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Perceptions of Childhood Obesity on the Texas-Mexico Border

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Keywords: Keywords:
* child health; child health;
* Mexican American; Mexican American;
* obesity; obesity;
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ABSTRACT Objectives: We sought to determine the extent of intracultural consensus in perceptions ofchildhood obesity among Mexican American mothers living on the Texas-Mexico border. ABSTRACT Objectives: We sought to determine the Extent of intracultural consensus of childhood obesity in Perceptions Among Mexican American mothers living on the Texas-Mexico border.
Design and Sample: A descriptive, cross-sectional study examined women's judgments about the parameters of childhood obesity.Design and Sample: A descriptive, cross-sectional Study examined women's Judgments about the parameters of childhood obesity. The convenience sample consisted of 61 Mexican American women who were mothers of at least 1 child under age 18. The convenience sample consisting of 61 Mexican American Women Who Were mothers of at least 1 child under age 18.
Measures: Participants underwent ananthropometric assessment and were surveyed regarding self-perceived weight and household food security. Measures: Participants underwent an Anthropometric Assessment and Surveyed Were Perceived self-regarding weight and household food security. They were then shown photographs of 36 Mexican American boys ages 6 and 7 and asked to sort them into categories by weight status; they also selected 3 children theybelieved represented the healthiest, most appropriate weight for age. Then They Were Shown photographs of 36 Mexican American boys ages 6 and 7 and Them Into Asked to sort categories by weight status; They Also Believed They selected 3 children Represented the healthiest, Most Appropriate weight for age. Accuracy scores were computed and examined for bivariate relationships with women's own bodymass index (BMI) and survey responses. Accuracy scores and computed Were Examined for bivariate Relationships with women's own body mass index (BMI) and survey responses.
Results: We found considerable intracultural variation in women's judgments, which could not be explained by the anthropometric and survey variables tested. Results: We found considerable variation in women's intra Judgmentss, which not could be Explained by the Anthropometric and survey variables tested. Women selected a wide range of percentiles as representative of a healthy child. Women selected a wide range of percentiles as Representative of a healthy child. On average, about half of the truly overweight children (BMI≥95th percentile), however, were considered normal or even underweight . On average, abouthalf of the Truly overweight children (BMI ≥ 95th percentile), pero, Were events considered normal or underweight.
Conclusions: Local perceptions and language may not correspond to CDC/WHO clinical standards. Conclusions: Local Perceptions and language correspond in May NOT to CDC / WHO clinical standards. Larger studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings. Larger studies These AreNeeded to confirm preliminary Findings.
1. Bryan Bayles
Article first published online: 6 JUL 2010 Article first published online: 6 JUL 2010

Las percepciones de la obesidad infantil en la frontera Texas-México

Palabras clave:
* child health; salud infantil;
* Mexican American; América de México;
* obesity; la obesidad;
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ABSTRACT Objectives: Wesought to determine the extent of intracultural consensus in perceptions of childhood obesity among Mexican American mothers living on the Texas-Mexico border. RESUMEN Objetivos: Se pretende determinar el grado de consenso intracultural en la percepción de la obesidad infantil entre los mexicanos madres estadounidenses que viven en la frontera Texas-México.
Design and Sample: A descriptive,...