Open AccessFamily influence on childhood excess weight in the Region of Murcia, Spain
Author(s) -
María Isabel Jiménez Candel,
José L. Jiménez,
Antonio J Gómez Navarro,
Ana Belén Monreal Tomás
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2021.eng.99
Subject(s) - overweight , excess weight , obesity , anthropometry , childhood obesity , demography , medicine , contingency table , body mass index , psychology , pediatrics , endocrinology , statistics , mathematics , sociology
In Spain, childhood obesity is worrying, and its development might be influenced by the family setting. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of excess weight among adolescents, evaluate family variables that could affect it, and determine parents' body perception.