%0 Journal Article
%T Parental Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Iranian Adolescents: A National Study
%A Aazam Doustmohammadian
%A Morteza Abdollahi
%A Dolly Bondarianzadeh
%A Anahita Houshiarrad
%J Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Objective: Overweight among adolescents is not only an important public health problem but also a problem affecting economic growth in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the parental determinants of overweight and obesity in Iranian adolescents at national level.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted within the framework of the Comprehensive Study on Household Food Consumption Patterns and Nutritional Status of IR Iran during 2001-2003. In adolescents, anthropometric indices were defined based on the CDC 2000 cut-off points for age and gender-specific body mass index (BMI). Parental characteristics were collected by questionnaire. Among the 7158 participating households, data on 7908 adolescents aged 11-19 years (3750 girls and 4158 boys) was analyzed.Findings: The prevalence of overweight (85¨C94th percentile) in boys and girls was 6.2%, and 8.7%, respectively. The prevalence of obesity (¡İ95th percentile) among boys and girls was similar (3.3%). Parents¡¯ weight status, father¡¯s job and parents¡¯ education showed significant association with weight status in adolescents. Logistic regression analysis showed that parental overweight and obesity, parental education and father¡¯s job were the main parental determinants of overweight and obesity in Iranian adolescents.
%K Adolescents
%K Overweight
%K Parental Factors
%U http://ijp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijp/article/view/1282/pdf