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Parenting styles moderate links of feeding practices to odds of child obesity and overweight
Author(s) -
Okwonga Ajok Beatrice,
Hubbs-Tait Laura,
Topham Glade,
Larzelere Robert,
Rutledge Julie,
Cui Lixian,
Kennedy Tay Seacord,
Page Melanie,
Harrist Amanda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.374.6
Subject(s) - overweight , odds , permissive , obesity , odds ratio , medicine , childhood obesity , demography , parenting styles , child obesity , pediatrics , endocrinology , clinical psychology , logistic regression , virology , sociology
Study objective was to determine the influence of parenting styles on links between feeding practices and odds of overweight and obesity in children (n=269) followed from 1 st to 3 rd grades. In 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd grades, 73, 90, and 87 children had BMI ≥ 85th %tile and 33, 42, and 45 children had BMI ≥ 95 th %tile. Modeling was associated with lower odds of child obesity for 2 nd (OR = 0.365; 95% CI: 0.143–.929, p = .034) and 3 rd grade children (OR = .453; 95% CI: 0.186–1.105, p = .082) of mothers above the median on authoritative parenting style but not for children of mothers below the median on authoritative style. Restriction was associated with increased odds of overweight for children of mothers higher but not lower on permissive parenting style; for 1 st grade: OR= 2.522, 95% CI: 1.342 – 4.742, p = .004; for 2 nd grade: OR =1.996, 95% CI: 1.139 – 3.497, p = .016. Results help resolve inconsistent findings on feeding practices and child weight status. Implications for prevention include education of both parents and nutrition educators about importance of parenting styles for the link between feeding practices and reduced odds of child overweight and obesity. Funding: USDA 2004‐05545