Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index
Background. Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, and obesity in children have important public health implications but, to date, their effects have not been studied in the growing population of children in Sweden with immigrant parents. Methods. We estimated the association between parental mi...
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| author | Mohsen Besharat Pour Anna Bergström Matteo Bottai Inger Kull Magnus Wickman Niclas Håkansson Alicja Wolk Tahereh Moradi |
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| description | Background. Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, and obesity in children have important public health implications but, to date, their effects have not been studied in the growing population of children in Sweden with immigrant parents. Methods. We estimated the association between parental migration background and nutrition, physical activity, and weight in 8-year-old children born in Stockholm between 1994 and 1996 of immigrants and Swedish parents (n=2589). Data were collected through clinical examination and questionnaires filled out by parents. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated using multivariable logistic regression. Results. Children of immigrants complied more closely with Nordic Nutrition Recommendations compared with those of Swedes (OR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.11–1.64). They had higher intake of dietary fibre, vitamins C, B6, and E, folic acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) reflecting higher consumption of foods of plant origin, but lower intake of vitamins A and D, calcium, and iron reflecting lower consumption of dairy products. Children of immigrants had higher intake of sucrose reflecting higher consumption of sugar and sweets. Furthermore, these children had a higher risk of having low physical activity (OR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.06–1.62) and being overweight (OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.06–1.65) compared with children of Swedish parents. The odds of having low physical activity and being overweight were even higher in children whose parents were both immigrants. A low level of parental education was associated with increased risk of low physical activity regardless of immigration background. Conclusions. Culturally appropriate tools to capture the diverse range of ethnic foods and other lifestyle habits are needed. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the low levels of physical activity, increased weight, and lack of consumption of some important vitamins among children of immigrants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ff0224c263c4cf698f5afcf02befdd12025-02-03T01:02:13ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162014-01-01201410.1155/2014/406529406529Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass IndexMohsen Besharat Pour0Anna Bergström1Matteo Bottai2Inger Kull3Magnus Wickman4Niclas Håkansson5Alicja Wolk6Tahereh Moradi7Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, SwedenBackground. Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, and obesity in children have important public health implications but, to date, their effects have not been studied in the growing population of children in Sweden with immigrant parents. Methods. We estimated the association between parental migration background and nutrition, physical activity, and weight in 8-year-old children born in Stockholm between 1994 and 1996 of immigrants and Swedish parents (n=2589). Data were collected through clinical examination and questionnaires filled out by parents. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated using multivariable logistic regression. Results. Children of immigrants complied more closely with Nordic Nutrition Recommendations compared with those of Swedes (OR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.11–1.64). They had higher intake of dietary fibre, vitamins C, B6, and E, folic acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) reflecting higher consumption of foods of plant origin, but lower intake of vitamins A and D, calcium, and iron reflecting lower consumption of dairy products. Children of immigrants had higher intake of sucrose reflecting higher consumption of sugar and sweets. Furthermore, these children had a higher risk of having low physical activity (OR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.06–1.62) and being overweight (OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.06–1.65) compared with children of Swedish parents. The odds of having low physical activity and being overweight were even higher in children whose parents were both immigrants. A low level of parental education was associated with increased risk of low physical activity regardless of immigration background. Conclusions. Culturally appropriate tools to capture the diverse range of ethnic foods and other lifestyle habits are needed. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the low levels of physical activity, increased weight, and lack of consumption of some important vitamins among children of immigrants.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/406529 |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Besharat Pour Anna Bergström Matteo Bottai Inger Kull Magnus Wickman Niclas Håkansson Alicja Wolk Tahereh Moradi Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index Journal of Obesity |
| title | Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index |
| title_full | Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index |
| title_short | Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index |
| title_sort | effect of parental migration background on childhood nutrition physical activity and body mass index |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/406529 |
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