Jalali-Farahani Sara, Chin Yit Siew, Mohd Taib Mohd Nasir, Amiri Parisa
Research Center for Social Determinants of Endocrine Health and Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Apr 16;15(2):e42701. doi: 10.5812/ijem.42701. eCollection 2017 Apr.
This study aimed to determine the parental correlates of body weight status among adolescents in Tehran. The participants were 465 high school students and their parents who resided in Tehran. Body weight and height of the students were measured, and body mass index (BMI)-for-age and body weight status of the students were determined according to the world health organization growth reference (2007). Parents of the students completed a self-administered questionnaire including socio-demographic information, self-reported parental body weight and height, and parental perception of student's body weight status. About half of the parents had an incorrect perception about body weight status of their children with higher rates of underestimation than overestimation. The percentage of parents who correctly perceived body weight status of the students decreased from 100.0% in severe thinness group to 14.0% in obese group. There were no significant associations between marital status, occupation, and education of parents and BMI-for-age of the students. While, both BMI of mother and BMI of father were significantly associated with students' BMI-for-age (r = 0.29 and r = 0.27, respectively; P < 0.05). A great number of parents had incorrect perception regarding body weight status of their offspring; this was true specifically for parents of overweight and obese students. Both parental BMI and parental perception regarding students' body weight status were associated with students' BMI-for-age, indicating the need for parental involvement in weight management programs targeting adolescents.
本研究旨在确定德黑兰青少年体重状况与父母因素之间的关联。研究对象为居住在德黑兰的465名高中生及其父母。测量了学生的体重和身高，并根据世界卫生组织生长参考标准（2007年）确定了学生的年龄别体重指数（BMI）和体重状况。学生的父母完成了一份自填式问卷，内容包括社会人口学信息、父母自我报告的体重和身高，以及父母对学生体重状况的认知。约半数父母对子女的体重状况存在错误认知，低估的比例高于高估。正确认知学生体重状况的父母比例从重度消瘦组的100.0%降至肥胖组的14.0%。父母的婚姻状况、职业和教育程度与学生的年龄别BMI之间无显著关联。然而，母亲的BMI和父亲的BMI均与学生的年龄别BMI显著相关（r分别为0.29和0.27；P<0.05）。大量父母对其子女的体重状况存在错误认知；超重和肥胖学生的父母尤其如此。父母的BMI以及父母对学生体重状况的认知均与学生的年龄别BMI相关，这表明针对青少年的体重管理项目需要父母的参与。
