title: Parental feeding patterns and child weight status for Latino preschoolers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationships between parental patterns regarding child feeding and child body mass index (BMI) percentile in Latino parent-preschooler dyads participating in a clinical trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  This secondary analysis examined data collected during a randomized clinical trial of a culturally tailored healthy lifestyle intervention focused on childhood obesity prevention, Salud Con La Familia. We analyzed 77 Latino parent-child dyads who completed baseline and 3-month follow-up data collection, assessing associations between preschool child BMI percentile and parental response to the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) over time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher child BMI was related to higher parental CFQ concern scores (r = 0.41, p < .001). A general inverse association between child BMI percentile and parental responsibility was also observed (r = -0.23, p = .040). Over the 3-month period, no statistically significant associations between changes in the CFQ subscale scores and changes in child BMI percentile were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Child BMI percentile consistent with overweight/obese is associated with parental concern about child weight and child BMI percentile consistent with normal weight is associated with perceived responsibility for feeding. Emphasizing parental responsibility to help children to develop healthy eating habits could be an important aspect of interventions aimed at both preventing and reducing pediatric obesity for Latino preschoolers.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, United States. Electronic address:sharon.karp@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Karp
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, United States.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, United States.
authors.forename: Sabina B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Gesell
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, United States.
authors.forename: Eli K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Po'e
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, United States.
authors.forename: Mary S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, United States.
authors.forename: Shari L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Barkin
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003469:Culture; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires