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APPETITE
卷 58, 期 3, 页码 922-927出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.008
关键词
Childhood obesity; Chinese-Americans; Child-feeding practices; Ethnicity; Parenting
资金
- Health Resources and Services Administration Regional Division II (New York City)
- Health Resources and Services Administration Regional Division III (Philadelphia)
- Nutrition Center of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Penn Cheney EXPORT (Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training) Center for Inner Health NIH [P60MD000209]
- Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital [UL1-RR-024134]
- NIH [HL-07433]
This study compared child-feeding and related practices with child weight status between Chinese-American and non-Hispanic white caregivers who attended three community health centers. Study participants were caregivers of 50 Chinese-American and 108 non-Hispanic white children aged 2-12 years who completed a short version of the child feeding questionnaire in English or Chinese. The feeding behaviors assessed were concern, pressure, restriction, and monitoring. Child body mass index (BMI) z-scores were calculated from child weight and height measured in clinic by clinicians trained in anthropometrics. The sample was stratified into 2-5 and 6-12 years age groups to account for developmental differences. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was moderate to high and similar by ethnicity for all four behaviors for Chinese-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. In models adjusted for confounding variables, Chinese-American caregivers had higher mean scores than non-Hispanic white caregivers for concern and restriction in all age groups and monitoring in 2-5 year-olds. No feeding practices were associated with child BMI in Chinese-Americans; concern and restriction were associated with child BMI in non-Hispanic whites in 2-5 year-olds. These results suggest that differences in child-feeding practices exist between Chinese-American and non-Hispanic white caregivers. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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