Disparities in childhood overweight and obesity by income in the United States: an epidemiological examination using three nationally representative datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Overweight and obesity (OWOB) is a global epidemic. Adults and adolescents from low-income households are at higher risk to be OWOB. This study examined the relationship between income and OWOB prevalence in children and adolescents (518 years) in the United States (US) within and across race/ethnicities, and changes in this relationship from 1971 to 2014.

Subjects/methods

A meta-analysis of a nationally representative sample (N = 73,891) of US children and adolescents drawn from three datasets (i.e., National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, & the Early Childhood Longitudinal Program) which included 14 cross-sectional waves spanning 1971-2014 was conducted. The exposure was household income-to-poverty rati

SUBMITTER: Weaver RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11460982 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature