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Maternal Concern about Child Weight in a Study of Weight-Discordant Siblings
Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.), v 32(2), 132
Mar 2015
PMID: 24612012
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Abstract
ObjectiveThis study examined concern about child weight in mothers of weight-discordant siblings and determined the accuracy of maternal self-report versus measured child height, weight, and corresponding body mass index (BMI; kg/m(2)) z-score.
Design and SampleDiscordant sibling design. Forty-seven mothers of 5- to 12-year-old, weight-discordant siblings.
MeasuresMothers self-reported their concern about child weight for each child separately and for a subset of children, self-reported their heights and weights. Siblings' height, weight, waist circumference, and adiposity were measured.
ResultsThe majority (83%) of mothers expressed concern about their overweight/obese child's weight and 20% of mothers expressed concern about their normal-weight child's weight (p<.001). Difference scores in maternal concern about child weight were positively associated with difference scores in sibling BMI z-score (r=0.42; p=.01) and percent body fat (r=0.56; p<.001). For overweight/obese children only, maternal-reported child heights and weights were significantly lower compared to the measured values (p<.03).
ConclusionsOne fifth of mothers of weight-discordant siblings were unconcerned about their overweight/obese child's weight and for overweight/obese children only, mothers tended to underreport children's height and weight. Mothers' concern for their overweight/obese child's weight was greater for sibling pairs who were more discordant in their weight.
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- Title
- Maternal Concern about Child Weight in a Study of Weight-Discordant Siblings
- Creators
- Tanja V. E. Kral - University of PennsylvaniaRenee H. Moore - North Carolina State UniversityCharlene W. Compher - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.), v 32(2), 132
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- K01DK078601 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000351690300006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84925357761
- Other Identifier
- 991021448181104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Nursing
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health