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Overweight among Four-Year-Old Children in Relation to Early Growth Characteristics and Socioeconomic Factors
Joint Authors
Waller, Maria
Mårild, Staffan
Thorn, Jörgen
Johansson, Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To assess early growth characteristics and socioeconomic factors of children in relation to body mass index (BMI) and presence of overweight among four-year-old children.
Methods.
Two Child Health Centres (CHC) participated in the study.
They were selected to obtain two populations of children featuring divergent socio-economic characteristics.
Growth data registered at the CHCs from birth to the 4-year check-up were recovered.
Overweight was defined by the BMI cut-offs established by IOTF.
BMI values expressed as BMI standard deviation score (BMISDS) were used for analysis.
Results.
At the 4-year check-up, the BMISDS and the proportion of children with overweight (including the obese) were significantly higher in the district with lower socio-economic status.
High BMI at birth and low socio-economic status of the population in the CHC-district were shown to be independent determinants for overweight and BMISDS at four years of age.
Conclusions.
More research is needed to understand the mechanisms and how intervention programs should be designed in order to prevent the development of overweight and obesity in children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thorn, Jörgen& Waller, Maria& Johansson, Maria& Mårild, Staffan. 2010. Overweight among Four-Year-Old Children in Relation to Early Growth Characteristics and Socioeconomic Factors. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thorn, Jörgen…[et al.]. Overweight among Four-Year-Old Children in Relation to Early Growth Characteristics and Socioeconomic Factors. Journal of Obesity No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Thorn, Jörgen& Waller, Maria& Johansson, Maria& Mårild, Staffan. Overweight among Four-Year-Old Children in Relation to Early Growth Characteristics and Socioeconomic Factors. Journal of Obesity. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482416