Overweight and Obesity in Finnish Children by Parents' Socioeconomic Position-A Registry-Based Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To examine associations between parents' socioeconomic position (SEP) and child overweight and obesity, using registry data. Methods: Data (final n = 194,423) on children's height, weight and parents' SEP were drawn from the national Register of Primary Health Care Visits (Avohilmo) and Statistics Finland. Risk ratios for bernoulli-distributed overweight (RR_OW) and obesity (RR_OB) according to SEP were estimated using generalized linear models and using a log -link. Results: The risk for obesity was lower in boys from high-income families (RR_OB 0.76), for overweight and obesity was lower in boys (RR_OW 0.72, RR_OB 0.58) and girls (RR_OW 0.72, RR_OB 0.54) with highly educated fath

SUBMITTER: Maki P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502218 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature