Association between maternal and paternal employment and their children's weight status and unhealthy behaviours: does it matter who the working parent is?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing number of employed women has been associated with an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children. We sought to determine whether childhood overweight/obesity in Spain is associated with labour participation of mothers and fathers, and whether the identity of the main caregiver has an influence on child's weight and unhealthy behaviour.

Methods

We used microdata from the 2010 and 2014 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children surveys performed in Spain (n = 32,694). Logistic and linear multi-level regression models were applied to assess the association between parental employment and children's self-reported weight status, accounting for school effects and controlling for socioeconomic factors. Separated binary models were also fitt

SUBMITTER: Zozaya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature