Association of parents' physical activity and weight status with obesity and metabolic risk of their offspring.

André de Oliveira Werneck Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva Ellen Caroline Mendes da Silva Paul James Collings David Ohara Romulo Araújo Fernandes Décio Sabbatini Barbosa Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque Luís Bettencourt Sardinha Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino

Published in: Ciencia & saude coletiva (2021)

Our aim was to analyze the joint association of parental characteristics and offspring obesity indicators with metabolic risk in adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 972 adolescents and their parents. We observed that overweight adolescents who have a normal weight mother show lower metabolic risk in comparison with their counterparts with overweight mothers. In conclusion, mother's weight status moderates the relationship between offspring' obesity indicators and metabolic risk in adolescents.

Keyphrases

physical activity
weight loss
weight gain
young adults
body mass index
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
sleep quality
depressive symptoms