Maternal socioeconomic status and early childhood growth and nutrition in the PERSIAN Birth Cohort with insights into the double burden of malnutrition.

ABSTRACT: In low- and middle-income countries, undernutrition often coexists with rising obesity, creating a double burden of malnutrition (DBM). Our study employs a mathematical approach to examine how maternal socioeconomic status (SES) impacts child growth in Iranian children from infancy to age two, offering new insights into strategies for tackling both undernutrition and obesity. We used data from the PERSIAN Birth Cohort. SES was divided into quintiles using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), and child growth was assessed with eight indicators. Missing data were handled via multiple imputation (MI). SES impacts on growth were analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE), and BMI-Z was predicted from WAZ and HAZ through linear regression by SES and age. We explored obesity risk b

SUBMITTER: Rezaeizadeh G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12037836 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature