Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
Center for Research on People of Color, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2023 Mar;45(3):201-207. doi: 10.1177/01939459221115152. Epub 2022 Jul 27.
We investigated the associations between paternal co-residence and asthma, obesity, and blood pressure among children aged 3-5 years. Mother/child dyads ( = 250) self-identified as African American or Black. Mothers reported on father's co-residence and child's asthma diagnosis. Height, weight, and blood pressure were measured. Regression models were used to examine paternal co-residence with child health outcomes (i.e., asthma, obesity, and blood pressure). Confounders included maternal and child age, child sex, maternal smoking, and insurance status. Children who lived with their fathers were less likely to have asthma ( = 0.39, 95% CI 0.18-0.79), though this association was not significant after adjustment for confounders ( = 0.47, 95% CI 0.22-1.01). Paternal co-residence was not significantly associated with child obesity ( = 0.78, 95% CI 0.35-1.73), systolic (β = 0.57, = 1.2, = .64), or diastolic (β = 1.91, = 1.0, = .07) blood pressure. More research is necessary to understand the diversity of family living situations and how they affect child health.
我们研究了父亲与孩子同住与 3-5 岁儿童哮喘、肥胖和血压之间的关联。母亲/孩子对子（ = 250）自认为是非裔美国人或黑人。母亲报告了父亲与孩子同住的情况和孩子的哮喘诊断。测量了身高、体重和血压。回归模型用于检查父亲与孩子健康结果（即哮喘、肥胖和血压）的关系。混杂因素包括母亲和孩子的年龄、孩子的性别、母亲吸烟和保险状况。与父亲同住的孩子患哮喘的可能性较小（ = 0.39，95%CI 0.18-0.79），但在调整混杂因素后，这种关联并不显著（ = 0.47，95%CI 0.22-1.01）。父亲与孩子同住与肥胖（ = 0.78，95%CI 0.35-1.73）、收缩压（β = 0.57， = 1.2， = .64）或舒张压（β = 1.91， = 1.0， = .07）均无显著相关性。需要进一步研究以了解家庭生活状况的多样性以及它们如何影响儿童健康。
