Personality and subjective psychiatric symptoms of parents of obese youth: a controlled study^*

* The work was not presented in any congresses. The work was developed in Tepecik Research and Training Hospital.

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study flow chart.

Table 1. Sociodemographic features of obese and control group.

	Obese (n: 30) Median (Q1–Q3) n (%)	Control (n: 29) Median (Q1–Q3) n (%)	p	z/x^2
Age^a	14.85 (13.47–16.18)	14 (13.5–15)	0.365	−0.907
Sex^b
Female	18 (60%)	18	0.871	0.027
Male	12 (40%)	11
Maternal age^a	42 (39–44)	42 (39–44)	0.970	−0.038
Paternal age^a	42 (39.75–44.25)	42 (39.5–44.5)	0.920	−0.100
Maternal BMI^a	29 (21.69–33.45)	22.5 (21.3–28.71	0.025	−2.240
Paternal BMI^a	29.5 (22.1–33.37)	23.83 (21.83–28.85)	0.007	−2.692
Maternal education^b
<8 years	12 (40%)	10 (34%)	0.661	0.192
>8 years	18 (60%)	19 (66%)
Maternal working status^b
Housewife	20 (67%)	17 (59%)	0.302	1.067
Working	10 (33%)	12 (41%)
Paternal education^b
<8 years	13 (43%)	12 (41%)	0.712	0.136
>8 years	17 (57%)	17 (59%)
Paternal working status^b
Working	29 (97%)	29 (100%)	0.321	0.983
Non-working	1 (3%)

Note: BMI: body mass index.

^aEvaluated by Mann–Whitney U test.

^bEvaluated by chi-square test.

Table 2. Comparison of TCI and BSI subscale scores in mothers of obese and healthy adolescents.

Scale	Obese group Median (Q1–Q3)	Control group Median (Q1–Q3)	p	Z
TCI novelty seeking	13 (11–14.25)	12 (11–14)	0.448	−0.758
TCI harm avoidance	19 (18–20.25)	19 (18–21)	0.023	−2.279
TCI reward dependence	15 (14–16.25)	7 (6–14)	0.988	−0.015
TCI persistence	4 (3–5)	4 (4–5)	0.781	−0.278
TCI self-directedness	26 (24–28)	25 (21–29)	0.494	−0.684
TCI cooperativeness	25 (24–27)	28 (28–30)	<0.001	−4.985
TCI self-transcendence	15.5 (14–16.25)	15 (14–17)	0.854	−0.184
BSI anxiety	14 (6–16)	6 (5–7)	0.002	−3.133
BSI depression	10 (5.75–15)	7 (5–12)	0.099	−1.551
BSI somatization	14 (14–16)	12 (5.5–14)	<0.001	−3.994
BSI hostility	6 (5–6)	6 (5–6)	0.422	0.802
BSI negative egotism	7 (5–15.25)	14 (6–16)	0.098	−1.655

Note: TCI: Temperament and Character Inventory; BSI: Brief Symptom Inventory. Parametric Mann–Whitney U test was used.

Table 3. Comparison of TCI and BSI subscale scores in fathers of obese and healthy adolescents.

Scale	Obese group Median(Q1–Q3)	Control group Median (Q1–Q3)	p	z
TCI novelty seeking	14 (12.75–15)	13 (12–15)	0.770	−0.292
TCI harm avoidance	18 (18–21)	19 (18–21)	0.159	−1.409
TCI reward dependence	10 (6–15)	7 (6–14)	0.92	−0.857
TCI persistence	2 (2–3)	4 (4–5)	<0.001	–5.206
TCI self-directedness	25 (23–26.25)	28 (26–29)	<0.001	−4.341
TCI cooperativeness	26 (22–28)	26 (23–28)	0.860	−0.176
TCI self-transcendence	15 (13–16)	14 (13.5–16)	0.655	−0.447
BSI anxiety	4 (3–5)	4 (3–4)	0.729	−0.346
BSI depression	4 (4–4.25)	4 (3–5)	0.165	−1.389
BSI somatization	3 (2–3)	3 (2–3)	0.957	−0.054
BSI hostility	4 (3–4)	3 (3–4)	0.359	−0.917
BSI negative egotism	3 (2.75–3)	3 (2–3)	0.760	−0.305

Note: TCI: Temperament and Character Inventory; BSI: Brief Symptom Inventory. Parametric Mann–Whitney U test was used.