Increasing social disparities in obesity among 15 000 pre-schoolers in a German district from 2009 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although childhood obesity prevalence has stagnated in many high-income regions after decades of increase, it continues to be a major public health problem with adverse effects. The objective was to examine obesity trends as a function of parental social status to identify obesity disparities among children.

Methods

Data from school entry examinations from 2009 to 2019 of 14 952 pre-schoolers in one German district were used. Logistic regression models (obesity/overweight as dependent variable) and a linear regression [BMI z-score (BMIz) as dependent variable] were performed adjusted for social status and sex to investigate time trends in overweight and obesity.

Results

Overall, we found an increase of obesity over time [odds ratio (ORs): 1.03 per year, 95%

SUBMITTER: Michel Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10567254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature