American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Children's Body Mass Index: Diminished Returns of Parental Education and Family Income.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with several health-related outcomes, such as obesity and body mass index (BMI). However, we do not know whether SES is associated differently with children's BMI from American Indian and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AIAN/NHPI) families when compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) families.

Aim

To compare AIAN/NHPI and NHW families for associations between parental education, family income, and children's BMI in the United States (U.S).

Methods

This cross-sectional investigation used the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study data. Participants (n = 8580) included 63 AIAN/NHPI and 8517 NHW children between ages 9 and 10. The independent variables were parental education and family

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8297582 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature