ArticlePublic health nutrition2014
Risk factors for childhood overweight: a 30-month longitudinal study of 3- to 6-year-old children.
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- Physical activity and prospective associations with indicators of health and development in children aged <5 years: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- The Relationships between Screen Use and Health Indicators among Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic review of the relationships between sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- "Food" and "non-food" self-regulation in childhood: a review and reciprocal analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Review
- One-child policy, weight status, lifestyles and parental concerns in Chinese children: a nationwide cross-sectional survey.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Article
- Anthropometric and cardiometabolic risk factors in parents and child obesity in Segamat, Malaysia.International journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Can Parenting Practices Explain the Differences in Beverage Intake According to Socio-Economic Status: The Toybox-Study.Nutrients · 2016Article
- Water intake and beverage consumption of pre-schoolers from six European countries and associations with socio-economic status: the ToyBox-study.Public health nutrition · 2016Article
- Diet quality in European pre-schoolers: evaluation based on diet quality indices and association with gender, socio-economic status and overweight, the ToyBox-study.Public health nutrition · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe increasing prevalence of childhood overweight is an important health issue. There is a need for longitudinal research among children in order to identify risk factors for childhood overweight. The objective of the present research was to identify potential sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors for development of childhood overweight among 3- to 6-year-old children.
designLongitudinal study.
settingSixteen pre-primary and primary schools. SUBJECTS: BMI Z-scores at baseline and two follow-up measurements were calculated for 568 children. Sociodemographic, parental adiposity, familial composition, child's diet, physical activity and sedentary behavioural data were collected through questionnaires.
resultsSeveral risk factors for the development of childhood overweight were found. Being an only child, lower maternal educational level, maternal and paternal overweight, more than 1 h screen time on weekdays and high soft drinks consumption were shown to be positively associated with the development of childhood overweight.
conclusionsAlthough behavioural factors are important, our findings support the thesis that interventions on the prevention of childhood overweight should focus on high-risk groups, i.e. children from low socio-economic background or with high parental BMI. Interventions should address the whole family and take into account their lifestyle and structure.
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