Perceived Familial Financial Insecurity and Obesity Among Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In high-income countries, socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents experience a higher risk of obesity, which may have been further exacerbated during the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the association between obesity and familial financial insecurity, utilizing data on subjective household socioeconomic status (SES) and perceived family-level financial deterioration induced by COVID-19.

Methods

We utilized data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative sample of Korean adolescents, in 2020 and 2021. The independent and joint associations of two primary exposures, subjective household SES and perceived family-level financial deterioration, with obesity were assessed u

SUBMITTER: Kaneko F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564064 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature