Title

Analytical study on childhood obesity and its association with parental lifestyle behaviors in family medicine clinics

Authors

Akhshayaa Gunasekaran¹, Gayathri Kizhumuri Rajan², Ashok Nimmakanty Ramadas³, Sushmitha Rameshbabu⁴, Kiran Tawalare⁵, Shobha Pajai⁶,* & Mohamed Zaki Ullah Shareef⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Paediatrics, Prince Charles Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Wales, United Kingdom; ²Department of Paediatric Surgery, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; ³Department of Pediatrics, General Physician, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India; ⁵Department of General Medicine, Shri Ayurved College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; ⁶Department of Physiology, MGIMS, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India; ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, AL Hada Armed Forces Hospital, TAIF, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; *Corresponding author

Email

Akhshayaa Gunasekaran - E-mail: akhshayaa.guna@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8220825437
Gayathri Kizhumuri Rajan - E-mail: gayathri.rajan54@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8197462284
Ashok Nimmakanty Ramadas - E-mail: nr_ashok@ymail.com; Phone: +91 9123589130
Sushmitha Rameshbabu - E-mail: sushmithababu999@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9080888709
Kiran Tawalare -E-mail: drkirantawlare@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9226209022
Shobha Pajai - E-mail: shobha21sp@gmail.com; Phone: +91 99709 35691
Mohammed Zakiullah Shareef - E-mail: mohammedzaki0904@gmail.com; Phone: +966 509650703

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

The relationship between childhood obesity and parental lifestyle behaviors among children attending family medicine clinics. A total of 142 children aged 6-12 years and their parents were enrolled. Data on children's BMI and parents' physical activity, dietary habits, screen time practices and smoking status were collected via structured interviews and anthropometric measurements. Statistically significant associations were found between childhood obesity and parental inactivity, poor dietary patterns and excessive family screen time. Thus, we show the role of family-centered interventions in managing pediatric obesity.

Keywords

Childhood obesity, parental behavior, lifestyle, family medicine, physical activity, nutrition

Citation

Gunasekaran et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3039-3042 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.