Correlation between parameters on the shape of body and dissatisfaction against it from parents among children and adolescents.

Lianguo FU; Haijun Wang; Lili Sun; Yide Yang; Xiaohui LI; Shuo Wang; Xiangkun Meng; Zhenghe Wang; Jun MA; Email: Majunt@bjmueducn

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Correlation between parameters on the shape of body and dissatisfaction against it from parents among children and adolescents.

Author: Lianguo FU ¹ ; Haijun WANG ² ; Lili SUN ³ ; Yide YANG ² ; Xiaohui LI ² ; Shuo WANG ² ; Xiangkun MENG ² ; Zhenghe WANG ² ; Jun MA ⁴ ; Email: MAJUNT@BJMU.EDU.CN.
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1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China.
2. Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University.
3. Department of Personnel, Bengbu Medical College.
4. Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Adolescent; Body Height; Body Image; psychology; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Body Weights and Measures; statistics & numerical data; Child; Female; Hip; anatomy & histology; Humans; Male; Parents; psychology; Personal Satisfaction; Skinfold Thickness; Waist Circumference
From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2015;36(4):318-322
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo analyze the correlation between children and adolescents' body shape parameters and parent's dissatisfaction on it.
METHODSStratified cluster sampling method was used to select students and their parents, and height, weight, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), skinfold thichness of the students were measured. Body image from parents was studied through the 'Ma body figural shape'. Correlation between body shape parameters and dissatisfaction towards them from the parents was analyzed under both simple- and multiple-level methods.
RESULTSThe overall prevalence of dissatisfaction on body-shapes from parents was 69.0%, including 28.6% of the parents expecting children to be fat (PEBF) while, 40.4% of the parents expecting their children to be thin (PEBT). In males, parameters as height, weight, WC, HC, skin fold thickness, BMI in PEBT were 1.9 cm, 11.9 kg, 13.2 cm, 8.8 cm, 32.3 mm, 4.7 kg/m² respectively, all higher than the satisfaction from the parents (PBIS) (all P < 0.05), and these parameters were 2.3 cm, 7.1 kg, 7.2 cm, 5.8 cm, 14.1 mm, 2.3 kg/m² higher in PBIS than that of PEBF, respectively (all P < 0.05). In females, parameters as weight, WC, HC, skinfold thickness, BMI in PEBT appeared to be 8.6 kg, 9.1 cm, 6.6 cm, 21.9 mm, 3.5 kg/m² higher than that of PBIS (all P < 0.01), and were 5.5 kg, 5.9 cm, 5.4 cm, 10.4 mm, 1.8 kg/m² higher in PBIS than that of PEBF, respectively, plus the difference of height was 3.6 cm more (P < 0.01). Differences of body shape on parameters between PEBT and PBIS were larger in primary school students than in middle school students. However, the differences of body shape parameters between PBIS and PEBF appeared higher in middle school students than in primary school male students, but were higher in female students in primary than in middle school students.
CONCLUSIONThe prevalence of body dissatisfaction related to children and adolscents' body shape parameters from parents was high. Parents in the PEBT group seemed to have paid more attention to children's body shape parameters at low age. However, parents in PEBF group might have paid more attention to children's body shape parameters at high age in males or at low age in females.