Relationship between parental reproductive age and the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220223-00171
- Author:
Rui DENG
1
;
Ke LOU
1
;
Si Liang ZHOU
1
;
Xing Xiu LI
1
;
Zhi Yong ZOU
1
;
Ying Hua MA
1
;
Jun MA
1
;
Bin DONG
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Child;
Fathers;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Mothers;
Obesity/epidemiology*;
Overweight/epidemiology*;
Risk Factors;
Young Adult
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;56(5):583-589
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To explore the role of parental reproductive age on the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring. Methods: The participants were derived from physical examination data of students aged 6-18 years in seven provinces in China, and questionnaire survey was used to collect demographic characteristics and lifestyle information of the students and their parents. A total of 41 567 children with complete data were included. According to the restricted cubic spline curve, maternal reproductive age was divided into three categories, 14-23, 24-28, and 29-38 years, and paternal reproductive age was divided into 14-23, 24-30, and 31-42 years. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between parental reproductive age and parental nutritional status and the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring. Results: The mean age of 41 567 children was (10.6±3.2) years, and the mean paternal and maternal age were (27.9±4.4) years and (25.8±4.0) years, respectively. The detection rate of overweight and obesity was 23.4%. After adjusting factors of children diet and behaviors, the OR(95%CI)of offspring overweight and obesity in groups of fathers aged 24-30 years and mothers aged 24-28 years was 1.11 (1.04-1.18) and 1.16 (1.08-1.24), respectively. When none parents were overweight and obese, the difference of obesity risk was not statistically significant. When both parents were overweight and obese, the OR(95%CI)of offspring overweight and obesity in groups of fathers aged 24-30 years and mothers aged 14-28 years old was 1.27 (1.00-1.62) and 1.33 (1.07-1.65) respectively. Conclusion: Parental reproductive age and parental overweight and obesity status may both increase the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring, with a significant interaction effect.
