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Child feeding practices and overweight status in Mexican immigrant households

Child feeding practices and overweight status in Mexican immigrant households. Co-Principal Investigators: Luz Elvia Vera Becerra, UGTO Martha Lopez, UCCE Ventura Lucia Kaiser, UC Davis. Funded by UCMEXUS California Mexico Health Initiative. A Binational Study. Guanajuato.

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Child feeding practices and overweight status in Mexican immigrant households

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  1. Child feeding practices and overweight status in Mexican immigrant households Co-Principal Investigators: Luz Elvia Vera Becerra, UGTO Martha Lopez, UCCE Ventura Lucia Kaiser, UC Davis Funded by UCMEXUS California Mexico Health Initiative

  2. A Binational Study Guanajuato Ventura, California

  3. Purpose To compare cultural attitudes and beliefs, child feeding practices, and overweight status of children ages 1 to 6 years among Mexican families living in California (CA) or Guanajuato, Mexico (MX).

  4. Research Design Cross-sectional interviews from May through October 2006 among Site 1: 96 families in Ventura, CA (urban); Site 2: 91 families in San Gregorio, GTO (village) ; Site 3: 109 families in Cuerámaro, GTO (small town)

  5. Data Collection and Procedures Household demographics and food insecurity (past and current) In households with more than one child 1 to 6 years, target child was randomly selected. Target child: history of infant feeding, current feeding practices, maternal perception of child’s weight, FFQ, 2 dietary recall Obtain consent, interview mothers, follow-up phone call/contact, provide gift

  6. Anthropometric Measurements All children under 7 yrs: measured weight and height (if < 2 yrs, length) Mother’s measured weight and height Used new WHO growth, 12-60 mos; CDC used for 61 mos and older

  7. Interviewing families Health center (Mexico) Home (California)

  8. Table 1.Characteristics of the study participants (Target child)

  9. Figure 1. Growth status of children 1 to 2 years (n=47) >85th percentile NS NS NS 50th percentile NS= Not significant • 2005 WHO Growth Reference

  10. Figure 2. Growth status of children 2 to 6 years (n=352) >97 percentile p<.001 >85th percentile NS 50th percentile NS= Not signifficant • WHO References for children 24 to 60 mo • CDC References for children > 60 mo

  11. Table 2. Maternal perceptions and concern related to child’s growth and size for children

  12. Table 3.Infant feeding practices

  13. Frequency of consuming different foods in CA compared to MX

  14. Conclusions: Prevalence of overweight appears greater in young Mexican immigrant children in CA than in their counterparts in MX. California mothers are not more likely to be worried about their children becoming overweight. There are no differences in being able to correctly identify their children as overweight. Most mothers of overweight children, in either country, had not been informed that their child is overweight.

  15. Other Research Team Members Mexican team: Luz Elvia Vera Dolores Avalos Elsa Ballesteros Carolina Alvarez Sofia Graciano US team: Lucia Kaiser Martha Lopez Blanca Arias Velasquez Virginia Chaidez

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