Critical Review of Quantitative Study on Childhood Obesity

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Background
This critical review report was performed based on article critique protocol guideline by
Burns & Grove, (2011). The study by Whitaker et al., (2013), assessed the risk of childhood
obesity later in adulthood. The study aim focussed probability assessment of obesity among
young adults and parental obesity during developmental stage. The hypothesis of the study
entailed assessing the probability child would become an obese adult. Obese adults’ parents
and the consequential effects on the factors were assessed during the different ages of the child.
The purpose of the research questions focussed on answering the hypothesis statements.
Study significance assessed prevention of obesity in the transition from childhood to adulthood.
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Methods
The study utilized a retrospective study design. Weight and height measurements of the
children were obtained from medical records among young cohort adults together with their
parents. The subjects were obtained from the computerized model from outpatient-visits
databases. Height and weight measurements of the subjects were recorded prior to study.
Average BMI for the subjects was obtained, with obesity being defined as >27.8 for men and
>27.3 for women. Further parental and childhood obesity were defined in clear ranges through
definite BMI values. Data were computed based on average BMI values. Logistic regression
was performed on parental and young adulthood obesity.
Results
The results of the study showed that after logistic adjustment, odds ratio for obesity in
adulthood association to that of childhoods ranged between 1.3(95%; 0.6-3.0) to 17.5(95%7.7-
39.5) during either year 1 or 2.adjusting for child obesity with obese parent showed ranges
from 2.2(95% 1.1-4.3) at 15-17 years to 3.2(1.8-5.7) at 1 to 2 years. There was no mentioned
ethical process and review undertaken for the study.
Conclusion
The study concluded that there was an association of parental obesity with childhood
obesity. Thus it concludes that parental obesity increases the risk of adulthood obesity among
obese and none obese children. The study answered critically the hypothesis of the study,
making key essential nursing implication on the management of parental obesity.
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