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April 30, 2026Journal of ObesityOpen Access

Factors Associated With the Nutritional Status of Children and Their Parents: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis With Families Registered in Family Health Units, ES/2021

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KMKéllyda Cinnara da Silva MouraUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoOEOscar Geovanny Enriquez-MartinezUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoHMHaysla Xavier Martins MendonçaUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo

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Implication

Cross-sectional analysis reveals obesity in parents impacts children's nutritional status in Brazil, suggesting policy changes.

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify factors related to the nutritional status of children and their parents in Family Health Units.
  • Cross-sectional study design
  • Convenience sample from 26 Family Health Units
  • Anthropometric examinations conducted
  • Data on sociodemographics and lifestyle collected
  • Analysis using multinominal logistic regression
  • 56.5% of obese children had obese parents/guardians
  • Increased obesity risk in adults >30 years (OR: 2.34)
  • Higher odds of obesity for Black race/color (OR: 2.82)
  • Poor self-perceived health significantly associated with obesity (OR: 4.12)

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Moura et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f2a4578c0f03fd67763528https://doi.org/10.1155/jobe/3067261
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