Overweight and obesity by school socioeconomic composition and adolescent socioeconomic status: a school-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main objective of this study was to investigate the interaction effect of school socioeconomic composition (SEC) and adolescent socioeconomic status (SES) in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among a representative sample of French adolescents of the third most populous département of France.

Methods

1038 adolescents agreed to participate (response rate: 91.4%). They self-reported anthropomorphic variables, SES, school lunch and physical activity. The body mass index was divided into six categories according to the Center for Disease Control. Multivariable binary logistic regressions analysis without and with interaction term were performed on overweight or obesity. Models fit was compared using the Aikaike Information Criterion. Odds-ratios (OR) and th

SUBMITTER: Luiggi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507235 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature