title: Maternal Underestimation of Child's Weight Status and Health Behaviors as Risk Factors for Overweight in Children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate children's risk of being overweight associated with maternal underestimation of weight status and health behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred forty mother-child dyads were included. Children whose weight status was underestimated by their mothers were at greater risks of being overweight compared to those whose weigh status was correctly perceived (adjusted OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.11-4.81). Less television viewing time was associated with a 63% reduced risk of being overweight (adjusted OR .37, 95% CI .17-.83).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Maternal underestimation of weight status was common among overweight and normal-weight children, and it was associated with an increased children's risk of being overweight.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Social Security, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Beatriz A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cortes-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: eloisa_colin@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Eloisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colin-Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D014892:Weight Perception
keywords: Childhood obesity; Maternal perception; Overweight