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Parent-Perceived Stress and Its Association With Children’s Weight and Obesity-Related Behaviors

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 16 — March 28, 2019

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Figure.
Association between child’s age and sex-adjusted body mass index (BMI), calculated as percentage of 95th percentile (%BMIp95), and parent’s moderate or high stress, compared with low stress, overall and stratified by race/ethnicity and income. Model is adjusted for the child’s race/ethnicity, annual household income, and parent’s BMI. Vertical lines transecting circles, triangles, and squares indicate confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that do not cross zero indicate significance.

Parent Stress Level Child BMI at or Above the 95th Percentile, β (95% Confidence Interval)
Overall
High 1.85 (−1.03 to 4.73)
Moderate 1.16 (−1.26 to 3.57)
Low 1 [Reference]
Annual Household Income, $
<50,000
High stress 5.12 (0.94 to 9.30)
Moderate stress 2.3 (−1.78 to 6.39)
Low stress 1 [Reference]
≥$50,000
High stress −2.48 (−6.55 to 1.59)
Moderate stress −0.16 (−3.14 to 2.81)
Low stress 1 [Reference]
Child Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white
High stress 0.07 (−4.11 to 4.25)
Moderate stress −1.47 (−4.72 to 1.78)
Low stress 1 [Reference]
Non-Hispanic black
High stress 7.76 (1.85 to 13.66)
Moderate stress 5.8 (0.77 to 10.83)
Low stress 1 [Reference]
Hispanic
High stress −3.11 (−9.89 to 3.67)
Moderate stress −0.97 (−7.13 to 5.20)
Low stress 1 [Reference]
Multiracial/other race
High stress −0.74 (−5.07 to 3.58)
Moderate stress −0.25 (−4.20 to 3.69)
Low stress 1 [Reference]

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