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ArticleJournal of obesity2024

Association between Socioeconomic Position of the Family and Adolescent Obesity in Germany-Analysis of the Mediating Role of Familial Determinants.

Miriam Blume, Anja Schienkiewitz, Lina Wollgast, Stephanie Hoffmann, Lydia Sander, Jacob Spallek, Raphael M Herr, Irene Moor, Claudia R Pischke, Iryna Iashchenko and 2 more

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Article in Journal of obesity, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Social justice for adults with high body weight: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Miriam BlumeDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8824-2172
Anja SchienkiewitzDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3821-9772
Lina WollgastDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Stephanie HoffmannDepartment of Public Health, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6887-2831
Lydia SanderDepartment of Public Health, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9122-9876
Jacob SpallekDepartment of Public Health, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6312-034X
Raphael M HerrCenter for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0079-2792
Irene MoorInstitute of Medical Sociology, Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3245-5176
Claudia R PischkeInstitute of Medical Sociology, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2256-8903
Iryna IashchenkoChair of Health Economics, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Claudia HövenerDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5994-7715
Petra RattayDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5093-2584

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Obesity's negative impact on young people's health has long been known. The family and its socioeconomic position (SEP) are key determinants in adolescent obesity. However, understanding which familial determinants explain the association remains limited. Method: The analyses are based on data from the "German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents" (KiGGS) (1,384 females and 1,332 males aged 11 to 17 years). Logistic regression models explored how familial determinants (family stress, family cohesion, parental smoking, parental sporting activity, and parental overweight) mediated the association between family SEP (parental education, occupational status, and household income) and adolescent obesity. Results: Significant total effects for the associations between family SEP in childhood and adolescent obesity were found. Splitting the total effect of the family SEP on obesity into direct and indirect effects, all direct effects turned out to be significant. However, all associations involved also indirect effects of familial determinants, except for household income for female adolescents. Parental smoking and overweight were the most relevant mediators for males and females. For male adolescents, parental sporting activity additionally mediated the association between SEP and obesity. Conclusion: A low SEP in childhood was associated with adolescent obesity. Parental health and health behaviors partly explained the association. For increasing health equality in adolescent health, the consideration of parental health behavior in the planning and implementation of health promotion programs seem to be important.

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Pediatric ObesityAdolescentChildFemaleGermanyHealth BehaviorHumansMaleParentsRisk FactorsSocial ClassSocioeconomic Factors

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PMCPMC11557177

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