Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study

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dc.contributor.authorMuthuri, Stella Ken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOnywera, Vincent Oen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTremblay, Mark Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBroyles, Stephanie Ten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChaput, Jean-Philippeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFogelholm, Mikaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHu, Gangen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKuriyan, Rebeccaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKurpad, Anuraen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Estelle Ven_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMaher, Carolen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Joséen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMatsudo, Victoren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOlds, Timothyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSarmiento, Olga Len_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStandage, Martynen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTudor-Locke, Catrineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Peien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChurch, Timothy Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKatzmarzyk, Peter Ten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGroup, ISCOLE Researchen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-31T07:35:14Z
dc.date.available2016-10-31T07:35:14Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Globally, the high prevalence of overweight and low levels of physical activity among children has serious implications for morbidity and premature mortality in adulthood. Various parental factors are associated with childhood overweight and physical activity. The objective of this paper was to investigate relationships between parental education or overweight, and (i) child overweight, (ii) child physical activity, and (iii) explore household coexistence of overweight, in a large international sample. METHODS: Data were collected from 4752 children (9-11 years) as part of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment in 12 countries around the world. Physical activity of participating children was assessed by accelerometry, and body weight directly measured. Questionnaires were used to collect parents' education level, weight, and height. RESULTS: Maternal and paternal overweight were positively associated with child overweight. Higher household coexistence of parent-child overweight was observed among overweight children compared to the total sample. There was a positive relationship between maternal education and child overweight in Colombia 1.90 (1.23-2.94) [ odds ratio (confidence interval) ] and Kenya 4.80 (2.21-10.43), and a negative relationship between paternal education and child overweight in Brazil 0.55 (0.33-0.92) and the USA 0.54 (0.33-0.88). Maternal education was negatively associated with children meeting physical activity guidelines in Colombia 0.53 (0.33-0.85), Kenya 0.35 (0.19-0.63), and Portugal 0.54 (0.31-0.96). CONCLUSIONS: Results are aligned with previous studies showing positive associations between parental and child overweight in all countries, and positive relationships between parental education and child overweight or negative associations between parental education and child physical activity in lower economic status countries. Relationships between maternal and paternal education and child weight status and physical activity appear to be related to the developmental stage of different countries. Given these varied relationships, it is crucial to further explore familial factors when investigating child overweight and physical activity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMuthuri, S. K., Onywera, V. O., Tremblay, M. S., Broyles, S. T., Chaput, J., Fogelholm, M., ... Group, I. R. (2016). Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study. <i>PLoS One</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22343en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMuthuri, Stella K, Vincent O Onywera, Mark S Tremblay, Stephanie T Broyles, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Mikael Fogelholm, Gang Hu, et al "Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study." <i>PLoS One</i> (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22343en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuthuri, S. K., Onywera, V. O., Tremblay, M. S., Broyles, S. T., Chaput, J. P., Fogelholm, M., ... & Maher, C. (2016). Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study. PloS one, 11(8), e0147746. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147746en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Muthuri, Stella K AU - Onywera, Vincent O AU - Tremblay, Mark S AU - Broyles, Stephanie T AU - Chaput, Jean-Philippe AU - Fogelholm, Mikael AU - Hu, Gang AU - Kuriyan, Rebecca AU - Kurpad, Anura AU - Lambert, Estelle V AU - Maher, Carol AU - Maia, José AU - Matsudo, Victor AU - Olds, Timothy AU - Sarmiento, Olga L AU - Standage, Martyn AU - Tudor-Locke, Catrine AU - Zhao, Pei AU - Church, Timothy S AU - Katzmarzyk, Peter T AU - Group, ISCOLE Research AB - BACKGROUND: Globally, the high prevalence of overweight and low levels of physical activity among children has serious implications for morbidity and premature mortality in adulthood. Various parental factors are associated with childhood overweight and physical activity. The objective of this paper was to investigate relationships between parental education or overweight, and (i) child overweight, (ii) child physical activity, and (iii) explore household coexistence of overweight, in a large international sample. METHODS: Data were collected from 4752 children (9-11 years) as part of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment in 12 countries around the world. Physical activity of participating children was assessed by accelerometry, and body weight directly measured. Questionnaires were used to collect parents' education level, weight, and height. RESULTS: Maternal and paternal overweight were positively associated with child overweight. Higher household coexistence of parent-child overweight was observed among overweight children compared to the total sample. There was a positive relationship between maternal education and child overweight in Colombia 1.90 (1.23-2.94) [ odds ratio (confidence interval) ] and Kenya 4.80 (2.21-10.43), and a negative relationship between paternal education and child overweight in Brazil 0.55 (0.33-0.92) and the USA 0.54 (0.33-0.88). Maternal education was negatively associated with children meeting physical activity guidelines in Colombia 0.53 (0.33-0.85), Kenya 0.35 (0.19-0.63), and Portugal 0.54 (0.31-0.96). CONCLUSIONS: Results are aligned with previous studies showing positive associations between parental and child overweight in all countries, and positive relationships between parental education and child overweight or negative associations between parental education and child physical activity in lower economic status countries. Relationships between maternal and paternal education and child weight status and physical activity appear to be related to the developmental stage of different countries. Given these varied relationships, it is crucial to further explore familial factors when investigating child overweight and physical activity. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0147746 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - PLoS One LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study TI - Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22343 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147746en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22343
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMuthuri SK, Onywera VO, Tremblay MS, Broyles ST, Chaput J, Fogelholm M, et al. Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country study. PLoS One. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22343.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_ZA
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dc.sourcePLoS Oneen_ZA
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dc.subject.otherChildrenen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPhysical activityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEducational attainmenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherChildhood obesityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEconomics of training and educationen_ZA
dc.subject.otherChild healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherFathersen_ZA
dc.subject.otherMothersen_ZA
dc.titleRelationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9 - 11 year old children: results from a 12-country studyen_ZA
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