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Observational studyPublic health nutrition2018

Widening socio-economic disparities in early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County after the Great Recession.

Tabashir Z Nobari, Shannon E Whaley, Catherine M Crespi, Michael L Prelip, May C Wang

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Observational study in Public health nutrition, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tabashir Z Nobari1Department of Community Health Sciences,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,650 Charles E.Young Drive South,Los Angeles,CA 90095,USA.
Shannon E Whaley2Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program,Irwindale,CA,USA.
Catherine M Crespi3Department of Biostatistics,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,Los Angeles, CA,USA.
Michael L Prelip1Department of Community Health Sciences,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,650 Charles E.Young Drive South,Los Angeles,CA 90095,USA.
May C Wang1Department of Community Health Sciences,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,650 Charles E.Young Drive South,Los Angeles,CA 90095,USA.
UCLA Health · USPublic Health Foundation Enterprises · US

Funding

Women's CancersP30CA016042 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Samuel Wheeler French · 1985 to 2026
$134.5M
Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD041022 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Martha Jane Bailey · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
The impact of natural experiments on child obesity: A systems science approachR01HD072296 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI PRELIP, MICHAEL LEE, WANG, MAY C · 2013 to 2017
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016042NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041022NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD072296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWhile economic crises can increase socio-economic disparities in health, little is known about the impact of the 2008-09 Great Recession on obesity prevalence among children, especially low-income children. The present study examined whether socio-economic disparities in obesity among children of pre-school age participating in a federal nutrition assistance programme have changed since the recession.

designA pre-post observational study using administrative data of pre-school-aged programme participants from 2003 to 2014. Logistic regression was used to examine whether the relationship between obesity prevalence (BMI≥95th percentile of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's growth charts) and three measures of socio-economic status (household income, household educational attainment, neighbourhood-level median household income) changed after the recession by examining the interaction between each socio-economic status measure and a 5-year time-period variable (2003-07 v. 2010-14), stratified by child's age and adjusted for child's sociodemographic characteristics.

settingLos Angeles County, California, USA. SUBJECTS: Children aged 2-4 years (n 1 637 788) participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

resultsThe magnitude of the association of household income and household education with obesity increased after 2008-09 among 3- and 4-year-olds and 2- and 3-year-olds, respectively. However, the magnitude of the association of neighbourhood-level median household income with obesity did not change after 2008-09.

conclusionsDisparities in obesity by household-level socio-economic status widened after the recession, while disparities by neighbourhood-level socio-economic status remained the same. The widening household-level socio-economic disparities suggest that obesity prevention efforts should target the most vulnerable low-income children.

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Child, PreschoolEconomic RecessionFemaleFood AssistanceHumansInfantLos AngelesMalePediatric ObesityRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsChildhood obesityGreat RecessionSocio-economic disparitiesWIC

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