Association between the Sociodemographic Characteristics of Parents with Health-Related and Lifestyle Markers of Children in Three Different Spanish-Speaking Countries: An Inter-Continental Study at OECD Country Level
Autor: | Juan A. Párraga-Montilla, Felipe Augusto Reyes-Oyola, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Pedro Delgado-Floody, Claudia Machuca-Barria, Cristian Álvarez, Mauricio Cresp-Barria, Lorena Paredes-Arévalo, Isabel Obando-Calderón, Constanza Palomino-Devia, Pedro A. Latorre-Román, Sebastián Peña-Troncoso, Iris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán, Marlys Leal-Oyarzún |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Parents Inverse Association Mediterranean diet Physical fitness physical activity 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Colombia Diet Mediterranean Article Body Mass Index Screen Time 03 medical and health sciences Screen time 0302 clinical medicine children Medicine Humans TX341-641 030212 general & internal medicine Obesity Chile Association (psychology) Child Socioeconomic status Exercise Life Style Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Abdominal obesity Nutrition and Dietetics Schools Hand Strength business.industry Nutrition. Foods and food supply Feeding Behavior Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Physical Fitness Spain Child Preschool Marital status Educational Status Female medicine.symptom business nutritional level Food Science Demography |
Zdroj: | Nutrients Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 2672, p 2672 (2021) Volume 13 Issue 8 |
ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
Popis: | The purpose of this cross-cultural study was to determine the association between the sociodemographic background of a child’s parents (i.e., their socioeconomic level, marital status, and educational level) with the child’s lifestyle (i.e., Mediterranean diet (MD), physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST)), and health markers. Material: This cross-sectional study included 1273 children, from Chile (n = 496), Colombia (n = 340), and Spain (n = 437). The sociodemographic information together with the lifestyle and health markers of the children were measured. There was an inverse association between a low or medium-low socioeconomic level for the parents of Chilean children and handgrip strength (β −0.61, p < 0.001) meanwhile, for Spanish children, an inverse association between a low or medium-low socioeconomic level and PA after school (β −0.58, p = 0.016), lifestyle (β −0.74, p = 0.015), and with MD adherence (β −0.86, p = 0.004) was found. The risk (i.e., by odd ratios (OR)) of being divorced/separated parents marital status showed an inverse association with abdominal obesity (OR 0.21, p = 0.045) in Spanish children however, the parent’s marital status and a low educational level were risk factors for the suffering of a low nutritional level in Colombian children (OR 2.02, p = 0.048 OR 2.49, p < 0.001, respectively). On the other hand, a low educational level for parents reported for Chilean children had a positive association with ST of ≥4 h per day (OR 1.82, p = 0.020). In conclusion, in Spanish-speaking children, the lifestyle and health markers of the children are affected by the sociodemographic background of their parents however, these effects could be moderated by the socio-cultural and economic status of their countries as members of the OCDE therefore, it is essential to develop policies that decrease these gaps, so that children who are under-resourced can reach their full potential. |
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