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Friday 11 September, Parallel session D
Measurement and recognition of adiposity
Parental recognition of overweight in children aged 6–8 years: findings from the Gateshead Millennium Study
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  1. A. R. Jones1,
  2. K. N. Parkinson1,
  3. R. F. Drewett2,
  4. R. M. Hyland3,
  5. A. J. Adamson1
  1. 1
    Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  2. 2
    Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, UK
  3. 3
    School of Education, Durham University, Queen’s Campus, Stockton on Tees, UK

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.096735b

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      Objectives

      To investigate parental recognition of childhood overweight and explore parents’ understanding of and attitudes to adiposity in childhood.

      Design

      Questionnaires and focus groups within a longitudinal birth cohort study.

      Setting

      Gateshead, UK.

      Participants

      539 parents of children in the Gateshead Millennium Study, of which 27 attended 6 focus discussion groups.

      Main Outcome Measures

      Parental perception of their child’s weight status according to actual weight status as defined by International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) cut-offs. …

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