Folkhälsan Research Center, Paasikivenkatu 4, 00250, Helsinki, Finland.
Int J Public Health. 2012 Jun;57(3):495-503. doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0281-5. Epub 2011 Aug 4.
The objective of this study was to investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between different family characteristics and body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in children.
This was a prospective follow-up study conducted in Helsinki region with data collected in 2006 and 2008. The sample consisted of 550 children aged 9-11 at baseline. Children were measured and weighed by research staff, and they completed a questionnaire about their family characteristics.
More meals together with the family, more parenting practices at meals, less time home without adult company after school, and child's perception of receiving care from mother in 2006 predicted a lower BMI in 2008 and partly a smaller increase in BMI from 2006 to 2008. Fewer associations were found to WHtR. Physical activity with either parent was not associated with BMI or WHtR.
Several family characteristics predicted child BMI and WHtR 2 years later. These results contribute new knowledge about parental influence on child weight and weight gain and should be taken into account when planning interventions on the matter.
本研究旨在调查不同家庭特征与儿童体重指数（BMI）和腰高比（WHtR）之间的横断面和纵向关联。
这是在赫尔辛基地区进行的一项前瞻性随访研究，数据收集于 2006 年和 2008 年。样本包括基线时年龄为 9-11 岁的 550 名儿童。由研究人员对儿童进行测量和称重，并完成了一份关于家庭特征的问卷。
更多与家人一起用餐、更多在进餐时进行养育实践、放学后家中没有成年人陪伴的时间较少，以及儿童在 2006 年感受到来自母亲的关怀，这些因素均预测了 2008 年 BMI 较低，且在一定程度上预测了 BMI 从 2006 年到 2008 年的增长幅度较小。与 WHtR 的关联较少。与父母双方中的任何一方进行的体育活动与 BMI 或 WHtR 均无关。
一些家庭特征可预测儿童 BMI 和 WHtR 2 年后的情况。这些结果为父母对儿童体重和体重增加的影响提供了新的知识，在规划干预措施时应予以考虑。
