Inequalities in body mass index, diet and physical activity in the UK: Longitudinal evidence across childhood and adolescence.

ABSTRACT: We use longitudinal data across a key developmental period, spanning much of childhood and adolescence (age 5 to 17, years 2006-2018) from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative study with an initial sample of just over 19,000. We first examine the extent to which inequalities in overweight, obesity, BMI and body fat over this period are consistent with the evolution of inequalities in health behaviours, including exercise and healthy diet markers (i.e., skipping breakfast) (n = 7,220). We next study the links between SES, health behaviours and adiposity (BMI, body fat), using rich models that account for the influence of a range of unobserved factors that are fixed over time. In this way, we improve on existing estimates measuring the relationship between SES and heal

SUBMITTER: Libuy N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671115 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature