Parental weight changes as key predictors of child weight changes

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Parental weight change in relation to child weight change during each transition

0-4 years to 4–8 years	Child Weight Change		cRR	aRR (95 % CI)
	Positive Change^a	Negative Change^b
	(N = 181) n (%)	(N = 303) n (%)
Father Weight Change^c			0.64	0.74 (0.42 – 1.31)
Positive Change	8 (29.6)	19 (70.4)
Negative Change	87 (46.3)	101 (53.7)
Mother Weight Change^d			1.74*	1.57* (1.03 – 2.41)
Positive Change	25 (54.3)	21 (45.7)
Negative Change	48 (31.2)	106 (68.8)
	Positive Change^a	Negative Change^b	cRR	aRR (95 % CI)
4-8 years to 7-11 years	(N = 507) n (%)	(N = 162) n (%)
Father Weight Change^c			1.17	0.97 (0.68 – 1.39)
Positive Change	33 (67.3)	16 (32.7)
Negative Change	71 (57.7)	52 (42.3)
Mother Weight Change^d			1.36*	1.19* (1.01 – 1.41)
Positive Change	66 (85.7)	11 (14.3)
Negative Change	119 (63.0)	70 (37.0)
	Positive Change^a	Negative Change^b	cRR	aRR (95 % CI)
7-11 years to 14–18 years	(N = 206) n (%)	(N = 390) n (%)	cRR	aRR (95 % CI)
Father Weight Change^c			0.95	0.98 (0.62 – 1.56)
Positive Change	19 (38.0)	31 (62.0)
Negative Change	55 (39.9)	83 (60.1)
Mother Weight Change^d			1.09	1.26 (0.77 – 2.07)
Positive Change	20 (35.7)	36 (64.3)
Negative Change	60 (32.8)	123 (67.2)

Note. cRR = Crude Relative Risk; aRR = Adjusted Relative Risk; CI = Confidence Interval
*p < 0.05
^aFrom overweight to normal, from obese to overweight or normal
^bFrom normal to overweight or obese, from overweight to obese, from overweight to overweight, from obese to obese
^cAdjusted for father’s education, parental BMI, and residence
^dAdjusted for mother’s education, parental BMI, and residence

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