Socioeconomic position and overweight among adolescents: data from birth cohort studies in Brazil and the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developed and developing countries are facing rapid increases in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. The patterns of overweight/obesity differ by age, sex, rural or urban residence and socioeconomic position (SEP) and vary between and within countries.

Methods

We investigated patterns of SEP--overweight status association among adolescents from the UK (ALSPAC) and Brazil (the 1982 and 1993 Pelotas birth cohort studies). All analyses were performed separately for males and females. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationships between overweight status and two SEP indicators--family income and maternal education.

Results

A strong positive association was observed in 11-year-old boys from the 1993 Pelotas cohort, with h

SUBMITTER: Matijasevich A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2673220 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature