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ArticlePediatric obesity2026

Tracking BMI Changes in Parent-Child Dyads: Insights From the Feel4Diabetes Study.

Eva Karaglani, Dimitra-Irinna Vitoratou, Matzourana Argyropoulou, Costas A Anastasiou, Greet Cardon, Julie Latomme, Yuliya Bazdarska, Tsvetalina Tankova, Luis A Moreno, Imre Rurik and 4 more

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Eva KaraglaniDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimitra-Irinna VitoratouDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-8722
Matzourana ArgyropoulouDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-3065
Costas A AnastasiouDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Greet CardonDepartment of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Julie LatommeDepartment of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Yuliya BazdarskaDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
Tsvetalina TankovaDivision of Diabetology, Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-1131
Luis A MorenoGrowth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development (GENUD), Research Group, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-653X
Imre RurikDepartment of Family Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-8714
Jaana LindströmDepartment of Public Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Konstantinos MakrilakisFirst Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4160-0577
Violeta IotovaDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-1200
Yannis ManiosDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 643708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParental weight status is a key predictor of childhood obesity. However, limited evidence exists on how longitudinal changes in parental BMI influence children's weight trajectories, particularly in families at elevated risk for type 2 diabetes.

objectivesTo investigate children's body mass index-for-age z-score (BMIz) changes over a 2-year period, associated with independent and cumulative changes in parents' BMI.

methodsIn the Feel4Diabetes study, data from 12 280 children (age: 8.2 ± 1.0 years) and their parents were analysed to assess changes in child BMI-for-age z-scores over 2 years in relation to parental BMI changes. Analyses were adjusted for study design and baseline socio-demographic factors and were conducted in both the total sample (all-families) and high-risk for type 2 diabetes families (HR-families).

resultsIn the all-families dataset, a 1 kg/m

conclusionsParental BMI reductions, especially when both parents are involved, contribute to favourable BMI changes in children. The changes were more pronounced in HR-families, underscoring the need for interventions targeting the whole family in populations at elevated risk for type 2 diabetes.

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Body Mass IndexDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Parent-Child RelationsParentsPediatric ObesityAdultBody-Weight TrajectoryChildFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleRisk Factorsbody mass indexchildhood obesityintervention studylongitudinal studyparent–child dyads

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