کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4138864 1272187 2016 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Parental Perceptions of Weight During the First Year of Life
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
درک والدین از وزن در طول سال اول زندگی
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundMore than half of parents underestimate their overweight child's weight; however, previous research focuses on children older than 2 years of age. The objective of this study was to assess whether parents of 2- to 12-month-old infants are able to accurately perceive their children's weight status.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from the Greenlight study, a cluster randomized obesity prevention trial, at 4 pediatric clinics serving diverse and low-income populations. Infants' length and weight were measured at well-child checks, and parents completed questionnaires including demographic characteristics and perception of their children's weight. Weight-for-length (WFL) percentile at the fifth to ≤95 was considered healthy weight and WFL percentile >95th was considered overweight. We used chi-squared tests to compare accuracy according to weight category and performed logistic regression analysis to assess accuracy at each time point.ResultsApproximately 85% to 90% of infants (n = 853 at 2 months, n = 563 at 12 months) were at a healthy WFL at all measurement times, and parents of these infants were more likely to have an accurate perception of their child's weight (accuracy 89%–95%) than overweight children (accuracy 7%–26%; P < .001 across time points). Approximately 10% of healthy weight infants were perceived as underweight by their parents at all time points. At 12 months, mothers who were overweight were significantly more likely to underestimate their child's weight status (P = .008).ConclusionsIn our diverse and low-income sample, parents of overweight infants infrequently know that their infants are overweight. Future studies should examine how perception is related to feeding habits and weight status over time.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Academic Pediatrics - Volume 16, Issue 6, August 2016, Pages 558–564
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