000086242 001__ 86242 000086242 005__ 20201105113546.0 000086242 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s12966-019-0864-8 000086242 0248_ $$2sideral$$a114778 000086242 037__ $$aART-2019-114778 000086242 041__ $$aeng 000086242 100__ $$aLatomme J. 000086242 245__ $$aDo physical activity and screen time mediate the association between European fathers' and their children's weight status? Cross-sectional data from the Feel4Diabetes-study 000086242 260__ $$c2019 000086242 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000086242 5203_ $$aBACKGROUND: Most research on parenting and childhood obesity and obesity-related behaviours has focused on mothers while fathers have been underrepresented. Yet, recent literature has suggested that fathers uniquely influence their children''s lifestyle behaviours, and hence could also affect their weight status, but this has not yet been scientifically proven. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine whether the association between fathers'' weight status and their children''s weight status is mediated by fathers'' and children''s movement behaviours (i.e. physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST)). METHODS: Cross-sectional data of 899 European fathers and their children were analyzed. Fathers/male caregivers (mean age =¿43.79¿±¿5.92¿years, mean BMI =¿27.08¿±¿3.95) completed a questionnaire assessing their own and their children''s (mean age =¿8.19¿±¿0.99¿years, 50.90% boys, mean BMIzscore =¿0.44¿±¿1.07) movement behaviours. Body Mass Index (BMI, in kg/m2) was calculated based on self-reported (fathers) and objectively measured (children) height and weight. For children, BMI z-scores (SD scores) were calculated to obtain an optimal measure for their weight status. Serial mediation analyses were performed using IBM SPSS 25.0 Statistics for Windows to test whether the association between fathers'' BMI and children''s BMI is mediated by fathers'' PA and children''s PA (model 1) and fathers'' ST and children''s ST (model 2), respectively. RESULTS: The present study showed a (partial) mediation effect of fathers'' PA and children''s PA (but not father''s ST and children''s ST) on the association between fathers'' BMI and children''s BMI (model for PA; coefficient: 0.001, 95% CI: [0.0001, 0.002]; model for ST; coefficient: 0.001, 95% CI: [0.000, 0.002]). Furthermore, fathers'' movement behaviours (PA and ST) were positively associated with their children''s movement behaviours (PA and ST) (model for PA, coefficient: 0.281, SE: 0.023, p <¿0.001; model for ST, coefficient: 0.345, SE: 0.025, p¿<¿0.001). CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that the influence of fathers on their children''s weight status partially occurs through the association between fathers'' PA and children''s PA (but not their ST). As such, intervening by focusing on PA of fathers but preferably of both members of the father-child dyad (e.g. engaging fathers and their children in co-PA) might be a novel and potentially effective strategy for interventions aiming to prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Longitudinal studies or intervention studies confirming these findings are however warranted to make meaningful recommendations for health intervention and policy. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The Feel4Diabetes-study is registered with the clinical trials registry http://clinicaltrials.gov , ID: 643708 . 000086242 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/643708/EU/Developing and implementing a community-based intervention to create a more supportive social and physical environment for lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes in vulnerable families across Europe/Feel4Diabetes$$9This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 643708-Feel4Diabetes 000086242 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000086242 590__ $$a6.714$$b2019 000086242 591__ $$aPHYSIOLOGY$$b5 / 81 = 0.062$$c2019$$dQ1$$eT1 000086242 591__ $$aNUTRITION & DIETETICS$$b7 / 89 = 0.079$$c2019$$dQ1$$eT1 000086242 592__ $$a2.637$$b2019 000086242 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2019$$dQ1 000086242 593__ $$aPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation$$c2019$$dQ1 000086242 593__ $$aNutrition and Dietetics$$c2019$$dQ1 000086242 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000086242 700__ $$aHuys N. 000086242 700__ $$aCardon G. 000086242 700__ $$aMorgan P.J. 000086242 700__ $$aLateva M. 000086242 700__ $$aChakarova N. 000086242 700__ $$aKivelä J. 000086242 700__ $$aLindström J. 000086242 700__ $$aAndroutsos O. 000086242 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2005-8229$$aGonzález-Gil E.M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000086242 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6173-5850$$aDe Miguel-Etayo P. 000086242 700__ $$aNánási A. 000086242 700__ $$aKolozsvári L.R. 000086242 700__ $$aManios Y. 000086242 700__ $$aDe Craemer M. 000086242 700__ $$aFeel4Diabetes-study group 000086242 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. 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