Excessive body weight of children and adolescents in the spotlight of their parents’ overweight and obesity, physical activity, and screen time

Erik Sigmund (), Dagmar Sigmundová () and Petr Badura ()
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Erik Sigmund: Palacký University Olomouc
Dagmar Sigmundová: Palacký University Olomouc
Petr Badura: Palacký University Olomouc

International Journal of Public Health, No 0, 9 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objectives The main aim of this study was to bridge the research gap in the countries of Central Europe using the family dyad approach to examine the associations of parents’ overweight/obesity, physical activity (PA), and screen time (ST) with excessive body weight in their offspring. Methods The cross-sectional study included 1101 parent–child dyads (648/453 mother/father–child aged 4–16) selected by two-stage stratified random sampling with complete data on body weight categories, weekly PA (Yamax pedometer), ST (family logbook) collected over a regular school/working week during the spring and autumn seasons between 2013 and 2019. Binary logistic regression analyses were used to identify which of parents’ lifestyle indicators were associated with the overweight/obesity of their offspring. Results The mother’s overweight/obesity significantly increases her children’s odds of overweight/obesity. Concerning fathers, active participation in organized leisure-time PA and reaching 10,000 steps per day significantly reduce the odds of overweight/obesity in their children and adolescent offspring. Conclusions The cumulative effect of parental participation in organized leisure-time PA with their own family-related PA can be a natural means of preventing the development of overweight/obesity in their offspring.

Keywords: Family; Overweight/obesity; Step counts; Organized leisure-time physical activity; Parent–child dyads; Nuclear family triads (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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