ArticleObesity science & practice2022
Investigating socioeconomic inequalities in BMI growth rates during childhood and adolescence.
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- Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood and adolescent obesity in Australia: The role of behavioral and biological factors.PloS one · 2025Article
- Differences in weight status among Australian children and adolescents from priority populations: a longitudinal study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS) 2006 to 2020.Epidemiology and health · 2023Article
- Is the cost-effectiveness of an early-childhood sleep intervention to prevent obesity affected by socioeconomic position?Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
- Investigating socioeconomic inequalities in BMI growth rates during childhood and adolescence.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany countries report socioeconomic inequalities in childhood obesity, but when they develop is not well-characterised. Studies rarely isolate BMI growth rates from overall BMI, perhaps overlooking an important precursor to the observed inequalities in obesity. The objective of this study was to determine the age at which inequalities in BMI growth rates develop in children and whether they are similar across the BMI spectrum.
methodsUsing the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (
resultsThe slope (SII) and relative (RII) indexes of inequality for annual BMI growth were greatest in middle childhood (age 4-11 years) (SII 0.25, RII 1.83 (boys) 1.78 (girls)) and were moderate during adolescence (age 10-17 years) (SII 0.11, RII 1.16 [boys] 1.15 [girls]). In early childhood, there was little evidence of inequality in annual BMI growth except in children with obesity. In middle childhood and adolescence, inequalities were greater at higher weight status. The GEE indicated that both weight status (
conclusionsInequalities in annual BMI growth were strongest in middle childhood, and widest in children at the upper end of the BMI spectrum. This could signify a key age bracket to intervene clinically and at a public health level and improve inequalities in childhood obesity.
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