Table 1.
Characteristics of the 125 overweight and obese children and their parents by the accuracy of the parental perception of the child's overweight status.
| All overweight and obese children | Offspring's overweight status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 125 | Is recognised n = 51 |
Not recognised n = 69 |
P 1 | |
| Mean age of the child, years (SD) | 7.3 (0.3) | 7.2 (0.3) | 7.4 (0.3) | .024 |
| Mean BMI of the child, kg/m2 (SD) | 19.9 (2.0) | 21.2 (2.5) | 18.9 (1.0) | < .001 |
| Mean age of the father, years (SD) | 39.0 (5.4) | 40.1 (5.8) | 38.3 (5.0) | .090 |
| Mean age of the mother, years (SD) | 36.9 (5.1) | 38.1 (4.3) | 26.2 (5.6) | .044 |
| Mean BMI of the mother, kg/m2 (SD) | 25.2 (4.2) | 25.8 (4.7) | 24.7 (3.9) | .155 |
| Mean BMI of the father, kg/m2 (SD) | 27.2 (3.5) | 27.5 (2.9) | 27.0 (4.0) | .472 |
| Girls n (%) | 66/125 (52.8) | 32/51 (62.7) | 31/69 (44.9) | .053 |
| Boys | 59/125 (47.2) | 19/51 (37.3) | 38/69 (55.1) | |
| Overweight father (BMI ≥ 25) n (%) | 74/107 (69.2) | 36/43 (83.7) | 35/61 (57.4) | .004 |
| Normal weight father | 33/107 (30.8) | 7/43 (16.3) | 26/61 (42.6) | |
| Overweight mother (BMI ≥ 25) n (%) | 50/118 (42.4) | 25/49 (51.0) | 23/65 (35.4) | .094 |
| Normal weight mother | 68/118 (57.6) | 24/49 (49.0) | 42/65 (64.6) | |
| Mother classifies her weight status correctly n (%) | 101/116 (87.1) | 41/48 (85.4) | 59/65 (90.8) | .378 |
| Mother classify her weight status incorrectly | 15/116 (12.9) | 7/48 (14.6) | 6/65 (9.2) | |
| Father classifies her weight status correctly n (%) | 78/102 (76.5) | 30/40 (75.0) | 46/60 (76.7) | .848 |
| Father classify her weight status incorrectly | 24/102 (23.5) | 10/40 (25.0) | 14/60 (23.3) | |
| Parents' are married or cohabiting % n (%) | 109/124 (87.2) | 40/51 (78.4) | 65/69 (94.2) | .010 |
| Divorced, widowed, unmarried | 15/124 (12.1) | 11/51 (21.6) | 4/69 (5.8) | |
| Heart disease in family % n (%) | 84/120 (70.0) | 30/50 (60.0) | 51/66 (77.3) | .045 |
| No heart disease in family | 36/120 (30.0) | 20/50 (40.0) | 15/66 (22.7) | |
| Father's education high school or higher n (%) | 57/117 (48.7) | 22/47 (46.8) | 33/66 (50.0) | .738 |
| Lower than high school | 60/117 (51.3) | 25/47 (53.2) | 33/66 (50.0) | |
| Mother's education high school or higher n (%) | 85/123 (69.1) | 35/51(68.6) | 47/68 (69.1) | .954 |
| Lower than high school | 38/123 (30.9) | 16/51 (31.4) | 21/68 (30.9) | |
Values are means (SD) for child and parent age and BMI, and n (percentages) of frequency data.
1 Independent t-test for continuous variables and χ 2 - test for frequency data.