Lo Wing-sze. / One booklet (14 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.) mounted on leaf 156. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-113). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; questionnaires also in Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / Abstract (Chinese Version) --- p.v / Publications / Table of Contents --- p.viii / List of Figures --- p.xiii / List of Tables --- p.xv / List of Abbreviations --- p.xviii / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Childhood obesity trends and measurement in Hong Kong and Elsewhere in the recent decade --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Health consequences of childhood obesity --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Determinants of childhood obesity --- p.4 / Physical inactivity --- p.4 / High-fat diet --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Parental eating attitudes on family food environments --- p.6 / Home food purchasing and availability --- p.6 / Family meal frequency and location --- p.7 / Child feeding practices- the food and eating rules --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- The relationship of socioeconomic status and obesity --- p.8 / The economic status of households in Hong Kong --- p.10 / Chapter 1.6 --- Targeting children aged three and four years --- p.12 / Chapter 1.7 --- Conceptual framework and study objectives --- p.13 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Survey Design / Chapter 2.1 --- Sample design and subject recruitment --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Survey methods --- p.17 / Anthropometric measurement --- p.17 / Lifestyle questionnaire --- p.18 / Three-day 24-hour dietary intake recall --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- Data management and analysis methods --- p.23 / Anthropometric measurements --- p.23 / Lifestyle questionnaire --- p.24 / Three-day 24-hour dietary intake recall --- p.24 / Socioeconomic status (SES) of the subjects (Households) --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4 --- Ethics --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Results / Chapter 3.1 --- Responses to various components of the survey --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2 --- Socioeconomic status and related characteristics of the households --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3 --- Characteristics of the preschooler and their carers --- p.34 / Preschooler s weight status --- p.34 / Preschooler s growth --- p.35 / Other characteristicsof the preschoolers --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- Home food purchasing and its determinants --- p.40 / Chapter 3.5 --- Family meal frequency and location --- p.43 / Chapter 3.6 --- Preschoolers' meal preparation activities --- p.48 / Chapter 3.7 --- Food and eating rules and mealtime activities --- p.50 / Chapter 3.8 --- Child's sedentary activities patterns and parental perceptions --- p.53 / Chapter 3.9 --- "Parental perceptions of preschooler's height and weight, and eating habits" --- p.57 / Chapter 3.10 --- Nutrient intakes of the preschoolers --- p.59 / Chapter 3.11 --- Food consumption patterns of the preschoolers --- p.63 / Chapter 3.12 --- Meal and snack patterns of the preschoolers --- p.67 / Chapter 3.13 --- Main contribution of food sub-groups to energy and various nutrient intakes for preschoolers --- p.69 / Chapter 3.14 --- Intakes of energy and various nutrients from foods eaten at home and outside home --- p.72 / Chapter 3.15 --- "Associations of parental feeding practices, preschoolers' nutrient intakes and physical activity patterns with childhood overweight and obesity" --- p.75 / Parental feeding practices and attitudes toward healthy eating by preschoolers'weight status --- p.75 / Activity patterns of the preschoolers by weight status --- p.76 / Energy and various nutrient intakes of the preschoolers by weight status --- p.77 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- Discussion / Chapter 4.1 --- Childhood obesity rate by SES group --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2 --- Characteristics of the preschoolers and the households --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3 --- High SES families dined together less frequently than their low SES counterparts --- p.84 / Chapter 4.4 --- Preferences of family members as an influential factor in purchasing fruits and vegetables --- p.86 / Chapter 4.5 --- Encouraging healthy food shopping practices with the preschoolers --- p.87 / Chapter 4.6 --- Food and eating rules imposed by parents may influence preschooler's eating habits and nutrient intakes --- p.88 / Chapter 4.7 --- Preschooler's sedentary activities patterns --- p.89 / Chapter 4.8 --- Incorrect parental perceptions of preschooler's weight --- p.91 / Chapter 4.9 --- Nutrient intakes of the preschoolers overall --- p.91 / Chapter 4.10 --- Comparing the nutrient intakes of the preschoolers with another study carried out in 2000 --- p.93 / Chapter 4.11 --- Parental/preschooler association on fruit and vegetable consumption --- p.94 / Chapter 4.12 --- Main contributors of food sub-groups to energy and various nutrient intakes for the preschoolers by SES group --- p.95 / Chapter 4.13 --- "Differences in family food environments, feeding practices, eating habits and nutrient intakes of preschoolers by maternal education level and mother's employment status" --- p.95 / Chapter 4.14 --- Strengths and limitations of the study --- p.96 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Conclusions and Recommendations --- p.99 / References --- p.100 / Appendices / Chapter A1 --- Invitation letter to principals (English version) --- p.114 / Chapter A2 --- Invitation letter to principals (Chinese version) --- p.117 / Chapter B --- Summary of the background information of the participating schools --- p.120 / Chapter C1 --- Consent form and letter to parent(s) or guardian(s) (English version) --- p.121 / Chapter C2 --- Consent form and letter to parent(s) or guardian(s) (Chinese version) --- p.123 / Chapter D --- Paper fans with food and physical activity pyramid pictures --- p.125 / Chapter E --- Health report --- p.126 / Chapter F1 --- Lifestyle questionnaire (English version) --- p.127 / Chapter F2 --- Lifestyle questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.136 / Chapter G1 --- 24-hour dietary recall forms (English version) --- p.144 / Chapter G2 --- 24-hour dietary recall forms (Chinese version) --- p.150 / Chapter H --- Food photo booklet --- p.156 / Chapter I1 --- Table: Households receiving social benefits by paternal occupations (p<0.001) --- p.157 / Chapter I2 --- Table: Summaries some of the characteristics of the surveyed preschoolers by gender and altogether --- p.158 / Chapter I3a --- Table: Preschooler's parents' age --- p.159 / Chapter I3b --- Table: Parents age by SES --- p.159 / Chapter I4 --- Table: Factors considered by interviewee when buying food items --- p.160 / Chapter I5 --- Table: Cost as a factor of buying queried food items by SES income group --- p.161 / Chapter I6 --- Table: Frequencies of eating out or having takeaway meals in/from different types of caterers by SES group --- p.162 / Chapter I7 --- Type of utensils used to feed the preschoolers by SES group --- p.162 / Chapter I8 --- Preschoolers' activities during dinner by SES group --- p.163 / Chapter I9 --- "Proportion of interviewees with adequate fruit, vegetable, and both fruit and vegetable intakes per day by SES group" --- p.163
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325308 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Lo, Wing-sze., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xviii, 163 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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