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The Relationship between Obesity and Physical Activity of Children in the Spotlight of Their Parents’ Excessive Body Weight

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  • Erik Sigmund

    (Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 77147 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

  • Dagmar Sigmundová

    (Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 77147 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Background: The study reveals the relationships between daily physical activity (PA) and the prevalence of obesity in family members separated according to the participation of their offspring in organized leisure-time physical activity (OLTPA), and answers the question of whether the participation of children in OLTPA is associated with a lower prevalence of obesity in offspring with respect to parental PA and body weight level. Methods: The cross-sectional study included 1493 parent-child dyads (915/578 mother/father-child aged 4–16 years) from Czechia selected by two-stage stratified random sampling with complete data on body weight status and weekly PA gathered over a regular school week between 2013 and 2019. Results: The children who participated in OLTPA ≥ three times a week had a significantly lower ( p < 0.005) prevalence of obesity than the children without participation in OLTPA (5.0% vs. 11.1%). Even in the case of overweight/obese mothers/fathers, the children with OLTPA ≥ three times a week had a significantly lower ( p < 0.002) prevalence of obesity than the children without OLTPA (6.7%/4.2% vs. 14.9%/10.7%). Conclusions: The cumulative effect of regular participation in OLTPA and a child’s own PA is a stronger alleviator of children’s obesity than their parents’ risk of overweight/obesity.

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  • Erik Sigmund & Dagmar Sigmundová, 2020. "The Relationship between Obesity and Physical Activity of Children in the Spotlight of Their Parents’ Excessive Body Weight," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:23:p:8737-:d:450482
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    1. Erik Sigmund & Dagmar Sigmundová & Petr Badura, 2020. "Excessive body weight of children and adolescents in the spotlight of their parents’ overweight and obesity, physical activity, and screen time," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(8), pages 1309-1317, November.
    2. Dagmar Sigmundová & Erik Sigmund & Riki Tesler & Kwok W. Ng & Zdenek Hamrik & Frida Kathrine Sofie Mathisen & Jo Inchley & Jens Bucksch, 2019. "Vigorous physical activity in relation to family affluence: time trends in Europe and North America," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 64(7), pages 1049-1058, September.
    3. Dagmar Sigmundová & Erik Sigmund & Petr Badura & Tomáš Hollein, 2020. "Parent-Child Physical Activity Association in Families with 4- to 16-Year-Old Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-12, June.
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