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Influence of early-life risk factors on socioeconomic inequalities in weight gain.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health; Dec2018, Vol. 40 Issue 4, pe447-e455, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background Previous research has examined the role of early-life risk factors on childhood weight gain.The extent to which these factors drive socioeconomic differences in weight is unclear. We aimed to quantify the influence of early-life risk factors on the development of socioeconomic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) z -score at 10–11 years. Methods Overall, 2186 children from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were examined. Socioeconomic position (SEP) was measured as a continuous composite of parent's education, occupation and income. The Product of Coefficients mediation method was used to quantify the contribution of maternal smoking during pregnancy, gestational diabetes, prematurity, caesarean section, birthweight, not being breastfed, early introduction of solid food, maternal BMI and paternal BMI to the relationship between SEP and BMI z -score. Results Each increasing decile of SEP (higher SEP) was associated with a 0.05 unit lower (95% CI: −0.06, −0.03) BMI z -score at 10–11 years. In total, 83.5% of these differences in BMI z -score could be explained by socioeconomic differences in maternal smoking during pregnancy (26.9%), maternal BMI (39.6%) and paternal BMI (17.0%). Conclusions Interventions to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in excess weight gain during childhood should support the attainment of a healthy parental weight and prevent smoking during pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK of childhood obesity
WEIGHT gain risk factors
ANTHROPOMETRY
BIRTH weight
BREASTFEEDING
CONFIDENCE intervals
GESTATIONAL diabetes
ETHNIC groups
GESTATIONAL age
INTERVIEWING
EVALUATION of medical care
PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
PSYCHOLOGY of parents
REGRESSION analysis
RISK assessment
STATISTICAL sampling
SMOKING
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
BODY mass index
FAMILY history (Medicine)
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PRENATAL exposure delayed effects
CLUSTER sampling
DISEASE complications
CHILDREN
PREGNANCY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17413842
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134247641
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy056