Parental education and family income affect birthweight, early longitudinal growth and body mass index development differently
| Autor: | Rebecka Bramsved, Kirsten Mehlig, Staffan Mårild, Daniel Novak, Susann Regber, Lauren Lissner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatric Obesity 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Family income Affect (psychology) Childhood obesity Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Parental education medicine Birth Weight Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Longitudinal Studies Child Sweden business.industry Longitudinal growth General Medicine medicine.disease Obesity Health promotion Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Income Educational Status Female business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). 107(11) |
| ISSN: | 1651-2227 |
| Popis: | This study investigated the effects of two parental socio-economic characteristics, education and income, on growth and risk of obesity in children from birth to 8 years of age.Longitudinal growth data and national register-based information on socio-economic characteristics were available for 3,030 Swedish children. The development of body mass index (BMI) and height was compared in groups dichotomised by parental education and income.Low parental education was associated with a higher BMI from 4 years of age, independent of income, immigrant background, maternal BMI and smoking during pregnancy. Low family income was associated with a lower birthweight, but did not independently predict BMI development. At 8 years of age, children from less educated families had a three times higher risk of obesity, independent of parental income. Children whose parents had fewer years of education but high income had significantly higher height than all other children.Parental education protected against childhood obesity, even after adjusting for income and other important parental characteristics. Income-related differences in height, despite similar BMIs, raise questions about body composition and metabolic risk profiles. The dominant role of education underscores the value of health literacy initiatives for the parents of young children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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