A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study of Parental Outdoor Play Preferences and Association With Child Overweight and Obesity

Childhood obesity is highly prevalent among certain populations of New York. This cross-sectional pilot study examined the associations between parental attitudes about outdoor activities and body mass index (BMI). A questionnaire was distributed among parents of 1 to 13 aged children at ambulatory...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2024-05, Vol.63 (4), p.466-473
Main Authors: Gavryutina, Irina, Bochner, Risa, Chin, Vivian, Bargman, Renee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Child
Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Obesity
Outdoors
Overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Parents
Parents & parenting
Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology
Pediatrics
Pilot Projects
United States
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Summary:Childhood obesity is highly prevalent among certain populations of New York. This cross-sectional pilot study examined the associations between parental attitudes about outdoor activities and body mass index (BMI). A questionnaire was distributed among parents of 1 to 13 aged children at ambulatory pediatric clinics. Of 104 children included in the study 57 were of normal weight and 47 were overweight or obese. Most parents of children with BMI
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/00099228231176350