Observational studyBMC pediatrics2017
Overweight in children and its perception by parents: cross-sectional observation in a general pediatric outpatient clinic.
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- Factors Influencing Parents' and Children's Misperception of Children's Weight Status: a Systematic Review of Current Research.Current obesity reports · 2019Pooled it
- The Influence of Parents' Nutritional Education Program on Their Infants' Metabolic Health.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Accuracy of Parent-Reported Child Height and Weight and Calculated Body Mass Index Compared With Objectively Measured Anthropometrics: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Parental estimates of children's weight status: evidence from Serbian children aged 6-9 years.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- How Parents Perceive Their Children's Body Weight: Insights from a Sample of Schoolchildren from Vienna, Austria.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Beyond correlates: the social gradient in childhood overweight.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- The Perception of the Body Condition of Cats and Dogs by French Pet Owners and the Factors Influencing Underestimation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Perceptions of Primary Caregivers on Children's Weight Status Versus Actual Weight Status in Children Aged 6-15 Years - China, 2021.China CDC weekly · 2023Article
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- Obesity in Polish Children and Parents' Perception of Their Children's Weight Status: The Results of the SOPKARD-Junior Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The temporal relationship between parental concern of overeating and childhood obesity considering genetic susceptibility: longitudinal results from the IDEFICS/I.Family study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- Development and Validation of a Self-Determination Theory-Based Measure of Motivation to Exercise and Diet in Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: association with BMI in children aged 3-10 years from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Do mothers accurately identify their child's overweight/obesity status during early childhood? Evidence from a nationally representative cohort study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood overweight is a growing problem in industrialized countries. Parents play a major role in the development and the treatment of overweight in their children. A key factor here is the perception of their child's weight status. As we know of other studies, parental perception of children's weight status is very poor. This study aimed to determine factors associated with childhood overweight and parental misperception of weight status. The height and weight of children, as reported by parents were compared with measured data.
methodsThe study was conducted at a general pediatric outpatient clinic in Vienna, Austria. A total of 600 children (aged 0-14 years) participated in the study. Collection of data was performed by means of a questionnaire comprising items relating to parental weight and social demographics. The parents were also asked to indicate their children's weight and height, as well as the estimated weight status. Children were weighed and measured and BMI was calculated, allowing a comparison of estimated values and weight categories with the measured data.
resultsParental BMI, parental weight and a higher birth weight were identified as factors associated with childhood overweight. No association with the parents' educational status or citizenship could be proven. We compared parents' estimations of weight and height of their children with measured data. Here we found, that parental estimated values often differ from measured data. Using only parental estimated data to define weight status leads to misclassifications. It could be seen that parents of overweight children tend to underestimate the weight status of their children, compared to parents of children with normal weight.
conclusionsPediatricians should bear in mind that parental assessment often differs from the measured weight of their children. Hence children should be weighed and measured regularly to prevent them from becoming overweight. This is of particular importance in children with higher birth weight and children of overweight parents.
trial registrationStudy was not registered. The study was approved by the Ethic committee of the city of Vienna. (EK 13-146-VK).
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