Hall Laura, Collins Clare E, Morgan Philip J, Burrows Tracy L, Lubans David R, Callister Robin
The University of Newcastle, HA12 Hunter Building, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Jul;111(7):1039-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.04.008.
Parental dietary intake, lifestyle behavior, and parenting style influence a child's weight status. Few studies have examined associations between parent-child dietary intake, or specific father-child associations. This cross-sectional study examined associations between father-child dietary intakes of fruit, vegetables, and selected energy-dense nutrient-poor foods. The study population consisted of overweight fathers with 50 father-child dyads included in the analysis; median (interquartile range) age of fathers was 39±8.0 years; body mass index was 32.7±5.3; and their primary school-aged children (n=50) (54% boys aged 8.5±3.0 years, body mass index z score 0.6±1.6) who had been targeted to participate in the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids pilot trial in the Hunter region, New South Wales, Australia in 2008. Dietary intakes of fathers and children were assessed using validated food frequency questionnaires, with mothers reporting their child's food intake. Descriptive statistics were reported and Spearman's rank order correlations used to test the strength of associations between father-child intakes. Fathers' median (interquartile range) daily fruit and vegetable intakes were 0.9 (1.5) and 2.2 (1.3) servings/day, respectively, whereas children consumed 2.1 (2.4) fruit and 2.9 (2.1) vegetable servings/day. Moderately-strong positive correlations were found between father-child fruit intakes (r=0.40, P<0.01), cookies (r=0.54, P<0.001), and potato chips (r=0.33, P<0.05). There were no associations between intakes of vegetables, ice cream, chocolate, or french fries (P>0.05). Children's intakes of fruit and some energy-dense nutrient-poor foods but not vegetables were related to their father's intakes. The targeting of fathers should be tested in experimental studies as a potential strategy to improve child and family eating habits.
父母的饮食摄入、生活方式行为和育儿方式会影响孩子的体重状况。很少有研究探讨亲子饮食摄入之间的关联，或者具体的父子之间的关联。这项横断面研究调查了父子在水果、蔬菜以及某些能量密集但营养匮乏食物的饮食摄入之间的关联。研究人群包括超重父亲及其子女，共有50对父子二元组纳入分析；父亲的年龄中位数（四分位间距）为39±8.0岁；体重指数为32.7±5.3；他们的小学适龄子女（n = 50）（54%为男孩，年龄8.5±3.0岁，体重指数z评分0.6±1.6），这些孩子是2008年在澳大利亚新南威尔士州猎人地区参与“健康爸爸，健康孩子”试点试验的目标对象。使用经过验证的食物频率问卷评估父亲和孩子的饮食摄入，由母亲报告孩子的食物摄入量。报告了描述性统计数据，并使用斯皮尔曼等级相关来检验父子摄入量之间关联的强度。父亲每天水果和蔬菜摄入量的中位数（四分位间距）分别为0.9（1.5）份/天和2.2（1.3）份/天，而孩子每天食用2.1（2.4）份水果和2.9（2.1）份蔬菜。父子在水果摄入量（r = 0.40，P < 0.01）、饼干摄入量（r = 0.54，P < 0.001）和薯片摄入量（r = 0.33，P < 0.05）之间发现了中度较强的正相关。蔬菜、冰淇淋、巧克力或炸薯条的摄入量之间没有关联（P > 0.05）。孩子的水果摄入量以及一些能量密集但营养匮乏食物的摄入量（但不包括蔬菜摄入量）与他们父亲的摄入量有关。在实验研究中应测试将父亲作为改善儿童和家庭饮食习惯的潜在策略的针对性。
