Johannes Carl, Paulina S Melby, Mette L Kurtzhals, Glen Nielsen, Peter Bentsen, Peter Elsborg
The Role of Physical Literacy in the Association Between Weather and Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis With 951 Children
Journal of physical activity & health
china seen rapid increase obesity hypertension prevalence fast food consumption past decade examined status risk factors western chinese fast food consumption associations health outcomes chinese children examined maternal factors associated child health outcomes data 1626 students aged 716 116 20 years parents four megacities across china beijing shanghai nanjing xian collected 2015 baseline survey childhood obesity study china megacities weight height waist circumference blood pressure measured food intake assessed using questionnaire mixed models used examine associations among children 111 obese 197 centrally obese 90 hypertension obesity prevalence much higher boys girls 152 vs 69 274 vs 117 respectively p 0001 half 519 436 children consumed western chinese fast food respectively past 3 months compared college maternal education level elementary school maternal education level 49 likely consume western fast food odds ratio 95 confidence interval ci 149 110203 chinese fast food consumption rate increased 12 year increase childs age 95 ci 112 102123 significant associations fast food consumption health outcomes detected adjusting western fast food consumption children lower maternal education 71 43 likely obesity central obesity ors 95 cis 171 112261 143 100203 respectively maternal body mass index positively associated child obesity central obesity hypertension ors 95 cis 111 106117 112 107117 109 103115 respectively results similar chinese fast food consumption adjusted prevalence fast food consumption obesity hypertension high among children major cities china maternal factors affect child outcomes