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Is family meal frequency associated with obesity in children and adolescents? A cross-sectional study including 155 451 participants from 43 countries.
López-Gil, José Francisco; Ezzatvar, Yasmin; Ojeda-Rodríguez, Ana; Galan-Lopez, Pablo; Royo, Josefa María Panisello; Gaya, Anelise Reis; Agostinis-Sobrinho, Cesar; Martín-Calvo, Nerea.
Afiliação
  • López-Gil JF; One Health Research Group, Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Ezzatvar Y; Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain.
  • Ojeda-Rodríguez A; Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Internal Medicine Unit, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain.
  • Galan-Lopez P; Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
  • Royo JMP; Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain.
  • Gaya AR; CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
  • Agostinis-Sobrinho C; Department of Communication and Education, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Seville, Spain.
  • Martín-Calvo N; DigimEvo, Barcelona, Spain.
Pediatr Obes ; 19(8): e13124, 2024 Aug.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38798042
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

This study tried to examine the association between the frequency of family meals and excess weight using large and representative samples of children and adolescents from 43 countries.

METHODS:

This cross-sectional study used data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), which included nationally representative samples of children and adolescents aged 10-17 years, involving a total of 155 451 participants (mean age = 13.6 years; standard deviation [SD] = 1.6; 51.4% girls). Family meal frequency was gauged through the following question 'How frequently do you and your family typically share meals?' The possible responses were 'never', 'less often', 'approximately once a week', 'most days' and 'every day'. The body weight and height of the participants were self-reported and utilized to calculate body mass index (BMI). Subsequently, BMI z-scores were computed based on the International Obesity Task Force criteria, and the prevalence of excess weight was defined as +1.31 SD for boys and + 1.24 SD for girls, with obesity defined as +2.29 SD for boys and + 2.19 SD for girls. Generalized linear mixed models were conducted to examine the associations between the frequency of family meals and excess weight or obesity.

RESULTS:

The lowest predicted probabilities of having excess weight and obesity were observed for those participants who had family meals every day (excess weight 34.4%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 31.4%-37.5%; obesity 10.8%, 95% CI 9.0%-13.0%).

CONCLUSIONS:

A higher frequency of family meals is associated with lower odds of having excess weight and obesity in children and adolescents.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Índice de Massa Corporal / Comportamento Alimentar / Refeições / Obesidade Infantil Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Pediatr Obes Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Índice de Massa Corporal / Comportamento Alimentar / Refeições / Obesidade Infantil Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Pediatr Obes Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Reino Unido