Parental influence on the development of obesity in 9-year-old Japanese children: the Toyama birth cohort study.
- Author:
Machi SUKA
1
;
Hiroki SUGIMORI
;
Katsumi YOSHIDA
;
Michikazu SEKINE
;
Takashi YAMAGAMI
;
Sadanobu KAGAMIMORI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: body mass index; children; obesity; parental influence
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2002;7(4):173-175
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVESTo examine parental influence on the development of obesity in 9-year-old Japanese children.
METHODSA 6-year follow-up study of obesity among 6,102 children born in Toyama prefecture.
RESULTSAfter adjusting for obesity at age 3, either paternal obesity or maternal obesity at the age 3 survey more than double the risk of obesity at age 9 in both genders. Increases in parental body mass indexes (BMIs) from the age 3 survey through the age 9 survey were significantly associated with obesity at age 9 in girls.
CONCLUSIONSNot only parental obesity but also increases in parental BMIs were likely to be associated with development of obesity in children.
