Maternal Working Hours and Early Childhood Overweight in Japan: A Population‐based Study

Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu; Suzuki, Etsuji; Takao, Soshi; Doi, Hiroyuki

doi:10.1539/joh.11-0100-oa

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“…An ecological study using prefecture-level data reported that the proportion of people completing up to college or university education was inversely associated with the prevalence of childhood obesity. 15 By contrast, other studies using individual-level data reported that maternal educational attainment was not significantly associated with overweight 16 or developmental body mass index (BMI) trajectories 17 among children. These latter studies were not designed to determine the association between SES and adiposity and only included maternal educational attainment as a SES indicator.…”

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Socioeconomic Status and Overweight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Children and Adolescents

Kachi

Otsuka

Kawada

2015

Journal of Epidemiology

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Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) as a determinant of obesity has received scant attention in Japan. This study examined the association between SES and overweight among Japanese children and adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of a representative sample of Japanese children (6-11 years: n = 397) and adolescents (12-18 years: n = 397) were performed, with measured heights and weights from the 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the 2010 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions. Overweight, including obesity, was defined by International Obesity Task Force cut-offs. SES indicators included household income, equivalent household expenditure, parental educational attainment, and parental occupational class. Results: Overweight prevalence was 12.3% in children and 9.1% in adolescents. Adolescents living in middleincome households were more likely to be overweight than those living in high-income households (OR 2.26, 95% CI, 1.01-5.67) after adjustment for age, sex, and parental weight status. Similarly, adolescents living in households with low expenditure levels were more likely to be overweight than those living in households with high expenditure levels (OR 3.40, 95% CI, 1

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Socioeconomic Status and Overweight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Children and Adolescents

Kachi

Otsuka

Kawada

2015

Journal of Epidemiology

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“…Factors associated with child overweight/obesity included sex of the child, age of the child, mothers’ BMI and work status of the mother as reported in other studies [ 59 – 61 ]. Maternal overweight/obesity is associated with child overweight/obesity, with high familial risk reported in various studies [ 45 ], [ 60 ].…”

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Evidence of a Double Burden of Malnutrition in Urban Poor Settings in Nairobi, Kenya

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BackgroundMany low- and middle-income countries are undergoing a nutrition transition associated with rapid social and economic transitions. We explore the coexistence of over and under- nutrition at the neighborhood and household level, in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya.MethodsData were collected in 2010 on a cohort of children aged under five years born between 2006 and 2010. Anthropometric measurements of the children and their mothers were taken. Additionally, dietary intake, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements were collected from a stratified random sample of adults aged 18 years and older through a separate cross-sectional study conducted between 2008 and 2009 in the same setting. Proportions of stunting, underweight, wasting and overweight/obesity were dettermined in children, while proportions of underweight and overweight/obesity were determined in adults.ResultsOf the 3335 children included in the analyses with a total of 6750 visits, 46% (51% boys, 40% girls) were stunted, 11% (13% boys, 9% girls) were underweight, 2.5% (3% boys, 2% girls) were wasted, while 9% of boys and girls were overweight/obese respectively. Among their mothers, 7.5% were underweight while 32% were overweight/obese. A large proportion (43% and 37%%) of overweight and obese mothers respectively had stunted children. Among the 5190 adults included in the analyses, 9% (6% female, 11% male) were underweight, and 22% (35% female, 13% male) were overweight/obese.ConclusionThe findings confirm an existing double burden of malnutrition in this setting, characterized by a high prevalence of undernutrition particularly stunting early in life, with high levels of overweight/obesity in adulthood, particularly among women. In the context of a rapid increase in urban population, particularly in urban poor settings, this calls for urgent action. Multisectoral action may work best given the complex nature of prevailing circumstances in urban poor settings. Further research is needed to understand the pathways to this coexistence, and to test feasibility and effectiveness of context-specific interventions to curb associated health risks.

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“…Mitsuhashi et al . observed that the prevalence of overweight was 3.12% among children aged 6 years in 1985, and it steadily increased to 4.68% in 2005 …”

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“…2 Mitsuhashi et al observed that the prevalence of overweight was 3.12% among children aged 6 years in 1985, and it steadily increased to 4.68% in 2005. 3 A particular form of kidney disease, so-called obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG), is characterized by glomerulomegaly with or without focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and the incidence of ORG has increased during the last decade with Correspondence: Yukihiko Kawasaki, MD PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. Email: kyuki @fmu.ac.jp the increase in obesity, [4][5][6][7] but there have been few reports on pediatric ORG in Japan.…”

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Two children with obesity‐related glomerulopathy identified in a school urinary screening program

Kawasaki

Isome

Ono

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Pediatrics International

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The incidence of obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) has increased over the last decade, but there have been few reports on ORG in Japanese children. Reported herein are two children with ORG identified on school urinary screening (SUS). Patient 1 was a 12-year-old boy in whom proteinuria was first detected on SUS. His body mass index (BMI) was 33.8 kg/m(2) and he had hypertension and hyperuricemia. Patient 2, a 10-year-old boy, also had proteinuria identified on SUS. His BMI was 34.8 kg/m(2) , and he had fatty liver, hyperuricemia, and hypercholesterolemia. Both were diagnosed with ORG based on obesity, proteinuria, and renal pathological findings. After treatment, including candesartan, food restriction and physical exercise, urinary protein excretion was decreased in both cases. We believe that such school urinary screening programs may be effective for the early identification and treatment of children with ORG.

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Maternal Working Hours and Early Childhood Overweight in Japan: A Population‐based Study

Abstract: Toshiharu MITSUHASHI, et al.: Maternal Working Hours and Early Childhood Overweight stratified analysis by the form of maternal employment. Conclusion: Short maternal working hours are associated with a lower odds of early childhood overweight. (J Occup Health 2012; 54: 25-33)

Cited by 15 publications

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Socioeconomic Status and Overweight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Children and Adolescents

Socioeconomic Status and Overweight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Children and Adolescents

Evidence of a Double Burden of Malnutrition in Urban Poor Settings in Nairobi, Kenya

Two children with obesity‐related glomerulopathy identified in a school urinary screening program

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