Trends in Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity Prevalence among Low-Income Children Aged 2–4 Years in Los Angeles County, 2003–2014

Nobari, Tabashir Z.; Whaley, Shannon E.; Prelip, Michael; Crespi, Catherine M.; Wang, May D.

doi:10.1089/chi.2017.0264

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“…One of the major social determinants of child and adolescent obesity is the SES of their families [7,9,20]. Only a few of the trend-related publications that exist reveal a growing socioeconomic gradient in high-income countriesa stabilized or slight decreasing trend in the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents from high-SES families, as opposed to a steady increase in the prevalence of obesity among their peers from low-SES families [7,9,20]. Between 2003 and 2014, active participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in Los Angeles [20] was first accompanied by an increase in childhood obesity (2003)(2004)(2005), followed by a stagnation of obesity (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010), and then a final decline in childhood obesity (2010-2014), with significant differences between children from different SES backgrounds.…”

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“…Between 2003 and 2014, active participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in Los Angeles [20] was first accompanied by an increase in childhood obesity (2003)(2004)(2005), followed by a stagnation of obesity (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010), and then a final decline in childhood obesity (2010-2014), with significant differences between children from different SES backgrounds. In most years, the incidence of childhood obesity was highest in the families with the lowest SES [20]. Bann et al [21] point to a diametric change in the relationship between SES and body weight in a longitudinal survey.…”

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Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002–2018)

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Background: The main objective of the study is to analyse the changes in the prevalence of obesity among Czech adolescents between 2002 and 2018 with regard to the socioeconomic status (SES) of adolescents' families and to find SES-separated correlates of adolescents' obesity in 2018. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 29,879 adolescents (49.6% of them boys) aged 10.5-16.5 years was drawn from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional, self-reported questionnaire surveys conducted in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 in Czechia. Chi-square (χ 2) tests were performed to assess the changes in the prevalence of obesity in both genders and all SES categories of adolescents between 2002 and 2018, and SES category-related differences in the prevalence of obesity in 2018 separately for boys and girls. A series of multiple stepwise logistic regression (backward elimination) analyses were used to reveal obesity correlates separately for SES categories of adolescents. Results: Across the quadrennial surveys from 2002 to 2018, we observed a clear increase in the prevalence of obesity in all SES categories of adolescents, which was most striking (p < 0.05) in adolescents with low SES (boys: + 7.5% points (p.p.); girls + 2.4 p.p.). When all the survey cycles were compared, the highest prevalence of obesity was evident in the low-SES adolescents in 2018, both in girls (5.1%) and boys (12.0%). Regardless of the adolescent SES category, the lower odds of obesity were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with regular vigorous physical activity (PA), participation in organized sport, and daily consumption of sweets. In addition, at least 60 min of moderate-tovigorous PA significantly reduced the odds of obesity in adolescents of low and high SES categories. Conclusions: An unreasonable increase in the prevalence of obesity in adolescents with low SES highlights the need to prevent obesity in adolescents with a low-SES background. Additionally, significantly higher odds of obesity in 11-and 13-year-old adolescents from low-SES families, compared with their peers aged 15, indicated an expectable rise in obesity in older low-SES adolescents in the near future.

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“…The prevalence of childhood obesity is highest in urban settings, minority populations, and in lower income households. 2 , 6 , 7 These trends imply certain contributing factors are at play, income level and geographic location chief among them. 5 , 8 Many recent studies have begun to explore these contributing factors.…”

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Childhood Obesity: Is the Built Environment More Important Than the Food Environment?

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Ghamsary

Galustian

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Obesity continues to be a health burden to society and new efforts may be needed to combat this epidemic. This study aims to investigate the contribution of parents education and level of income, food environment (grocery stores and fast food restaurants), and built environment (perceived safety, availability/quantity of parks) on childhood obesity. This cross-sectional observational study explored whether parents education and income level, built environment, and food environment can affect children with obesity. Participants were selected from 3 separate elementary schools located in an urban community with higher risk to have children with obesity in Montclair, California. Children living in families with low incomes have 2.31 times greater odds to be affected by obesity than children living in higher income homes. Children whose parents did not feel safe in their neighborhoods had odds of obesity 2.23 times greater than those who reported their neighborhoods as safe. Age also appeared to be a risk factor, and the odds of children affected by obesity among children 8 to 9 years was 0.79, and the odds of being affected by obesity among children 10 to 11 years of age was 0.36, when compared to children 6 to 7 years old. Findings suggest that low family income, perceptions of neighborhoods as unsafe, and young age are associated with higher body mass index (BMI) percentiles among children living in poor neighborhoods in Montclair, California.

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“…According to a recent report, nearly 1 in 5 children aged 6 to 19 years in the U.S. are obese [1]. Despite some evidence of the overall stabilization of childhood obesity [2], recent studies suggest that childhood obesity is increasing [1][2][3] and more common among children in low socio-economic status [4]. Schools and communities with lower overall socio-economic status have been found to have more overweight children [5][6].…”

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Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of school characteristics on changes in physical activity opportunities

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Ingels²,

Thapa³

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Background Even as many states adopt physical activity policies to promote physical activity and prevent childhood obesity, little is known about differences in policy implementation based on school characteristics. We studied association of school characteristics and changes in physical activity opportunities at the school level during the implementation of a statewide physical activity policy in the state of Georgia.

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Trends in Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity Prevalence among Low-Income Children Aged 2–4 Years in Los Angeles County, 2003–2014

Cited by 22 publications

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Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002–2018)

Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002–2018)

Childhood Obesity: Is the Built Environment More Important Than the Food Environment?

Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of school characteristics on changes in physical activity opportunities

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