Ethnic variations in overweight and obesity among children over time: findings from analyses of the Health Surveys for England 1998-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in England since the mid-1990s has been dramatic. Cross-sectional evidence suggests ethnic variations in childhood obesity prevalence.

Objectives

The objective of the study was to examine whether and how ethnic variations in childhood overweight/obesity have changed over time, and are affected by socioeconomic factors.

Method

This study uses logistic regression to analyse ethnic differences in the relative likelihood of being at or above the age- and gender-specific thresholds for overweight and obesity developed by the International Obesity Task Force among children aged between 2 and 15 from 11 ethnic groups included in the Health Surveys for England between 1998 and 2009, adjusting

SUBMITTER: Karlsen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4171811 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature