Interrelationships between Selected Nutritional, Clinical, and Sociological Measurements of Preadolescent Children from Independent Low Income Families

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Abstract
Differences in degree of agreement between parents on child-rearing beliefs, total social adjustment of the child, nutrient intake, physical activity, skinfold thickness (triceps site), and serum cholesterol levels between underweight, average weight, and overweight males and females, 6-12 years of age, were examined. Under- and overweight groups had relatively lower total social adjustment, greater disagreement between parents on child-rearing beliefs, and poorer nutrient intake than the average weight group. The activity of the underweight group was greater than for either the average or overweight groups with the least activity for the overweight group. The skinfold (triceps site) was thicker for the overweight group than for the underweight. The groups were not different in serum cholesterol levels. With the exception of dietary nutrients versus activity, associations were significant among these factors: total social adjustment, degree of agreement between parents on child-rearing beliefs, dietary nutrients, and activity.