Parental body mass index and its association with body composition, physical fitness and lifestyle factors in their 4-year-old children: results from the MINISTOP trial

Background/Objectives: To examine the association between parental body mass index (BMI) and their offspring’s body composition, physical fitness and lifestyle factors (that is, sedentary time, physical activity and diet). Subjects/Methods: A total of 307 preschoolers (4.5±0.1 years) and their paren...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2017-10, Vol.71 (10), p.1200-1205
Main Authors: Cadenas-Sanchez, C, Henriksson, P, Henriksson, H, Delisle Nyström, C, Pomeroy, J, Ruiz, J R, Ortega, F B, Löf, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Body Composition
Body fat
Body mass
Body Mass Index
Body size
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Children
Clinical Nutrition
Diet
Energy balance
Epidemiology
Fat-free
Fat-free body mass
Feeding Behavior
Female
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Humans
Internal Medicine
Life Style
Lifestyles
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Obesity
Offspring
original-article
Parent and child
Parents
Parents & parenting
Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control
Pediatric research
Physical activity
Physical Fitness
Physiological aspects
Plethysmography
Preschool children
Public Health
Sweden
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Summary:Background/Objectives: To examine the association between parental body mass index (BMI) and their offspring’s body composition, physical fitness and lifestyle factors (that is, sedentary time, physical activity and diet). Subjects/Methods: A total of 307 preschoolers (4.5±0.1 years) and their parents (fathers: 38.1±5.1 years and mothers: 35.6±4.2 years) participated in this study. Parental BMI was calculated using self-reported weight and height. Preschoolers body composition was assessed using: BMI, fat mass percentage, fat mass index, fat-free mass index (measured via air-displacement plethysmography) and waist circumference. Physical fitness was assessed by the PREFIT fitness battery. Lifestyle factors were assessed using the ActiGraph wGT3x-BT (sedentary time and physical activity), and the mobile-phone based tool for energy balance in children (diet). Results: Parental BMI were positively associated with their offspring’s BMI (paternal BMI: standardised beta, β=0.233, P
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/ejcn.2017.62