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Maternal perceptions of overweight preschool children.
Baughcum, A E; Chamberlin, L A; Deeks, C M; Powers, S W; Whitaker, R C.
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  • Baughcum AE; Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Pediatrics ; 106(6): 1380-6, 2000 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11099592
CONTEXT: Childhood obesity is a major public health problem, and prevention efforts should begin early in life and involve parents. OBJECTIVE: To determine what factors are associated with mothers' failure to perceive when their preschool children are overweight. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTINGS: Offices of private pediatricians and clinics of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). PARTICIPANTS: Six hundred twenty-two mothers with children 23 to 60 months of age. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Maternal demographic variables, maternal self-reported height and weight, and children's measured height and weight. Mothers were asked whether they considered themselves or their children overweight. RESULTS: Forty-five percent of mothers had low education (high school degree or less) and 55% had high education (some college or more). Obesity (body mass index: >/=30 kg/m(2)) was more common in the low education group of mothers (30% vs 17%), and their children tended to be more overweight (weight-for-height percentile: >/=90th; 19% vs 14%). Ninety-five percent of obese mothers believed that they were overweight, with no difference between education groups. However, 79% of mothers failed to perceive their overweight child as overweight. Among the 99 mothers with overweight children, low maternal education was associated with a failure to perceive their children as overweight after adjusting for low family income (
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Relaciones Madre-Hijo / Obesidad Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Adult / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Pediatrics Año: 2000 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Relaciones Madre-Hijo / Obesidad Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Adult / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Pediatrics Año: 2000 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos