
Jean-Paul Langhendries ◽  
Françoise Martin ◽  
Laurence Seidel ◽  
Adelin Albert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Maternal Perception ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Body Weight Status ◽  
Child Bmi ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Child’S Weight

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/m2) 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/m2, 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.

scholarly journals Incongruence between mother perceptions and preschooler's actual weight status using BMI Categories

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lindsay ◽  
Alicia Hite ◽  
Teresa Byington ◽  
Minggen Lu ◽  
Madeleine Sigman-Grant
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Actual Weight
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