METHODS: Participants were from the 1994-2008 cross-sectional samples of the
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), a nationally
representative survey of Canadian youth. Factor and cluster analysis identified
four parenting styles consistent with Baumrind's parenting style prototypes.
Multivariable logistic regression assessed the risk of obesity based on parenting
style after adjusting for covariates. Analyses were stratified by age (preschool:
2-5 years of age, n=19,026; school-age: 6-11 years of age, n=18,551) and the
moderating effect of poverty (household income < low income cut-offs adjusted for
household size and geographic region) was assessed. Analyses used sampling and
bootstrap weights.