Parental Education or Household Income? Which Socioeconomic Status Indicator Can Better Reduce Body Mass Index Disparities among Latino Children?

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We compared the effects of parental education and household income on children's body mass index (BMI) in Hispanic White (HW) and non-Hispanic White (NHW) families.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we borrowed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study and analyzed data of 5100 children between the ages of 9 and 10. The independent variables were parental education and household income. The primary outcome was BMI value. Ethnicity was the moderating variable. Confounders were age, sex, and family structure. Three mixed-effects regression models were used for data analysis.

Results

Overall, higher parental education and household income were associated with lower BMI levels in children. While an interaction was found between ethnicity a

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8297622 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature