title: Associations of various family characteristics and time use with children's body mass index.
abstract: This study used multiple regression models to estimate associations of various family characteristics and time use with the body mass index (BMI) z-scores of 734 boys and 725 girls aged 5-18y from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement 2003. The strongest relationship in the data was between the BMI of the head of household and a child's BMI z-score (p < 0.001). Time spent sleeping, performing sedentary behaviors, and participating in physical activities was not associated with a child's BMI z-score. This suggests that a family-oriented approach to prevent and treat childhood and adolescent overweight is required.
authors.affiliation: Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Forshee
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Maureen L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Storey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States