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Parental perceptions of and concerns about child's body weight in eight European countries: the IDEFICS study

S Regber, M Novak, G Eiben, K Bammann, Stefaan De Henauw (UGent) , JM Fernández-Alvira, W Gwozdz, Y Kourides, LA Moreno, D Molnár, et al.
(2013) PEDIATRIC OBESITY. 8(2). p.118-129
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Objectives: To evaluate parental perceptions of and concern about child's body weight and general health in children in a European cohort. Design: Cross-sectional multi-centre study in eight European countries. Participants 16220 children, ages 29 years. Methods: Parents completed a questionnaire regarding children's health and weight and concern about overweight and underweight. Objective children's weight categories from the International Obesity Task Force were used. Logistic regression models were utilized to identify predictors of accurate weight perception. Results: Parental weight perception corresponded overall to children's mean body mass index (BMI) z-scores, with important exceptions. About one-third of the total indicated concern about underweight, paradoxically most often parents of children in the overweight or obesity categories. In 63%, parents of children in the overweight category marked proper weight'. The strongest predictor for accurate parental weight perception for children with overweight and obesity was BMI z-score (odds ratio [OR]=7.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.18.7). Compared to Southern Europe, ORs for accurate parental weight perception were 4.4 (95% CI 3.36.0) in Northern Europe and 3.4 (95% CI 2.74.2) in Central Europe. Conclusion: Parents of children categorized as being overweight or obese systematically underestimated weight. Parents differed regionally regarding accurate weight perception and concern about overweight and underweight.
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MASS INDEX, obesity, weight concern, parent, weight perception, DESIGN, DEFINITION, ADOLESCENTS, OBESITY, RISK-FACTORS, PENALIZED LIKELIHOOD, INTERNATIONAL SURVEY, Cohort of European children, OVERWEIGHT

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Regber, S., et al. “Parental Perceptions of and Concerns about Child’s Body Weight in Eight European Countries: The IDEFICS Study.” PEDIATRIC OBESITY, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 118–29, doi:10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00093.x.
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Regber, S., Novak, M., Eiben, G., Bammann, K., De Henauw, S., Fernández-Alvira, J., … Mårild, S. (2013). Parental perceptions of and concerns about child’s body weight in eight European countries: the IDEFICS study. PEDIATRIC OBESITY, 8(2), 118–129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00093.x
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Regber, S, M Novak, G Eiben, K Bammann, Stefaan De Henauw, JM Fernández-Alvira, W Gwozdz, et al. 2013. “Parental Perceptions of and Concerns about Child’s Body Weight in Eight European Countries: The IDEFICS Study.” PEDIATRIC OBESITY 8 (2): 118–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00093.x.
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Regber, S, M Novak, G Eiben, K Bammann, Stefaan De Henauw, JM Fernández-Alvira, W Gwozdz, Y Kourides, LA Moreno, D Molnár, I Pigeot, L Reisch, P Russo, T Veidebaum, I Borup, and S Mårild. 2013. “Parental Perceptions of and Concerns about Child’s Body Weight in Eight European Countries: The IDEFICS Study.” PEDIATRIC OBESITY 8 (2): 118–129. doi:10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00093.x.
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Regber S, Novak M, Eiben G, Bammann K, De Henauw S, Fernández-Alvira J, et al. Parental perceptions of and concerns about child’s body weight in eight European countries: the IDEFICS study. PEDIATRIC OBESITY. 2013;8(2):118–29.
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S. Regber et al., “Parental perceptions of and concerns about child’s body weight in eight European countries: the IDEFICS study,” PEDIATRIC OBESITY, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 118–129, 2013.
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Design: Cross-sectional multi-centre study in eight European countries. Participants 16220 children, ages 29 years.
Methods: Parents completed a questionnaire regarding children's health and weight and concern about overweight and underweight. Objective children's weight categories from the International Obesity Task Force were used. Logistic regression models were utilized to identify predictors of accurate weight perception.
Results: Parental weight perception corresponded overall to children's mean body mass index (BMI) z-scores, with important exceptions. About one-third of the total indicated concern about underweight, paradoxically most often parents of children in the overweight or obesity categories. In 63%, parents of children in the overweight category marked proper weight'. The strongest predictor for accurate parental weight perception for children with overweight and obesity was BMI z-score (odds ratio [OR]=7.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.18.7). Compared to Southern Europe, ORs for accurate parental weight perception were 4.4 (95% CI 3.36.0) in Northern Europe and 3.4 (95% CI 2.74.2) in Central Europe.
Conclusion: Parents of children categorized as being overweight or obese systematically underestimated weight. Parents differed regionally regarding accurate weight perception and concern about overweight and underweight.}},
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