Longitudinal associations between family characteristics and measures of childhood obesity

Reetta Lehto (), Carola Ray () and Eva Roos ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 3, 495-503

Abstract: Several family characteristics predicted child BMI and WHtR 2 years later. These results contribute new knowledge about parental influence on child weight and weight gain and should be taken into account when planning interventions on the matter. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Family characteristics; Body mass index; Children; Waist-to-height ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0281-5

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