Association between eating behavior scores and obesity in Chilean children

Nutrition Journal

Research

Andrea González¹  Judith A Ho-Urriola¹  Patricia Domínguez-Vásquez¹  José L Santos¹  Rodrigo Cataldo¹  Susan V Smalley¹  Ana M Obregón¹  Paola Amador¹  M Isabel Hodgson¹  Gerardo Weisstaub² 

[1] Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism. School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile;Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile;

关键词: feeding behavior;    obesity;    children;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2891-10-108

 received in 2011-05-11, accepted in 2011-10-11,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundInadequate eating behavior and physical inactivity contribute to the current epidemic of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the association between eating behavior scores and childhood obesity in Chilean children.Design and methodsWe recruited 126 obese, 44 overweight and 124 normal-weight Chilean children (6-12 years-old; both genders) according to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. Eating behavior scores were calculated using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ). Factorial analysis in the culturally-adapted questionnaire for Chilean population was used to confirm the original eight-factor structure of CEBQ. The Cronbach's alpha statistic (>0.7 in most subscales) was used to assess internal consistency. Non-parametric methods were used to assess case-control associations.ResultsEating behavior scores were strongly associated with childhood obesity in Chilean children. Childhood obesity was directly associated with high scores in the subscales "enjoyment of food" (P < 0.0001), "emotional overeating" (P < 0.001) and "food responsiveness" (P < 0.0001). Food-avoidant subscales "satiety responsiveness" and "slowness in eating" were inversely associated with childhood obesity (P < 0.001). There was a graded relation between the magnitude of these eating behavior scores across groups of normal-weight, overweight and obesity groups.ConclusionOur study shows a strong and graded association between specific eating behavior scores and childhood obesity in Chile.

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