Abstract
Objectives: To examine parental influence on the development of obesity in 9-year-old Japanese children. Methods: A 6-year follow-up study of obesity among 6,102 children born in Toyama prefecture. Results: After adjusting for obesity at age 3, either paternal obesity or maternal obesity at the age 3 survey more than double the risk of obesity at age 9 in both genders. Increases in parental body mass indexes (BMIs) from the age 3 survey through the age 9 survey were significantly associated with obesity at age 9 in girls. Conclusions: Not only parental obesity but also increases in parental BMIs were likely to be associated with development of obesity in children.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-175 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002/09 |
Keywords
- body mass index
- children
- obesity
- parental influence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health