Impact of Low Maternal Education on Early Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Europe
BACKGROUND: Comparable evidence on adiposity inequalities in early life is lacking across a range of European countries. This study investigates whether low maternal education is associated with overweight and obesity risk in children from distinct European settings during early childhood. METHODS: Prospective data of 45 413 children from 11 European cohorts were used. Children's height and weight obtained at ages 4-7 years were used to assess prevalent overweight and obesity according to the International Obesity Task Force definition. The Relative/Slope Indices of Inequality (RII/SII) were e... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
Schlagwörter: | Czech Republic / Europe / Finland / France / Greece / Italy / Netherlands / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Ukraine / United Kingdom / child / child development / cohort studies / comparative study / epidemiology / health inequalities / maternal educational status / meta-analysis / obesity / overweight / preschool |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26820755 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474188/7/Ruiz-M__UCL%20DRIVERS%20Paper_Overweight%2526Obesity_PPE%28accepted%29.pdf |