Is family meal frequency associated with obesity in children and adolescents? A cross-sectional study including 155 451 participants from 43 countries

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 PEDIATRICS

Pediatric Obesity Pub Date : 2024-05-26 DOI:10.1111/ijpo.13124

José Francisco López-Gil, Yasmin Ezzatvar, Ana Ojeda-Rodríguez, Pablo Galan-Lopez, Josefa María Panisello Royo, Anelise Reis Gaya, Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho, Nerea Martín-Calvo

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Abstract

Objective

This study tried to examine the association between the frequency of family meals and excess weight using large and representative samples of children and adolescents from 43 countries.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), which included nationally representative samples of children and adolescents aged 10–17 years, involving a total of 155 451 participants (mean age = 13.6 years; standard deviation [SD] = 1.6; 51.4% girls). Family meal frequency was gauged through the following question: ‘How frequently do you and your family typically share meals?’ The possible responses were: ‘never’, ‘less often’, ‘approximately once a week’, ‘most days’ and ‘every day’. The body weight and height of the participants were self-reported and utilized to calculate body mass index (BMI). Subsequently, BMI z-scores were computed based on the International Obesity Task Force criteria, and the prevalence of excess weight was defined as +1.31 SD for boys and + 1.24 SD for girls, with obesity defined as +2.29 SD for boys and + 2.19 SD for girls. Generalized linear mixed models were conducted to examine the associations between the frequency of family meals and excess weight or obesity.

Results

The lowest predicted probabilities of having excess weight and obesity were observed for those participants who had family meals every day (excess weight: 34.4%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 31.4%–37.5%; obesity: 10.8%, 95% CI 9.0%–13.0%).

Conclusions

A higher frequency of family meals is associated with lower odds of having excess weight and obesity in children and adolescents.

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家庭进餐频率与儿童和青少年肥胖是否有关？一项横断面研究，包括来自 43 个国家的 155 451 名参与者。

研究目的本研究试图利用来自 43 个国家的大量具有代表性的儿童和青少年样本，研究家庭聚餐频率与超重之间的关系：这项横断面研究使用了学龄儿童健康行为（HBSC）的数据，其中包括具有全国代表性的 10-17 岁儿童和青少年样本，共有 155 451 人参与（平均年龄 = 13.6 岁；标准差 [SD] = 1.6；51.4% 为女孩）。家庭进餐频率是通过以下问题来衡量的："您和您的家人通常多长时间一起进餐一次？可能的回答有："从不"、"较少"、"大约一周一次"、"大多数日子 "和 "每天"。受试者的体重和身高均为自我报告，用于计算体重指数（BMI）。随后，根据国际肥胖问题工作组的标准计算出体重指数 z 值，并将超重率定义为：男生 +1.31 SD，女生 + 1.24 SD；肥胖率定义为：男生 +2.29 SD，女生 + 2.19 SD。我们采用广义线性混合模型来研究家庭聚餐频率与超重或肥胖之间的关系：结果：每天都有家庭聚餐的参与者体重超标和肥胖的预测概率最低（体重超标：34.4%，95% 置信区间[CI] 31.4%-37.5%；肥胖：10.8%，95% 置信区间 9.0%-13.0%）：结论：家庭聚餐频率越高，儿童和青少年体重超标和肥胖的几率越低。

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来源期刊

Pediatric Obesity PEDIATRICS-

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

5.30%

发文量

117

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Pediatric Obesity is a peer-reviewed, monthly journal devoted to research into obesity during childhood and adolescence. The topic is currently at the centre of intense interest in the scientific community, and is of increasing concern to health policy-makers and the public at large. Pediatric Obesity has established itself as the leading journal for high quality papers in this field, including, but not limited to, the following: Genetic, molecular, biochemical and physiological aspects of obesity – basic, applied and clinical studies relating to mechanisms of the development of obesity throughout the life course and the consequent effects of obesity on health outcomes Metabolic consequences of child and adolescent obesity Epidemiological and population-based studies of child and adolescent overweight and obesity Measurement and diagnostic issues in assessing child and adolescent adiposity, physical activity and nutrition Clinical management of children and adolescents with obesity including studies of treatment and prevention Co-morbidities linked to child and adolescent obesity – mechanisms, assessment, and treatment Life-cycle factors eg familial, intrauterine and developmental aspects of child and adolescent obesity Nutrition security and the "double burden" of obesity and malnutrition Health promotion strategies around the issues of obesity, nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents Community and public health measures to prevent overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.