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Prev Chronic Dis
Personal Author:
Arcan, Chrisa ; Hannan, Peter J. ; Himes, John H. ; Fulkerson, Jayne A. ; Holy Rock, Bonnie ; ... More +
Arcan, Chrisa ; Hannan, Peter J. ; Himes, John H. ; Fulkerson, Jayne A. ; Holy Rock, Bonnie ; Smyth, Mary ; Story, Mary Less -
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Introduction

Obesity is highly prevalent among American Indians, and effective prevention efforts require caregiver involvement. We examined American Indian (AI) parents' assessment of and level of concern about their kindergarten child's weight status.

Methods

We collected baseline data (fall of 2005 and fall of 2006) on children and their parents or caregivers for a school-based obesity prevention trial (Bright Start) on an AI reservation in South Dakota. The current study uses 413 parent-child pairs. Age- and sex-adjusted body mass index percentiles were categorized as very underweight (<5th percentile), slightly underweight (5th to <15th percentile), normal weight (15th to <85th percentile), overweight (85th to <95th percentile), and obese (≥95th percentile). Parents or caregivers reported their assessment of and concerns about their child's weight status as well as sociodemographic characteristics. We used mixed-model multivariable analysis to examine associations between sociodemographic characteristics and the probability of parents under classifying or overclassifying their child's weight status; analyses were adjusted for school as a random effect.

Results

Children were evenly divided by sex and had a mean age of 5.8 years. Twenty-nine percent of children and 86% of parents were overweight or obese. Approximately 33% (n = 138) of parents under classified and 7% (n = 29) of parents overclassified their child's weight status. Higher parental weight status and higher concern about their child's weight status increased the probability of under classification (P for trend = .02 for both).

Conclusion

In this sample of at-risk children, one-third of parents under classified their child's weight status. Childhood obesity prevention programs need to increase awareness and recognition of childhood obesity and address parental weight issues.


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Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Status Health Surveys Humans Indians, North American Male Middle Aged Obesity Parents Young Adult
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
South Dakota
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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