Sicioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health

Kuh, D; Power, Chris; Blane, David; Bartley, MJ

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“…Recently, there has been increasing interest in conceptualizing disease etiology within a lifecourse framework (Davey Smith & Kuh, 2001;BenShlomo & Kuh, 2002). The lifecourse framework studies the long-term effects of physical and social exposures during gestation, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and health outcomes later in life (Kuh & Power, 1999). Childhood and adolescence are considered an especially important period of the lifespan for the development of dietary behaviors, since these are strongly habitual and may reflect food habits and preferences formed early in life (Birch, 1999).…”

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Dietary intakes of adults in the Netherlands by childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position

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Objective: To determine whether there are socioeconomic differences in the intakes of total fat, fatty acids and fruit among adults in the Netherlands using childhood (parental) and participant's own socioeconomic position (SEP). Furthermore, to quantify the independent effects of childhood and adulthood SEP on dietary behavior in adulthood. Design: Cross-sectional study among participants in the GLOBE study. Subjects: A total of 2512 men and women, aged 25-78 y, living in a region in the southeast Netherlands. Methods: Dietary intakes were collected by an interviewer-administered quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Average daily intakes of total energy, total, saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated fat and fruit were calculated. The highest educational level was used to classify the participant's adulthood SEP. Parental indicators (mother's education and father's occupation when participants were 12 y of age) were used to classify childhood SEP. Results: Males with lower levels of education had moderately higher energy intakes than their more educated counterparts, but did not differ in their intakes of total fat, fatty acids and fruit. Among females, the least educated groups had marginally higher intakes of total and monounsaturated fat than the most educated group, and were less likely to consume fruit. For most of these significant differences, the participant's own education demonstrated independent effects that were consistent with chronic disease inequalities. A small residual effect of mother's education was also demonstrated for intakes of some nutrients for males and females, and for fruit consumption among females. However, the effect size of mother's education was rather small and not always consistent with disease inequalities. Conclusions:The results imply that socioeconomic disparities in intakes of some dietary factors may contribute to inequalities in chronic disease. Adulthood SEP potentially has a more direct influence on dietary intake inequalities than childhood SEP.

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“…This work was followed by a second edition in 2004 that updated each of the chapters on the life course approach to obesity or the life course approach to cardiovascular disease, and that began to provide an overarching framework including chapters on life course pathways to adult health (Kuh and Ben-Shlomo 2004). In that volume, there were chapters on "Life course approaches to differentials in health" (Davey Smith and Lynch 2004), "A life course approach to obesity" (Gillman 2004), "Socioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health" (Kuh et al 2004), and "Should we intervene to improve childhood circumstances" (Boyce and Keating 2004). Kuh and Ben-Shlomo have gone on to edit a series of books on life course chronic disease epidemiology that continue to analyze and synthesize the literature on health development from a life course perspective (Lawlor and Mishra 2009;Kuh et al 2013).…”

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Introduction to the Handbook of Life Course Health Development

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Handbook of Life Course Health Development

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A critical mass of research linking early life events, experiences, and exposures with adult health conditions is delineating the developmental origins of many common chronic diseases. This emerging body of life course health development (LCHD) research specifies the complex adaptive processes by which both adversity and opportunity are integrated into developing biobehavioral systems. It is also challenging long-held views about origins and etiology of health and disease. There is a growing momentum among practitioners and policymakers to “connect the dots” between this rapidly expanding evidence base and the related practices and policies that are implemented within the fields of medicine, public health, nursing, mental health, education, urban planning, community development, social welfare, and others. At the same time, there is a strong impetus among LCHD researchers to continue to fill the substantial gaps in our knowledge and to ensure that research findings are appropriately synthesized and translated before being applied in clinical, public health, or public policy contexts. Comprised of 26 chapters that grew out of the 2013 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Life Course Research Agenda-Setting Meeting that was organized by the MCH Life Course Research Network (LCRN) and funded by Health Resources and Services Administration-Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA-MCHB), this volume assesses what has been learned as the LCHD field has emerged, takes stock of what we know and do not know about how health and disease develop, provides some initial guidance regarding the kinds of interventions and efforts that can be beneficial, and lays the foundation for a research agenda that identifies high-priority areas for basic, clinical, population, and translational investigations in order to strategically target resources and efforts and advance the life course health sciences. In this introductory chapter, we begin by providing a rationale for the publication of this volume, including an historical overview that traces the emergence of the LCHD field and provides evidence of a significant, but as yet incomplete, transformation in how we think about and promote health. We go on to describe the purpose, structure, and content of the volume and examine some of the challenges the evolving field must consider as it adaptively moves forward. Finally, we provide readers with information about each section and chapter in this volume, including the impressive backgrounds of the various experts who contributed substantial amounts of both time and original thinking in their roles as authors.

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“…Childhood socioeconomic conditions can shape the development of healthrelated behaviors (Kuh et al 2004) when parents transfer skills and knowledge to their children (Abel and Frohlich 2012;Singh-Manoux and Marmot 2005). In addition to setting an example by buying food, (alcoholic) beverages, engaging in sports, taking their children for regular dental check-ups, etc., the beliefs supporting parents' own health behavior are transmitted unintentionally or via explicit teaching efforts (Lau et al 1990;Tinsley et al 2002).…”

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Moving Towards a Better Understanding of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Preventive Health Care Use: A Life Course Perspective

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2015

A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions

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Sicioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health

Cited by 108 publications

References 159 publications

Dietary intakes of adults in the Netherlands by childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position

Dietary intakes of adults in the Netherlands by childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position

Introduction to the Handbook of Life Course Health Development

Moving Towards a Better Understanding of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Preventive Health Care Use: A Life Course Perspective

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