Childhood Obesity Beyond Individual Behaviors: The Influence of Family Nutrition and Physical Activity: A Retrospective Study.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Public Health Nursing Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI:10.1111/phn.70014

Ecem Çiçek Gümüş, Feyza Demir Bozkurt

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Abstract

Objective: This study retrospectively examines how family nutrition and physical activity habits, influenced by parents, contribute to childhood obesity.

Design: A retrospective case-control study was conducted in three schools, including 804 children and their parents (229 cases, 575 controls). Data were collected using the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Scale, anthropometric measurements, and a data collection form.

Results: Higher parental education improved nutrition and activity scores, while maternal employment had a negative impact. Father's employment and higher income levels positively influenced children's activity and health. Parental BMI was inversely related to nutrition and activity, with higher BMI indicating poorer habits. Logistic regression showed that increased screen time raised obesity risk, while family activity and father's education reduced it, and higher maternal BMI lowered it.

Conclusion: Family behaviors are critical in shaping children's nutrition and physical activity habits. Our findings highlight the critical role of family nutrition and physical activity behaviors in shaping childhood obesity outcomes, emphasizing the need for school health policies and practices that integrate family engagement strategies to promote health equity and sustainable behavioral change.

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儿童肥胖超越个体行为：家庭营养和体育活动的影响：一项回顾性研究。

目的：本研究回顾性探讨受父母影响的家庭营养和体育活动习惯对儿童肥胖的影响。设计：在3所学校进行回顾性病例对照研究，共纳入804名儿童及其家长（229例，对照575例）。使用家庭营养和体力活动量表、人体测量和数据收集表收集数据。结果：较高的父母教育水平改善了营养和活动得分，而母亲就业有负面影响。父亲的就业和较高的收入水平对儿童的活动和健康有积极影响。父母的身体质量指数与营养和活动呈负相关，身体质量指数越高，生活习惯越差。逻辑回归显示，屏幕时间的增加会增加肥胖风险，而家庭活动和父亲的教育程度会降低肥胖风险，母亲的身体质量指数较高则会降低肥胖风险。结论：家庭行为对儿童营养和体育活动习惯的形成至关重要。我们的研究结果强调了家庭营养和体育活动行为在塑造儿童肥胖结局方面的关键作用，强调了学校健康政策和实践的必要性，这些政策和实践需要整合家庭参与战略，以促进健康公平和可持续的行为改变。

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来源期刊

Public Health Nursing 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

4.80%

发文量

117

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Public Health Nursing publishes empirical research reports, program evaluations, and case reports focused on populations at risk across the lifespan. The journal also prints articles related to developments in practice, education of public health nurses, theory development, methodological innovations, legal, ethical, and public policy issues in public health, and the history of public health nursing throughout the world. While the primary readership of the Journal is North American, the journal is expanding its mission to address global public health concerns of interest to nurses.