Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea.
Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 16;17(14):5126. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145126.
Parental characteristics can influence adolescent obesity. However, the influence of parental characteristics on obesity may differ depending on the adolescent's sex. This study evaluated parental characteristics that were associated with obesity in male and female adolescents. This study involved the secondary data analysis of cross-sectional survey data that were collected from June to September 2015. The study subjects included 1621 eighth-grade students. The study variables included sex, age, body mass index, household income, parental weight, parental perceptions of the child's body, parental lifestyle, and parental social support for healthy eating and physical activity. The association between parental factors and adolescent obesity was analyzed via logistic regression analysis for each sex. Among male students, the fathers' and mothers' overweight status, fathers' underestimation and overestimation of male adolescent weight, mothers' dietary habits, and the mothers' physical activity level were identified as obesity-associated factors. Among female students, the mothers' overweight status, underestimation of female adolescent weight by fathers, dietary habits, and the physical activity level of fathers were significantly associated with adolescent obesity. The mothers' overweight status and the underestimation of weight by fathers were strongly associated with obesity in male and female adolescents. Parental involvement in obesity-intervention programs could help prevent adolescent obesity.
父母特征可能会影响青少年肥胖。然而，父母特征对肥胖的影响可能因青少年的性别而异。本研究评估了与男、女青少年肥胖相关的父母特征。本研究对 2015 年 6 月至 9 月期间收集的横断面调查数据进行了二次数据分析。研究对象包括 1621 名八年级学生。研究变量包括性别、年龄、体重指数、家庭收入、父母体重、父母对孩子身体的看法、父母的生活方式以及父母对健康饮食和身体活动的社会支持。通过对每个性别的逻辑回归分析，研究了父母因素与青少年肥胖之间的关系。在男学生中，父亲和母亲超重、父亲低估和高估男青少年体重、母亲的饮食习惯以及母亲的身体活动水平被确定为肥胖相关因素。在女学生中，母亲超重、父亲低估女青少年体重、饮食习惯以及父亲的身体活动水平与青少年肥胖显著相关。母亲超重和父亲低估体重与男、女青少年肥胖密切相关。父母参与肥胖干预计划可能有助于预防青少年肥胖。
