With respect to perceived child weight, the final model included parent age, children’s
intake of SSBs and total energy at the palatable buffet, and ratios of trunk fat-to-total fat and
leg fat-to-total fat. Parent age was negatively associated with perceived child weight in the
final model, suggesting that older parents perceived their children to have lower body
weights than younger parents. While the majority of parents completing the questionnaires
in our study were mothers, we did have 8 fathers who participated. Adams et al., studied the
perceptions of overweight among Native American children of similar age children and
found that fathers were less likely to recognize overweight in their children than mothers or
grandmothers (Adams, Quinn, & Prince, 2005a). In our study, fathers were on average 6
years older than mothers. This might partially explain the effects of age we observed.
However, when parent gender was added to the regression models in place of parent age its
effect was not significant (p=0.25) likely due to the small sample size of fathers represented.
Additional explanation of this finding will require follow-up investigations on the
differences in child weight perceptions among mothers and fathers.
With respect to perceived child weight, the final model included parent age, children’sintake of SSBs and total energy at the palatable buffet, and ratios of trunk fat-to-total fat andleg fat-to-total fat. Parent age was negatively associated with perceived child weight in thefinal model, suggesting that older parents perceived their children to have lower bodyweights than younger parents. While the majority of parents completing the questionnairesin our study were mothers, we did have 8 fathers who participated. Adams et al., studied theperceptions of overweight among Native American children of similar age children andfound that fathers were less likely to recognize overweight in their children than mothers orgrandmothers (Adams, Quinn, & Prince, 2005a). In our study, fathers were on average 6years older than mothers. This might partially explain the effects of age we observed.However, when parent gender was added to the regression models in place of parent age itseffect was not significant (p=0.25) likely due to the small sample size of fathers represented.Additional explanation of this finding will require follow-up investigations on thedifferences in child weight perceptions among mothers and fathers.
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