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Do high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavioral goals for reducing obesity?

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Turer, CB; Stroo, M; Brouwer, RJ; Krause, KM; Lovelady, CA; Bastian, LA; Peterson, B; Østbye, T
Published in: Acad Pediatr
2013

BACKGROUND: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued specific behavioral recommendations to prevent obesity. It is unclear how often high-risk preschoolers and overweight mothers meet recommended behavior goals and whether meeting these goals is negatively associated with overweight/obesity. OBJECTIVE: To describe the proportion of preschoolers and mothers that meet AAP-recommended behavior goals and examine the associations of meeting goals with weight-status, and mothers meeting goals and children meeting corresponding goals. METHODS: Secondary analysis of baseline data (before an intervention) from mother-preschooler dyads in a weight-control study. Mothers were overweight or obese. Preschoolers were 2-5 years old. Dietary and feeding practices were assessed by the use of questionnaires. Activity was measured directly using accelerometry. Outcomes included preschooler overweight and maternal obesity. RESULTS: The respective proportions of children and mothers that met behavior goals were: 17% and 13% for ≥5 fruits/vegetables/day, 46% and 33% for zero sugar-sweetened beverages/day, 41% and 13% for fast-food <1×/week, and 46% and 13% for screentime ≤2 hours/day. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity did not exceed 60 minutes/day in any participant. A total of 49% ate family meals together 7×/week. For each additional goal met, the adjusted odds for preschooler overweight was 0.9 (95% confidence interval 0.8-1.1) and for maternal obesity, 0.8 (95% confidence interval 0.6-0.9). Preschoolers had significantly greater odds of meeting each goal when mothers met the corresponding goal. CONCLUSIONS: Few high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavior goals. Meeting a greater number of behavior goals may be particularly important for maternal weight. Preschoolers have greater odds of meeting behavior goals when mothers meet behavior goals.

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Acad Pediatr

DOI

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1876-2867

Publication Date

2013

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

243 / 250

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Mothers
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
 

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Turer, C. B., Stroo, M., Brouwer, R. J., Krause, K. M., Lovelady, C. A., Bastian, L. A., … Østbye, T. (2013). Do high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavioral goals for reducing obesity? Acad Pediatr, 13(3), 243–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2013.01.003
Turer, Christy Boling, Marissa Stroo, Rebecca J. Brouwer, Katrina M. Krause, Cheryl A. Lovelady, Lori A. Bastian, Bercedis Peterson, and Truls Østbye. “Do high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavioral goals for reducing obesity?Acad Pediatr 13, no. 3 (2013): 243–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2013.01.003.
Turer CB, Stroo M, Brouwer RJ, Krause KM, Lovelady CA, Bastian LA, et al. Do high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavioral goals for reducing obesity? Acad Pediatr. 2013;13(3):243–50.
Turer, Christy Boling, et al. “Do high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavioral goals for reducing obesity?Acad Pediatr, vol. 13, no. 3, 2013, pp. 243–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.acap.2013.01.003.
Turer CB, Stroo M, Brouwer RJ, Krause KM, Lovelady CA, Bastian LA, Peterson B, Østbye T. Do high-risk preschoolers or overweight mothers meet AAP-recommended behavioral goals for reducing obesity? Acad Pediatr. 2013;13(3):243–250.
Journal cover image

Published In

Acad Pediatr

DOI

EISSN

1876-2867

Publication Date

2013

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

243 / 250

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Mothers
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female