Life-course social disparities in body mass index trajectories across adulthood: cohort study evidence from China health and nutrition survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The social disparities in obesity may originate in early life or in adulthood, and the associations of socioeconomic position (SEP) with obesity could alter over time. It is unclear how lifetime-specific and life-course SEP influence adult obesity development in China.

Methods

Based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), three SEP-related indicators, including the father's occupational position and the participant's education and occupational position, were obtained. The life-course socioeconomic changes and a cumulative SEP score were established to represent the life-course SEP of the participants in the study. The growth mixture modeling was used to identify BMI trajectories in adulthood. Multinomial logistic regression was adopted to assess the assoc

SUBMITTER: Dang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563291 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature