Variations in eating habits between Ecuadorian parents and children related to excess weight

Sandoval, Natalia Romero; Robles, Julieta; Cisneros, María José; Ruiz, Virginia; Martín, Miguel

doi:10.1590/1806-93042017000300011

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES • Rev. Bras. Saude Mater. Infant. 17 (3) • Jul-Sep 2017 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-93042017000300011 copy

Variations in eating habits between Ecuadorian parents and children related to excess weight

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Abstract

Objectives:

to evaluate the concordance of food consumption habits declared by parents and by their children, and relate it to excess weight prevalence.

Methods:

cross-sectional study. Concordance was analysed by Kappa and McNemar tests. The analysis of the discrepancies against excess weight was made by logistic regression.

Results:

we found high levels of discrepancy between parents and children: Kappa -0.02-0.31 (p≤0.01), McNemar p≤0.01. Excess weight did not vary in terms of the discrepancies, except for the affirmation of following a diet (ORadjusted: 1.79; CI95%: 1.49-2.14).

Conclusions:

agreement between parents and their children demonstrated discordance, but did not influenced on excess weight.

Key words
Obesity; Food habits; Nutrition

Variable	Definition	Definition of the level of discrepancy considered to be at risk	Absolute frequency of valid responses (%)
Eat breakfast	To eat some solid food before 10am, regularly	Parents say yes, their child says no	4,040 (99.8)
Follow a diet	To follow some special type of diet	Parents say no, their child says yes	3,901 (96.4)
Eat alone	To eat main meals without being accompanied by other people such as friends or family	Parents say no, their child says yes	3,659 (90.4)
Frequency of eating fruit	Freq. of eating edible fruits of cultivated plants	Parents say yes, their child says no	3,750 (92.7)
Frequency of eating vegetables	Freq. of eating edible vegetables of cultivated plants	Parents say yes, their child says no	3,735 (92.3)
Frequency of eating unhealthy foods	Freq. of consuming snacks, sweetened drinks, fast food, sweets/cakes	Parents say no, their child says yes	3,787 (93.6)

Variable	Category	Absolute frequency	%	PR	CI95%
Sex of student	Male	979/3,253	30.1	1.2	1.18-1.38
Age	9 to 12 years	1,099/3,566	30.8	1.3	1.28-1.50
Sex of parent	Male	360/1,190	30.3	1.1	1.03-1.27
Risk-discrepancy about whether eat breakfast	Yes, risk	165/540	30.6	1.1	0.98-1.29
Risk-discrepancy about following a diet	Yes, risk	303/835	36.3	1.4	1.29-1.60
Risk-discrepancy about eating alone	Yes, risk	810/2,956	27.4	1.1	0.88-1.15
Risk-discrepancy about fruit consumption	Yes, risk	139/509	27.3	0.9	0.84-1.13
Risk-discrepancy about vegetable consumption	Yes, risk	180/649	27.7	1.0	0.89-1.16
Risk-discrepancy about consumption of unhealthy foods	Yes, risk	307/1,205	25.5	1.1	0.99-1.25

	OR_crude	CI95%	OR_adjusted	CI95%
Sex of student	1.43	1.25-1.64	1.28	1.09-1.50
Age	1.56	1.40-1.73	1.69	1.44-1.99
Sex of parent	1.20	1.03-1.39	1.08	0.91-1.28
Risk-discrepancy about whether eat breakfast	1.04	0.84-1.28	1.18	0.94-1.47
Risk-discrepancy about following a diet	1.68	1.43-1.98	1.79	1.49-2.14
Risk-discrepancy about eating alone	1.18	0.96-1.44	1.01	0.83-1.24
Risk-discrepancy about fruit consumption	1.68	1.43-1.98	1.02	0.81-1.29
Risk-discrepancy about vegetable consumption	0.79	0.67-0.94	1.08	0.88-1.33
Risk-discrepancy about consumption of unhealthy foods	1.16	1.00-1.35	1.12	0.94-1.34

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[TFN1] PR= prevalence ratio.