The relationship between family and child weight status by household structure in South Korea: 2007-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Parental obesity has been identified as a predominant risk factor for childhood overweight and obesity. We investigated the relationship between parent and child obesity in South Korea, particularly linked with varying family structures.

Subjects and methods

Data for households with children aged 2-18 years were taken from the pooled data of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2007-2010 conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The sample consisted of 17 453 individuals (7879 children and 9574 adults) from 5048 households with children for this study. Children's overweight and obesity prevalence was compared using both International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) and KCDC cutoff points according to parental

SUBMITTER: Lee HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3697404 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature