Aparício et al.18
|
Portugal |
To identify maternal perception of preschoolers’
body image |
1,424 |
52.4 |
3-6 years |
CDC |
67.2% of mothers had a good perception of their
children's NS, but only 0.6% of them perceived their children as obese,
while 17.4% of them had this condition. |
Baughcum et al.23
|
United States |
To verify factors associated with misperception
of overweight of preschool children. |
622 |
n.a. |
2-5 years |
BMI > P90 – overweight |
79% of the mothers did not perceive their
overweight children as overweight. Association with low educational
level. |
Binkin et al.30
|
Italy |
To investigate how much the prevalence of
obesity influences the perception of the mother regarding the NS of their
children. |
37,161 |
51.0 |
8-9 years |
IOTF |
Mothers correctly perceived the NS in 84% of
normal weight, 52% of overweight, and 14% of obese children. Association
with areas of high prevalence of obesity. |
Boa-Sorte et al.16
|
Brazil |
Describe maternal perception and self-perception
of NS of schoolchildren, and identify factors associated with the
error. |
827 |
46 |
6-19 years |
CDC |
The overall concordance was 75.3%, but 45.4% of
the mothers underestimated the NS of the children with excess
weight. |
Boutelle et al.42
|
United States |
To evaluate the accuracy of maternal perception
about the NS of their adolescent children. |
675 |
53 |
14.6 ± 1.7 years |
CDC |
Correct perception in 60% of mothers, 70.5%
underestimation for overweight and 86.2% for obese adolescents. |
Bracho & Ramos43
|
Chile |
To evaluate maternal perception about the NS of
their children. |
270 |
51 |
2-6 years |
WHO |
Correct perception in 54.1% of mothers; 71.25%
underestimation for overweight and 86.49% for obese children. |
Carnell et al.33
|
United Kingdom |
To evaluate the accuracy of parents’ perception
about their children's NS. |
533 |
n.a. |
3-5 years |
IOTF |
Of the 145 children classified as overweight,
only 6% were perceived as such. |
Genovesi et al.52
|
Italy |
Verify whether maternal perception of NS and
food intake of children is related to the mother's level of
education. |
569 |
47.1 |
4-10 years |
IOTF |
28.3% of mothers underestimated the NS; 15.2% of
mothers had low and 34.9% high level of schooling. |
Guevara-Cruz et al.31
|
Mexico |
To evaluate maternal perception of their
children's NS. |
273 |
56.8 |
8.52 ± 4.12 years |
CDC |
78% of mothers correctly classified their
children's NS; 37.8% of mothers of children with excess weight classified
them as having normal weight. |
Hackie & Bowles45
|
United States |
To evaluate maternal perception of NS in obese
preschoolers. |
38 |
53 |
2-5 years |
CDC |
61% of mothers did not perceive their obese
children as such. |
Hirschler et al.46
|
Argentina |
Determine the association between overweight
and: age, gender and maternal perception. |
321 |
49.8 |
2-6 years |
CDC |
80% of mothers of children with excess weight
did not perceive their children as such. |
de Hoog et al.44
|
Netherlands |
Determine the ethnic variation in maternal
underestimation of NS in children. |
2,769 |
49.5 |
5-7 years |
IOTF |
79.1 of mothers of children with excess weight
underestimated their NS, with differences between the ethnic groups
studied. |
Lazzeri et al.47
|
Italy |
To evaluate the accuracy of maternal perception
of NS of schoolchildren. |
2,835 |
51 |
8-9 years |
IOTF |
35% of the mothers underestimated the body
habitus of their overweight children and 53% of the obese children. For
NS, the underestimation was 59% and 87%, respectively. |
Manios et al.48
|
Greece |
To quantify classification errors of NS in
preschoolers by their mothers and to determine the factors associated
with the error. |
2,287 |
54 |
2-5 years |
CDC |
88.3% of the mothers underestimated the NS of
their overweight children and 54.5% of obese ones. The results were worse
for the male gender, participants in exercise programs, and low maternal
schooling. |
Maynard et al.49
|
United States |
To quantify classification errors of NS in
children by their mothers and to determine the factors associated with
the error. |
5,500 |
50 |
2-11 years |
CDC |
Mothers underestimated obesity in 35% of males
and 29.2% of females; the results for overweight underestimation were,
respectively, 84.7% and 70.4%. |
Molina et al.50
|
Brazil |
To verify the correspondence between the
nutritional status of children and maternal perceptions. |
1,282 |
42 |
7-10 years |
IOTF |
89.5% of mothers underestimated the NS of obese
children and 65.9% of overweight children. Gender and ethnicity were
associated with poor perception. |
Rosas et al.32
|
Mexico and United States |
Compare the perception of mothers about the NS
of Mexican children and from immigrant communities in California. |
314 |
Mexico = 45 California = 47.5 |
5 years |
CDC |
Only 10% of Californian mothers correctly
classified their children who were overweight, and 82% of the Mexican
mothers correctly classified their children's NS. |