Key result
Family environmental factors, particularly parents' BMIs, accounted for 63.8% of adolescent weight variation in China.
Why the study?
What is the contribution of family environmental factors to adolescent BMI in China?
Observational
What is the contribution of family environmental factors to adolescent BMI in China?
Family environment, particularly parental BMI, accounts for nearly two-thirds of the variation in adolescent weight in China, highlighting the need for family-centered obesity policies.
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May support family-centered obesity strategies in Chinese adolescents; leaves open causality and requires longitudinal confirmation before practice change.
Numerous factors related to family environment contribute to adolescent obesity around the globe. Using the CHNS data, we estimate the total contribution of family environmental factors in explaining adolescent BMI in China. Our main finding is that 63.8% of adolescent weight variation can be attributed to family environment, and parents’ BMIs constitute a major component. Thus, policies aimed at containing adolescent obesity in China should give priorities to the family environment.
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Chen et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Adolescent obesity. Family environmental factors was evaluated on Adolescent weight variation (63.8% of variation explained). Family environmental factors, particularly parents' BMIs, accounted for 63.8% of adolescent weight variation in China.
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